(Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Brazilian Pop) [CD] Bet.e and Stef - Day by Day {Universal Music 7697422302, Canada} - 2002, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
![(Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Brazilian Pop) [CD] Bet.e and Stef - Day by Day {Universal Music 7697422302, Canada} - 2002, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless (Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Brazilian Pop) [CD] Bet.e and Stef - Day by Day {Universal Music 7697422302, Canada} - 2002, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless](/upload/000/u2/a3/ad/bossa-nova-latin-jazz-brazilian-pop-cd-bet-e-and-stef-da.jpg)
Bet.e and Stef / Day by Day
Жанр: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Brazilian Pop
Носитель: CD
Страна-производитель диска: Canada
Год издания: 2002
Издатель (лейбл): Bet.e And Stef Records / Universal Music
Номер по каталогу: 7697422302
Страна исполнителей: Canada
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 00:49:54
Источник (релизер): Собственный рип с оригинального фирменного диска (Darkman)![](//static.t-ru.org/smiles/be-e.gif)
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да (полный комплект)
Треклист:
01. All is well (3:10)
02. Day By Day (3:59)
03. Regra très (4:26)
04. Vagabond (3:31)
05. I'm there (4:33)
06. Eu vim da Bahia (3:58)
07. Il n'aurait fallu (3:21)
08. Zana (3:57)
09. Sô tinha de ser com você (3:03)
10. It's over (4:08)
11. Listen to the night (3:46)
12. Wish you well (4:58)
13. Essa moça ta differente (3:05)
Bet.e (Vocals) and Stef (Guitar, Vocals, Editing, Producer, Programming)
Credits▼
Design [Editing] – Martin Savoie
Edited By – Stef
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Bruno Deluca, Denis Normandeau
Mastered By – Leon Zervos at MasterDisk, NYC
Mixed By, Engineer – Don Murnaghan, Rob Heaney
Photography – Tshi
Producer – Bet.E & Stef (tracks: All), Michel Pépin (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)
Recorded at Studio Frisson, Montreal, Canada.
Жанр: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz, Brazilian Pop
Носитель: CD
Страна-производитель диска: Canada
Год издания: 2002
Издатель (лейбл): Bet.e And Stef Records / Universal Music
Номер по каталогу: 7697422302
Страна исполнителей: Canada
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 00:49:54
Источник (релизер): Собственный рип с оригинального фирменного диска (Darkman)
![](http://static.t-ru.org/smiles/be-e.gif)
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да (полный комплект)
Треклист:
01. All is well (3:10)
02. Day By Day (3:59)
03. Regra très (4:26)
04. Vagabond (3:31)
05. I'm there (4:33)
06. Eu vim da Bahia (3:58)
07. Il n'aurait fallu (3:21)
08. Zana (3:57)
09. Sô tinha de ser com você (3:03)
10. It's over (4:08)
11. Listen to the night (3:46)
12. Wish you well (4:58)
13. Essa moça ta differente (3:05)
Bet.e (Vocals) and Stef (Guitar, Vocals, Editing, Producer, Programming)
Credits▼
Design [Editing] – Martin Savoie
Edited By – Stef
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Bruno Deluca, Denis Normandeau
Mastered By – Leon Zervos at MasterDisk, NYC
Mixed By, Engineer – Don Murnaghan, Rob Heaney
Photography – Tshi
Producer – Bet.E & Stef (tracks: All), Michel Pépin (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13)
Recorded at Studio Frisson, Montreal, Canada.
