Brazilian Jazz / Brazilian Pop Jazz - CD Reviews (177)
With the holiday season already upon us, the flurry of new CDs is already beginning to hit the shelves. As fall settles in and frost is on the pumpkin, a beautiful and j…
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The first thing every critic says about Hendrik Meurkens is that he's the world's second best jazz harmonica player (referring to Toots Thielemans as number one, of cour…
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Amazon River is getting quite a bit of airplay in advance of its August 23 release date. That's always a good sign. While the influence of Toots Thielemans is…
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It’s all about style when after years behind the scenes you enter center stage. What is so special at times is when an artist comes out not by debuting "in the box" hits…
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As Blue Note Records builds its series of jazz CD’s dedicated to influential songwriters of the last half of the twentieth century, implicitly proving the breadth of music …
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Bring back Elvis! This funky new CD from The Gregory James band titled Come To Me isn’t all together straight jazz and yet not all together world music…
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Ricardo Silveira and Luiz Avellar have come together to produce an enchanting, soulful, daring and exciting CD. I absolutely enjoy listening and reviewing such a magnificen…
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Brazilian-born guitarist Bola Sete’s widow, Anne Sete, is taking steps to ensure that his memory remains alive and that his recordings remain available for another generati…
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If you are not familiar with classical guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and your CD collection ranges from Andres Segovia to Tito Puente with some sprink…
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Celebrating their 30 year anniversary, Azymuth brings to the jazz listening audience one of their very finest efforts with BRAZILIAN SOUL. An eclectic, tour de force, it is…
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Rosa Passos, with AMOROSA, has revitalized the Bossa Nova sound from the golden days of Astrud Gilberto. Passos has a voice that is magical and her guitar playing is perfec…
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It's no revelation to my readers that the 'latin' idiom is up there with my all time favorite musical genre. After all, I came up with 'Tom Jobim.' Classical/jazz guitarist…
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It is a pleasure to discover works of unabashed beauty and lyrical sophistication which are imbued with an infectiousness joy. Actually, you don’t even need to discover it.…
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With first impression in hand, I equate this music with the sultry ambiance and fire of a Sarasota sun off shore just as the peaceful blanket of nightfall enter ones life. …
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Italian musician Maurizio Lauroja is a breath of fresh air to hear. Your first impression of his new album Heaven or Hell will most certainly make you realize rather…
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Perhaps known best for his 1960s, bossa nova collaborations with saxophone giant Stan Getz, Brazilian artist Joao Gilberto has again surfaced on America’s jazz scene.In …
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Charlie Byrd’s "Byrd & Brazil" is a two-CD reissue of two previously released albums - "Sugarloaf Suite" originally issued in 1980 and "Brazilville" originally released in …
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Though unassuming and fairly reclusive, João Gilberto possessed the creative force to help bring Brazilian music to the attention of the world’s listening public, with the …
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JAZZ MOODS: TWILIGHT IN RIO is a lovely way to spend an evening of listening enjoyment! It is a nice and easy compilation. There are eleven selections on the CD. Among …
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When Rosa Passos appeared on Yo-Yo Ma’s recent Sony albums of Brazilian music, Obrigado Brazil and Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil Live In Concert, attention was pai…
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