Bossa Jazz Deluxe

(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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“Tereza my love”

En écoutant ces sublimes chef-d’œuvres instrumentaux, nous sommes transportés dans un monde que nous voulons maintenant partager avec vous.
Bossa Jazz Deluxe est une sélection de mélodies brésiliennes dans une ambiance Jazz, interprétées par les grands maîtres de la musique moderne.
Un réel échappatoire vers un paradis perdu. Laissez la musique vous y emmener.

While listening to these sublime instrumental masterpieces we are moved to a place that we now want to share with you.
Bossa Jazz Deluxe is a selection of Brazilian tunes in a jazz mood by all-time masters of modern music.
A true get-away to a lost paradise.
Let the music take you there.

Tracklist :

1 - Aquarius (3:39) - Bossa
2 - Marta e romão (2:58) - Bossa
3 - Tereza my love (4:20) - Bossa
4 - Outra vez (once again) (6:41) - Bossa
5 - Moça flor (3:12) - Bossa
6 - Coisa nº 9 (3:10) - Bossa
7 - Wave (6:03) - Bossa
8 - Desafinado (2:54) - Bossa
9 - Corcovado (4:07) - Bossa

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João Donato & Paulo Moura : Dois Panos Para Manga

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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During a party at TV director Carlos Manga’s home, João Donato and Paulo Moura decided to work together and to issue a record in which they, for the first time, performed as a duo.
It was Manga´s birthday and, while having a few drinks, the host asked them to play some of the themes which had once delighted the members of the Sinatra-Farney Fan Club in the auditions that were performed during the decade of the 50ies.
The Murray Stores, in downtown Rio were then the meeting point for samba and jazz … buffs, and such meetings have been regarded by many as the origin of Bossa Nova.

During hours, and inspired by so many memories, Donato and Moura presented before a distinguished group of guests some of the songs mostly requested during those anthological auditions. And that is precisely the core of the repertory of “Dois panos para Manga”, based on the sentimental remembrances of João and Paulo, with some hints from Manga.

“He even sang a few tunes with his tenor voice and managed to improvise in certain passages while we were playing our favorite songs from that period”, remembers Donato. “Carlos Manga was the president of the Sinatra-Farney Fan Club and its driving force”, recalls Moura.

The interaction between performers and repertory was so intense that this album was recorded in less than a week, in February last, at the AR Studio, with the only presence of Paulo’s clarinet and Donato’s piano.
The repertory includes seven classics and two new songs composed by them expressly for this album: “Pixinguinha no Arpoador”, and “Sopapo”. Among the jazz classics - favorites of the Fan Club members – are “In a slow boat to China”, (Frank Loesser); “Swanee” (George and Ira Gershwin); “That old black magic” (Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer), as a tribute to Sinatra; and “Tenderly” (Walter Gross and Jack Lawrence), one of Nat King Cole’s greatest hits.

In the Brazilian repertory, there are two re-creations of songs composed by Braguinha (João de Barro) that were great hits during the 40ies: “A saudade mata a gente”, in partnership with Antonio Almeida, and “Copacabana”, written together with Alberto Ribeiro. Also included are “Minha saudade”, by Donato and João Gilberto, and that has a special meaning to Paulo: “This was the first song in Bossa Nova format that I came across. I included it in first record. It probably was that music’s first recording”, reports Paulo.

The new songs, composed after the party in Manga’s home (not by chance located in Dick Farney Street, in Barra da Tijuca), reflect the influence of this repertory’s earlier ones. “Pixinguinha no Arpoador”, contains passages with themes recurrent in Brazilian and international songs. “My inspiration came after visiting Paulo at his home and having played a few chords. He asked what those chords were and I answered that they were nothing, but in reality they were the first notes of ‘Carinhoso’. We kept on playing until it turned out to be a samba canção (samba with lyrics) somewhat resembling also “La vie en rose”, explains Donato.
On that same day, “Sopapo” was written. Paulo gave it that name. “Sopapo is the name of a drum from the Pelotas region, state of Rio Grande do Sul, one of which was given to me as a present by percussionist Giba-Giba”. Coincidently or not, Pelotas is the native town of Ivone Belém, João’s wife, who together with Halina Grymberg, Paulo’s wife, is in charge of the executive production of this record. “Sopapo is a joyful theme that appeals to any child. Besides, joy is my favorite emotion”, concludes Donato.* “Dois panos para mangas” makes a pun with the Brazilian idiomatic expression “dar panos para a manga” (which means “a lot to be said”, “a lot to occur”,” a lot of things that may happen”, and / or similar meanings) and the family name of director Carlos Manga.

Tracklist :

1 - A Saudade Mata A Gente
2 - On A Slow Boat To China
3 - Swanee
4 - Copacabana
5 - Tenderly
6 - That Old Black Magic
7 - Minha Saudade
8 - Pixinguinha No Arpoador
9 - Sopapo

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Dotschy Reinhardt - Sprinkled Eyes

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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Sprinkled Eyes gathers impressions from Dotschy’s diary, becoming new adventures here and now. There’s a relaxed swinging tribute to Brazilian guitarist Toninho Horta. The serenades “In Town” and “Love’s Shore”… whispering timbre, or the bluesy stroke of genius “Home - Kehre” with a reverence to Donald Fagen. With flexible and sensual phrases she gets a very female perspective out of one of her all time favourites, Sinatra’s “The Moon Was Yellow”. The title track is a dreamy acoustic pearl, dedicated to her uncle.