Лог создания рипа (EAC Log)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 10. November 2013, 1:39
Bet.e and Stef / Day by Day
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H54N Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 102
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%--tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:10.15 | 0 | 14264
2 | 3:10.15 | 3:58.72 | 14265 | 32186
3 | 7:09.12 | 4:25.68 | 32187 | 52129
4 | 11:35.05 | 3:31.00 | 52130 | 67954
5 | 15:06.05 | 4:32.52 | 67955 | 88406
6 | 19:38.57 | 3:58.18 | 88407 | 106274
7 | 23:37.00 | 3:21.00 | 106275 | 121349
8 | 26:58.00 | 3:57.17 | 121350 | 139141
9 | 30:55.17 | 3:03.28 | 139142 | 152894
10 | 33:58.45 | 4:07.52 | 152895 | 171471
11 | 38:06.22 | 3:45.45 | 171472 | 188391
12 | 41:51.67 | 4:57.45 | 188392 | 210711
13 | 46:49.37 | 3:04.50 | 210712 | 224561
Track 1
Filename C:\EAC\01 - All is Well.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 90.8 %
Extraction speed 1.2 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC E0B007F5
Copy CRC E0B007F5
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [B558F106] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename C:\EAC\02 - Day by Day.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.03
Peak level 85.1 %
Extraction speed 1.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 44928991
Copy CRC 44928991
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [0EC552A8] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename C:\EAC\03 - Regra Tres.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 81.2 %
Extraction speed 1.7 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC DA17C9AB
Copy CRC DA17C9AB
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [6BB77566] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename C:\EAC\04 - Vagabond.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.23
Peak level 83.1 %
Extraction speed 2.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 188B35AE
Copy CRC 188B35AE
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [0A737343] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename C:\EAC\05 - I'm there.wav
Peak level 91.2 %
Extraction speed 2.1 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 315A2020
Copy CRC 315A2020
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [4E895079] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename C:\EAC\06 - Eu vim da bahia.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.40
Peak level 91.3 %
Extraction speed 2.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 16427450
Copy CRC 16427450
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [4263DEA2] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename C:\EAC\07 - Il n'aurait fallu.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.10
Peak level 91.2 %
Extraction speed 2.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 09D16839
Copy CRC 09D16839
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [4D32E961] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename C:\EAC\08 - Zana.wav
Peak level 93.3 %
Extraction speed 2.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 30866CF0
Copy CRC 30866CF0
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [B5634F2E] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename C:\EAC\09 - So tinha de ser com voce.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 2.5 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 45C15AF7
Copy CRC 45C15AF7
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [87D16A7A] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename C:\EAC\10 - It's over.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.20
Peak level 90.1 %
Extraction speed 2.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC A475F43B
Copy CRC A475F43B
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [71D19B0D] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 11
Filename C:\EAC\11 - Listen to the Night.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Extraction speed 2.8 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 6E82BD62
Copy CRC 6E82BD62
Accurately ripped (confidence 13) [C8A4E598] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 12
Filename C:\EAC\12 - Wish you well.wav
Peak level 87.1 %
Extraction speed 3.0 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 616D95F5
Copy CRC 616D95F5
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [ED2784FD] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 13
Filename C:\EAC\13 - Essa moca ta differente.wav
Peak level 88.1 %
Extraction speed 3.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 944B3B3D
Copy CRC 944B3B3D
Accurately ripped (confidence 12) [3744E6A2] (AR v2)
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
---- CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.3
[CTDB TOCID: 1vBOcUgXXH8LBvEt6Fl.DDZ5AjQ-] found, Submit result: 1vBOcUgXXH8LBvEt6Fl.DDZ5AjQ- has been confirmed
[fb6f6666] (7/7) Accurately ripped
==== Log checksum 4E0319EBE2379B52488777D42001783FDDEF7E54D64AA0104059F2AECE95FB28 ====
Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
REM GENRE Jazz
REM DATE 2002
REM DISCID A50BB20D
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
TITLE "Day by Day"
FILE "01 - All is Well.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "All is Well"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200014
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Day by Day"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200002
INDEX 00 03:09:12
FILE "02 - Day by Day.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Regra Tres"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200014
INDEX 00 03:56:72
FILE "03 - Regra Tres.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Vagabond"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200004
