Brazilian Jazz / Brazilian Pop Jazz - CD Reviews (177)
Please allow me to introduce you to a new Brazilian guitarist whose eclectic and joyful approach to music is well worth the time of every jazz listener. His name is Ronaldo…
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Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez is centerstage for this extraordinary collection, but he's hardly alone in the spotlight. And that doesn't just speak to the players, (violi…
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When Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto produced their classic jazz samba cocktail in early 1963, it fit with the Zeitgeist of the time. "Getz/Gilberto" personified youthful hope …
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Bossa Nova Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is everything good about the bossa nova sound, and it is a perfect recording for those who like Brazilian Jazz, and also an ex…
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Two For Brazil plays TWO FOR NOEL is one of the most mellow, lovable jazz CDs celebrating the holidays to appear in many years! Great tunes, great performances! Paulinho…
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Years ago, while discussing music at a cocktail party, a friend of mine who is a master chef asserted that good dinner music can make or break a party faster than the food,…
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This nicely constructed CD of Brazilian music from Concord Records is enjoyable and will suit the tastes of everybody. Some of the selections in this compilation include an…
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I was ready to sign up for a vacation tour of Brazil after listening to this CD five times! CHECK THE BEANS is a great, fresh, innovative collection of contemporary Brazili…
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Perhaps it is nostalgia on my part from having spent time in Wyoming during the early 1970s, but I could not help but be moved by the lyrical beauty of pianist Ernesto Diaz…
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A Brazilian experience that is sure to touch the heart and soul of all jazz fans. Sandy Cressman delivers vocals that are filled with story telling passion laced with a per…
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A Brazilian experience that is sure to touch the heart and soul of all jazz fans. Sandy Cressman delivers vocals that are filled with story telling passion laced with a per…
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The Brazilian born pianist , grew up listening to jazz and classical music. Her music is a mixture of Brazilian, Argentinean and Salsa. Eliane worked with the big band of g…
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Eliane Elias grows on you with that soft voice and great piano of hers, and this latest release is outstanding in all aspects. Known as a jazz pianist and composer from Bra…
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This CD will become a classic of its kind. Lyrical, melodic, it soars in its unique beauty of soulful expression. A very intimate sound. A CD to have playing in the backgro…
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It's Our Dance is a lively Brazilian collection of enjoyable music that will appeal to a lot of jazz fans of bossa nova style jazz! With pianist John Crawford on hand, ther…
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Joe Henderson shall be missed by many of us. This album is simply pure joy. Herbie Hancocks'splashing of cords and tones is something to marvel. The piano and tenor saxopho…
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What makes this CD so unique is that it is a compilation of compositions selected by and performed by the composer, jazz guitarist, Luiz Bonfa. All fifteen selections are c…
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