Adventure Music is promoting Choros & Alegria, its beautifully
rendered follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed first tribute to
behind-the-scenes Brazilian musical genius Moacir Santos (Ouro Negro),
with the tag line: "You don't have to apologize if you don't know who he
is." The moral of this beautiful Brazilian story is, you don't have to
be a global legend like Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento, or Ivan Lins
to inspire the Brazilian music world. A composer, arranger, reed player,
and teacher for many decades, Santos is considered a living monument to
the musical treasures that have come from his country. Producers Mario
Adnet and Ze Nogueira, who also presented the first collection, have put
together magical, often orchestrated traditional arrangements of never
before recorded Santos tunes from various decades, starting in the '40s
(the seductive trumpet-spiced "Cleonix") and continuing through 1991's
lush piano-choir anthem "Felipe." Perfectly in line with the spirit of
discovery that drives the 15-song collection, most of the musicians are
famed Rio cats you've never heard of, with the notable exception of
guitarist Ricardo Silveira and Wynton Marsalis. The material was
recorded in 2005 in Rio and São Paulo under the direct supervision of
the 79-year-old Moacir, who is no doubt too old to tour but can't help
but be pleased by the newfound attention given this most precious work.
Jonathan Widran
Tracklist :
1 Agora Eu Sei (Now I Know) 4:55
Moacir Santos
2 Outra Coisa (Another Thing) 3:30
Moacir Santos
3 Paraíso (Paradise) 4:41
Moacir Santos
4 Vaidoso (Vain) 2:56
Moacir Santos
5 Flores (Flowers) 3:28
Moacir Santos
6 Saudade de Jacques (Looking for Jaques) 3:40
Moacir Santos
7 Cleonix 3:38
Moacir Santos
8 Ricaom 2:21
Moacir Santos
Credits :
Mario Adnet - Adaptation, Arranger, Guitar, Orchestration, Producer, Re-Orchestration, Transcription
Muiza Adnet - Vocals
Ronaldo Bandolim - Mandolin
Cristóvão Bastos - Keyboards, Piano
Zé Paulo Becker - Guitar
Teco Cardoso Sax (Baritone)
Andréa Earnest Dias Flute, Piccolo
Phillip Doyle - French Horn
Jorge Helder - Bass (Acoustic)
Armando Marçal - Percussion
Wynton Marsalis - Guest Artist, Soloist, Trumpet
Marcelo Martins - Sax (Tenor)
Jota Moraes - Vibraphone
Jurim Moreira - Drums
Marcos Nimrichter - Piano (Electric)
Zé Nogueira - Arranger, Producer, Sax (Soprano), Transcription
Nailor Proveta - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Jessé Sadoc - Trumpet
Moacir Santos - Arranger, Composer, Vocals
Vittor Santos - Trombone
Ricardo Silveira - Guitar (Electric)
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