INDEX 00 04:24:45
FILE "04 - Vagabond.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "05 - I'm there.wav" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "I'm there"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200001
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Eu vim da bahia"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200005
INDEX 00 04:31:12
FILE "06 - Eu vim da bahia.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Il n'aurait fallu"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200007
INDEX 00 03:56:08
FILE "07 - Il n'aurait fallu.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "08 - Zana.wav" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Zana"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200013
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "So tinha de ser com voce"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200008
INDEX 00 03:55:72
FILE "09 - So tinha de ser com voce.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "It's over"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200009
INDEX 00 03:02:08
FILE "10 - It's over.wav" WAVE
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "11 - Listen to the Night.wav" WAVE
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Listen to the Night"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200010
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "12 - Wish you well.wav" WAVE
TRACK 12 AUDIO
TITLE "Wish you well"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200015
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "13 - Essa moca ta differente.wav" WAVE
TRACK 13 AUDIO
TITLE "Essa moca ta differente"
PERFORMER "Bet.e and Stef"
ISRC CAB380200011
INDEX 01 00:00:00
Reviews etc (from Amazon)
Product Description:
Amazon.ca
Après avoir écoulé pas moins de 50 000 copies de leur premier album auto-produit, le tandem québécois de néo-bossa Bet.e & Stef fait son entrée par la grande porte chez le géant du jazz Verve. Day By Day s’avère l’antidote idéal au spleen de l’automne, nous transportant sur les plages de Rio avec des pièces teintées de bleu azur, caressées de la voix évanescente, au grain sablonneux, d’Élizabeth Provencher et de celle, rassurante et placide, de Stéphane Carreau. La jeune paire maîtrise la langue portugaise comme si elle l’avait toujours chantée, harmonieuse et sensuelle. Plus qu’un simple hommage au Brésil, Day By Day surprend par son orchestration riche, d’une irrésistible élégance. Les arrangements de Michel Pépin (Emmylou Harris, Rufus Wainwright) confèrent à l’ensemble une impression d’achèvement jusque dans ses plus intimes détails. Le duo a aussi incorporé deux chansons en français, "Il n’aurait fallu" (Aragon/Ferré) et "Vagabond" (Henri Salvador), séduisante initiative qui augure bien pour la suite. Une valeur sûre. --Claude Côté
----
Editorial Reviews:
About the Artist:
By assimilating, and evolving the music of Brazil's bossa nova originators, Canadian duo Bet.e & Stef has soared from performing in clubs and bistros in Montréal to performing in Japan within a three -year span.
Bet.e & Stef's singular take on Brazilian rhythms resulted in their striking 10-song debut CD, "Jazz/Bossa Nova" in 1998. Produced by Stef and Marc Dessaulles, it featured such bossa nova favourites as "So Danço Samba," and "One Note Samba."
Self-distributed and without even an issuing-label name, the CD has been an unparalleled success. Sales of jazz albums in Canada--for either international or domestic acts--rarely top 10,000 units. "Jazz/Bossa Nova," however, has soared to "gold" status (50,000 units), with sales primarily in Québec.
"That's never been done by an indie jazz band in Canada," says Bet.e "People just keep asking for it. They respond to the sincerity of it. There's a freshness and naiveté there. The songs are beautiful, and it sounds like two young cats just singing their hearts out."
From age 16, Stef played guitar in jazz and rock bands in Montréal. At 21, he traveled to Paris for four years to study vocal jazz, piano, and arranging. During his time there, he became attracted to the city's Latin music scene, and fell in love with the works of Brazil bossa nova's elder statesmen, Bahian singer/guitarist João Gilberto, pianist/arranger Antonio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho, and poet/lyricist/ diplomat Vinicius de Moraes.
Returning to Montréal —"I needed to go back to my roots and see my friends"—Stef then performed for two years with a band on the local club circuit.
Growing up in Trois-Rivières, Québec, in a musical family, Bet.e went to college in Montréal to study psychology, and then communications. She dabbled in theater, had a radio show on CIBL in Montréal, and studied modern dance for several years. When she decided to become a singer, Stef helped her by recording tapes of vocal exercises for her to do. He also introduced her to bossa nova.
"I fell in love with bossa nova," recalls Bet.e whose musical roots include '60s-style R&B. "I just immersed myself in the language, rhythm, and styles. I was bowled over by how beautiful this music was."
Bet.e & Stef's first engagement together happened when Bet.e's sister asked them to perform at her wedding. But it would be a year before the pair started performing regularly together, opting instead to build up their repertoire, work out arrangements for the songs and practice the Portuguese sounds, as well as their singing together as a duo. Several gigs in restaurants and private parties helped cement their partnership. In short time, the duo became a fixture in Montréal's lively lounge scene.
Bet.e adds, "Our relationship works because we both love bossa nova, jazz, and music in general. Also, our voices blend well together and the bond we’ve developed grows stronger every day."