On “Dschinea Du Gar / Without You” a Wes Montgomery influenced solo is cleverly woven in and reveals one more pillar of her inspirations. The metamorphosis of Django at times happens rather veiled and tongue-in-cheek, like in “Gaj Rath” and “Girls Like Me”, then candidly like in her new version of “Nuages”: Being relieved from the usual gypsy swing line-up and instead of that welcoming a Fender Rhodes and the “simple and truthful” (Dotschy) lyrics by Tony Bennett, it presents itself as a newly dressed masterpiece. “It is very important for me to have a personal opinion, a personal rendition to every song. After a long time I’ve found my own version of ‘Nuages’ with this arrangement”, she affirms.

Tracklist :

1 - Gai rath (3:47) - Jazz
2 - Mountain flight (2:46) - Jazz
3 - Sinto (4:38) - Jazz
4 - In town (5:41) - Jazz
5 - Sprinkled eyes (4:18) - Jazz
6 - Without you (2:40) - Jazz
7 - Won´t believe (3:49) - Jazz
8 - Girls like me (3:25) - Jazz
9 - Love´s shore (3:21) - Jazz
10 - Nuages - all for you (4:24) - Jazz
11 - The moon was yellow (4:15) - Jazz
12 - Home - kehre (3:53) - Jazz
13 - Down here on the ground (3:46) - Jazz

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Robin Nolan Trio Ft. Randy Greer : Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)

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What ? Nat King Cole and Django Reinhardt played together ? “Boulevard of broken dreams” might give you an idea of what it would have been like.

The original idea was to revitalize standards by adding american crooner Randy Greer’s voice to gypsy jazz. Total success and the Robin Nolan Trio and Mr Randy Greer shine where no other mucisian ever dared to go.

Enjoy, it is unusual…

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Eddie Gomez : Palermo

(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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Palermo is a song, is a dance, is poetry.
Palermo sings in our heart in a very special way that makes us smile.
Palermo makes us stand with the joy of life in our bodies.
Palermo makes us feel worthy of life.
Palermo has always made me feel like I’m home because it has a very special beauty.

This recording is dedicated to this wonderful feeling that Stephan and Nasheet and I felt in this beautiful city
I hope that listeners will feel this emotion with us.

Flanking pianist Bill Evans for eleven years and chosen by Charles Mingus to play in his latest recording “Me, Myself and Eye”: that would be enough as card to present double-bass player Edgardo “Eddie” Gomez from Puerto Rico.
Countless his playing together with other relevant musicians, from Miles Davis to the drummers who followed each others in Bill Evan’s trios (’66-’77) - Philly Joe Jones, Marty Morell, Jack DeJohnette (the latter with Gomez in “New Directions”) - , from Lee Konitz and McCoy Tyner to Adam Nussbaum and Chick Corea, passing through the band Steps Ahead (1979-1984) to the most recent, but it also very lasting, syntony with Steve Kuhn.
Supported by his mate in four recording adventures and several concerts, Swedish pianist Stefan Karlsson (with Rufus Reid, Marc Johnson, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Chris Potter, Dick Oats, Tim Hagan, Bobby Shew, Red Mitchell, Richard Perry, Eliot Zigmund, Steve Houghton, 7 albums as a leader and about 40 as sideman); and by the propulsive power of Nasheet Waits on drums (following his father’s steps, Fred Waits, and Max Roach’s favourite, featured in Fred Hersch trio, Jason Moran’s Bandwagon, and with Sam Rivers, Geri Allen, Ron Carter, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Orrin Evans, Stefon Harris, Andrew Hill, Jackie McLean, Joshua Redman, Jacky Terrasson, Antoine and Wallace Roney as well), under the label Jazz Eyes Gomez proposes a jewel-case consisting of four standards and four original compositions - one by himself, two by Karlsson and the title track by the three - on a cd with a particular title, Palermo, chosen by the bass player himself, to confess his fond for this city and its spirits and moods.

Spirits and moods all appearing from the opening track, lyrical and rhythmical, co-written down by the six hands of the characters, but also from the original compositions that, on their own turn, underline the great understanding among the three stellar musicians, both on Missing you, signed by Gomez and on the pianist’s tunes, Illusion and Smilin’ eyes. The bass-player’s solo on the masterpiece On green dolphin street constitutes a master example of technique combined to a particular sensitiveness of expression, as well as his intro on Bill Evan’s We will meet again. And just to reveal all the cards played on this album, the last two standards are If I should loose you and My foolish heart. A recording not to be missed, thus, for all the enthusiasts on the style of this elegant bass-player, a very piece of the jazz history of all time, who, just together with this trio, reaches the very top of his own depth expression in jazz.

Tracklist :

1 - Palermo (8:10) - Jazz
2 - Illusion (9:01) - Jazz
3 - Missing you (6:20) - Jazz
4 - On green dolphin street (9:00) - Jazz
5 - Smilin’ eyes (7:39) - Jazz
6 - We will meet again (6:27) - Jazz
7 - If i should loose you (7:49) - Jazz
8 - My foolish heart (6:17) - Jazz

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