Product Description:
The very character of Bet.e & Stef's new album "Day By Day" is its intimacy and timelessness. Despite being complex and witty overall, its music feels natural and universal. Primarily produced by Bet.e & Stef with producer/arranger Michel Pépin, who has worked with Rufus Wainwright, and Emmy Lou Harris, it features gentle and reserved guitar by Stef who has a smooth precise voice; Bet.e's wonderful velvety vocals; and sparse, tasteful accompaniment.
"We try not to clutter up the songs," explains Bet.e. "We are with the 'less is more' approach. Pauses speak just as much as the notes and make listeners appreciate what's coming."
Adds Stef, "We're trying to stay timeless with our music."
The album features a body of superb originals including the title track "Day By Day," as well as "All is Well," "I'm There," "Wish You Well," "Lying Game," "Listen To The Night," and "It's Over."
About the song "Day By Day," Bet.e says, "The chorus' lyrics, 'Strength is not a stranger, I take it day by day,' represent our philosophy quite well."
Adds Stef about "All is Well," "I wrote that song with all my love to my newborn son. It marked the debut of my new life as a father."
There are outstanding covers of Brazilian repertoire including: "Zana," and Regra Tres," both written by pioneering Brazilian singer/guitarist Antonio Petti Filho, known as Toquinho; "Vagabond," originally sung by French vocalist Henri Salvador; and " Só Tinha de Ser Com Você," penned by Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of Brazil's most creative musicians.
"We rearranged 'Zana' considerably" says Stef. "It was already a party song. We took it one step further by adding modulation, and Bet.e sings it with a R&B feeling."
----
Customer Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars - Outstanding - February 1, 2004
By Vranjo
To the traditional bossa nova meal, this duo adds a dash of North American pop sensibility, a teaspooon of traditional jazz vocalization, a pinch of "world music" eclecticism, and even an extra dash of humor every now and then. What comes out of the oven is an album that some purists might dismiss as inauthentic, but this criticism could not be further from the truth. These musicians have taken the bossa nova spirit and have made it authentically their own. Like all the best bossa albums, this one is playful, heartfelt, and achieves an amazing alchemy of warm and cool. If you're not an experienced bossa listener, you may not even initially notice the little innovations on this album, and will soon be tapping your foot to the sheer bossaness of it. As for longtime lovers of the genre, I think that if you listen to this album with an ear for this century instead of the last one, you will enjoy it as much as I do, and will appreciate the fact that this duo is helping to keep the genre not only alive, but also growing.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Just gets better with repeated listening - September 6, 2003
By J. Fink
I first heard this group on a United Airlines audio compilation of recent Canadian pop music. It took a while to track down, and the price was rather steep, but the CD was instantly accessible and enjoyable. It has yet to become stale after dozens of listens. The combination of Brazilian, French, and Spanish influences contributes to the freshness. The voices are smooth and the background instrumentals bounce along with clear rhythms and catchy beats. An all around winning album that is difficult to not get excited about.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Cannot Miss - December 20, 2003
By A Customer
My favourite Jazz genre. Awesome sounding and arrangement. Best bossa nova I've ever listened to.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Bossa nova from Montréal, Québec, Canada - April 9, 2003
By Daniel Larocque
"Joy and celebration" are the first two words that come up when I think about this album. Bet.e & Stef's sensuous voices and stylish bossa nova sound will caress your soul like a gentle summer brise. If you are into bossa nova or if you plan on giving it a try, this CD is a "must".
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Best album from Bet.e and Stef. - December 9, 2013
By Bill P
Bet.e was terrific with Stef. This is their best effort together. Must have for jazz lovers. I plan to check out her solo album soon.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Play It from Beginning to the End - Dec 27 2006
By Bonger
Discovered the CD in the listening booths of HMV....unbelievably good! Excellent recording, singing, lyrics, true arrtist, too bad they are no longer together.
If you like bossanova type music, do not hesitate to buy this CD
Other Customer Reviews at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.ca/product-reviews/B00006RG7P
http://www.amazon.com/Day-Bet-Stef/product-reviews/B00006RG7P
Amazon.ca
Après avoir écoulé pas moins de 50 000 copies de leur premier album auto-produit, le tandem québécois de néo-bossa Bet.e & Stef fait son entrée par la grande porte chez le géant du jazz Verve. Day By Day s’avère l’antidote idéal au spleen de l’automne, nous transportant sur les plages de Rio avec des pièces teintées de bleu azur, caressées de la voix évanescente, au grain sablonneux, d’Élizabeth Provencher et de celle, rassurante et placide, de Stéphane Carreau. La jeune paire maîtrise la langue portugaise comme si elle l’avait toujours chantée, harmonieuse et sensuelle. Plus qu’un simple hommage au Brésil, Day By Day surprend par son orchestration riche, d’une irrésistible élégance. Les arrangements de Michel Pépin (Emmylou Harris, Rufus Wainwright) confèrent à l’ensemble une impression d’achèvement jusque dans ses plus intimes détails. Le duo a aussi incorporé deux chansons en français, "Il n’aurait fallu" (Aragon/Ferré) et "Vagabond" (Henri Salvador), séduisante initiative qui augure bien pour la suite. Une valeur sûre. --Claude Côté
----
Editorial Reviews:
About the Artist:
By assimilating, and evolving the music of Brazil's bossa nova originators, Canadian duo Bet.e & Stef has soared from performing in clubs and bistros in Montréal to performing in Japan within a three -year span.
Bet.e & Stef's singular take on Brazilian rhythms resulted in their striking 10-song debut CD, "Jazz/Bossa Nova" in 1998. Produced by Stef and Marc Dessaulles, it featured such bossa nova favourites as "So Danço Samba," and "One Note Samba."
Self-distributed and without even an issuing-label name, the CD has been an unparalleled success. Sales of jazz albums in Canada--for either international or domestic acts--rarely top 10,000 units. "Jazz/Bossa Nova," however, has soared to "gold" status (50,000 units), with sales primarily in Québec.
"That's never been done by an indie jazz band in Canada," says Bet.e "People just keep asking for it. They respond to the sincerity of it. There's a freshness and naiveté there. The songs are beautiful, and it sounds like two young cats just singing their hearts out."
From age 16, Stef played guitar in jazz and rock bands in Montréal. At 21, he traveled to Paris for four years to study vocal jazz, piano, and arranging. During his time there, he became attracted to the city's Latin music scene, and fell in love with the works of Brazil bossa nova's elder statesmen, Bahian singer/guitarist João Gilberto, pianist/arranger Antonio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho, and poet/lyricist/ diplomat Vinicius de Moraes.
Returning to Montréal —"I needed to go back to my roots and see my friends"—Stef then performed for two years with a band on the local club circuit.
Growing up in Trois-Rivières, Québec, in a musical family, Bet.e went to college in Montréal to study psychology, and then communications. She dabbled in theater, had a radio show on CIBL in Montréal, and studied modern dance for several years. When she decided to become a singer, Stef helped her by recording tapes of vocal exercises for her to do. He also introduced her to bossa nova.
"I fell in love with bossa nova," recalls Bet.e whose musical roots include '60s-style R&B. "I just immersed myself in the language, rhythm, and styles. I was bowled over by how beautiful this music was."
Bet.e & Stef's first engagement together happened when Bet.e's sister asked them to perform at her wedding. But it would be a year before the pair started performing regularly together, opting instead to build up their repertoire, work out arrangements for the songs and practice the Portuguese sounds, as well as their singing together as a duo. Several gigs in restaurants and private parties helped cement their partnership. In short time, the duo became a fixture in Montréal's lively lounge scene.
Bet.e adds, "Our relationship works because we both love bossa nova, jazz, and music in general. Also, our voices blend well together and the bond we’ve developed grows stronger every day."
Product Description:
The very character of Bet.e & Stef's new album "Day By Day" is its intimacy and timelessness. Despite being complex and witty overall, its music feels natural and universal. Primarily produced by Bet.e & Stef with producer/arranger Michel Pépin, who has worked with Rufus Wainwright, and Emmy Lou Harris, it features gentle and reserved guitar by Stef who has a smooth precise voice; Bet.e's wonderful velvety vocals; and sparse, tasteful accompaniment.
"We try not to clutter up the songs," explains Bet.e. "We are with the 'less is more' approach. Pauses speak just as much as the notes and make listeners appreciate what's coming."
Adds Stef, "We're trying to stay timeless with our music."
The album features a body of superb originals including the title track "Day By Day," as well as "All is Well," "I'm There," "Wish You Well," "Lying Game," "Listen To The Night," and "It's Over."
About the song "Day By Day," Bet.e says, "The chorus' lyrics, 'Strength is not a stranger, I take it day by day,' represent our philosophy quite well."
Adds Stef about "All is Well," "I wrote that song with all my love to my newborn son. It marked the debut of my new life as a father."
There are outstanding covers of Brazilian repertoire including: "Zana," and Regra Tres," both written by pioneering Brazilian singer/guitarist Antonio Petti Filho, known as Toquinho; "Vagabond," originally sung by French vocalist Henri Salvador; and " Só Tinha de Ser Com Você," penned by Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of Brazil's most creative musicians.
"We rearranged 'Zana' considerably" says Stef. "It was already a party song. We took it one step further by adding modulation, and Bet.e sings it with a R&B feeling."
----
Customer Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars - Outstanding - February 1, 2004
By Vranjo
To the traditional bossa nova meal, this duo adds a dash of North American pop sensibility, a teaspooon of traditional jazz vocalization, a pinch of "world music" eclecticism, and even an extra dash of humor every now and then. What comes out of the oven is an album that some purists might dismiss as inauthentic, but this criticism could not be further from the truth. These musicians have taken the bossa nova spirit and have made it authentically their own. Like all the best bossa albums, this one is playful, heartfelt, and achieves an amazing alchemy of warm and cool. If you're not an experienced bossa listener, you may not even initially notice the little innovations on this album, and will soon be tapping your foot to the sheer bossaness of it. As for longtime lovers of the genre, I think that if you listen to this album with an ear for this century instead of the last one, you will enjoy it as much as I do, and will appreciate the fact that this duo is helping to keep the genre not only alive, but also growing.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Just gets better with repeated listening - September 6, 2003
By J. Fink
I first heard this group on a United Airlines audio compilation of recent Canadian pop music. It took a while to track down, and the price was rather steep, but the CD was instantly accessible and enjoyable. It has yet to become stale after dozens of listens. The combination of Brazilian, French, and Spanish influences contributes to the freshness. The voices are smooth and the background instrumentals bounce along with clear rhythms and catchy beats. An all around winning album that is difficult to not get excited about.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Cannot Miss - December 20, 2003
By A Customer
My favourite Jazz genre. Awesome sounding and arrangement. Best bossa nova I've ever listened to.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Bossa nova from Montréal, Québec, Canada - April 9, 2003
By Daniel Larocque
"Joy and celebration" are the first two words that come up when I think about this album. Bet.e & Stef's sensuous voices and stylish bossa nova sound will caress your soul like a gentle summer brise. If you are into bossa nova or if you plan on giving it a try, this CD is a "must".
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Best album from Bet.e and Stef. - December 9, 2013
By Bill P
Bet.e was terrific with Stef. This is their best effort together. Must have for jazz lovers. I plan to check out her solo album soon.
--
5.0 out of 5 stars - Play It from Beginning to the End - Dec 27 2006
By Bonger
Discovered the CD in the listening booths of HMV....unbelievably good! Excellent recording, singing, lyrics, true arrtist, too bad they are no longer together.
If you like bossanova type music, do not hesitate to buy this CD
Other Customer Reviews at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.ca/product-reviews/B00006RG7P
http://www.amazon.com/Day-Bet-Stef/product-reviews/B00006RG7P
Об альбоме (сборнике)
"The latest album from Quebec's darlings of Bossa Nova and Jazz is Day by Day. This eagerly awaited sophomore release features the group's exciting blend of jazz, Brazilian, and adult contemporary sounds, and is already becoming one of the most talked about Canadian albums of the year."
Credits (from Allmusic)
Info (from Discogs)
Notes▼
Manufactured and distributed in Canada by Universal Music.
Comes in a Digipak package with 12-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers▼
Barcode: 7 76974 22302 7
ASIN: B00006RG7P
Matrix / Runout: L387 | 7697422302 | #41029Y11
Manufactured and distributed in Canada by Universal Music.
Comes in a Digipak package with 12-page booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers▼
Barcode: 7 76974 22302 7
ASIN: B00006RG7P
Matrix / Runout: L387 | 7697422302 | #41029Y11