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29.2.24

MAUCHA ADNET — The Jobim Songbook (2006) APE (image+.cue), lossless

The lack of liner notes doesn't give much clue as to how long Maucha Adnet has been active professionally as a vocalist, though a quote from Antonio Carlos Jobim indicates that she toured with the late, legendary composer. Her deep, soulful voice is very appealing, similar to that of Leny Andrade. Accompanied by a mix of Brazilian and American musicians, including pianist Helio Alves, flugelhornists Claudio Roditi and Michael Brecker, trombonist Jay Ashby, guitarists Mario Adnet and Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonsaca, she is obviously very familiar with a wide range of Jobim's compositions, covering both internationally known hits and pieces that have received less exposure outside of Brazil. The focus is on the singer, with occasional piano or guitar solos, with the brass and reed instruments providing background colors. She scats in unison with an unidentified male singer during the introduction to "Chega De Saudade" before swinging its joyous lyrics, with Alves switching to electric piano. She brings more depth to "Aquas de Marco" (The Waters of March)" than most singers, while Adnet's understated interpretation of "Outra Vez" is also welcome.  Ken Dryden  
Tracklist :
1 Vivo Sonhando 4:37
2 Só Tinha de Ser Com Você 4:19
3 Insensatez 4:57  
4 Ela é Carioca 4:33  
5 Chega de Saudade 4:54  
6 Samba Do Avião 5:26  
7 Águas de Março 3:55
8 Meditacão 3:59  
9 Desafinado 4:59  
10 Corcovado 4:29  
11 Outra Vez 5:10  
12 Garota de Ipanema 6:01  
13 Água de Beber 4:51
Credits :
Acoustic Bass – Nilson Matta
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By – Mario Adnet
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi, Randy Brecker
Piano – Alfredo Cardim, Helio Alves
Saxophone – Joe Lovano
Trombone – Jay Ashby
Vocals, Producer – Maucha Adnet
Written-By – A.C. Jobim, N. Medonça (tracks: 8, 9), V. de Moraes (tracks: 3, 5, 13)

6.3.23

LEE KONITZ & THE BRAZILIAN BAND - Brazilian Rhapsody (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD focuses primarily on Brazilian standards performed by the Konitz sextet, except for the Brazilian-flavored "Lunasea," written by Peggy Stern, which features her high school choir. "Berimbau" is swinging and percussive, while the well-known "Insensatez" takes many unexpected turns. "Triste" is also a familiar theme played with relish. Vocalist Adela Dalto makes a strong impression with her guest spot on "A Felicidade." Konitz's duet with the phenomenal acoustic guitarist Romero Lubambo on "Manha De Carnaval" is breathtaking. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1     Samba Triste 7:28
Billy Blanco / Baden Powell
2     Berimbau 7:27
Ray Gilbert / Vinícius de Moraes / Baden Powell
3     Menina Moca 6:10
Luiz Antonio
4     Triste 6:32
Antônio Carlos Jobim
5     Felicidade 6:27
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
6     Lunasea 5:59
Peggy Stern
7     Manha de Carnaval 4:07
Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria
8     Insensatez 6:14
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – Dave Fink
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Percussion – Waltinho Anastacio
Piano – Peggy Stern
Vocals – Adela Dalto (pistas: 3)

2.3.23

LEE KONITZ & THE BRAZILIAN BAND - Brazilian Serenade (1996) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Lee Konitz has long been a versatile jazz musician, adaptable to many different styles. This Brazilian-flavored session is one of two that the alto saxophonist recorded during the mid-'90s for Venus; his session partners include trumpeter Tom Harrell, guitarist Romero Lubambo, pianist David Kikoski (who mostly sticks to electric piano), bassist David Fink, drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, and percussionist Waltinho Anastácio. As expected, Konitz's light sound works well with the Brazilian favorites they perform, with Harrell being a particularly inspired foil for the leader. The works of Antonio Carlos Jobim are well represented, including breezy takes of "Favela" and "Wave." Harrell's lyrical "September" (featuring him in a fine muted solo) and Konitz's "Brazilian Serenade" also fit the mood of this relaxing CD very well. This rewarding release is well worth investigating. Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1    Favela 7:28
Composed By – A.C. Jobim
2    Once I Loved 6:27
Composed By – A.C. Jobim
3    Recado Bossa Nova 5:20
Composed By – D. Ferreira
4    September 6:01
Composed By – T. Harrell
5    Dindi 7:16
Composed By – A.C. Jobim
6    Wave 5:34
Composed By – A.C. Jobim
7    Meditation 6:32
Composed By – A.C. Jobim
8    Brazilian Serenade 7:44
Composed By – L. Konitz
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Lee Konitz
Bass – David Fink
Drums – Duduka Dafonseca
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Waltinho Anastacio
Trumpet – Tom Harrell

28.8.21

HERBIE MANN - America / Brasil (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

America/Brasil is a rollicking, celebratory album that keeps Herbie Mann on the winning streak he started with the release of Peace Pieces in 1995. Recorded during a week of concerts to mark his 65th birthday in April 1995, this disc is much stronger than its immediate predecessor, Celebration, also taken from the same week of live concert performances at New York's Blue Note jazz club. The material here is superb, and the playing top-notch. As the title implies, the emphasis here is on Mann's Brazilian side, but there are touches of the non-Brazilian with Bill Evans' "Peri's Scope" and Miles Davis' "All Blues." "Summertime" is recast in an Afro-Cuban mode with Paquito D'Rivera sharing the solo space on alto sax. However, lengthy Brazilian showstoppers are placed at the beginning, middle, and end of this wonderful disc. The opening "Keep the Spirits Singing" is propelled by the polyrhythmic pulse of percussionists Cyro Baptista and "Café," and the 17-minute title track finale features trumpeters Randy Brecker and Claudio Roditi, trombonist Jim Pugh, and guitarist Romero Lubambo. Even with the all-star cast assembled for this special week of concerts, it's Herbie Mann himself whose playing shines the brightest throughout this recording, celebrating his past and affirming his place in the present as the finest flutist working in jazz. by Jim Newsom
Tracklist :
1    Keep The Spirits Singing 10:52
Bass – Paul Socolow
Composed By – O'Donel Levy
Drums – Ricky Sebastian
Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Cyro Baptista, Edson Da Silva
Piano – Mark Soskin

2    Summertime 8:34
Acoustic Bass – Larry Grenadier
Alto Saxophone – Paquito D'Rivera
Composed By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
Drums – Adam Cruz
Flute – Herbie Mann
Percussion – Milton Cardona, Ray Mantilla
Piano – Edward Simon

3    Peri's Scope 6:38
Acoustic Bass – Eddie Gomez
Composed By – Bill Evans
Drums – Victor Lewis
Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Bruce Dunlap
Piano – Edward Simon

4    Baghdad/Candle Dance 2:06
Bass – Paul Socolow
Composed By – Herbie Mann
Flute – Herbie Mann
Percussion – Babatunde Olatunji, Cyro Baptista, Edson Da Silva

5    Ovo 7:30
Acoustic Bass – Nilson Matta
Composed By – Geraldo Vandré, Hermeto Pascoal
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Cyro Baptista, Edson Da Silva

6    All Blues 9:46
Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Composed By – Miles Davis
Drums – Victor Lewis
Flute – Herbie Mann
Piano – Billy Taylor
Trumpet – Terell Stafford

7    America / Brasil 17:16
Arranged By – Sy Johnson
Bass – Sergio Brandao
Composed By – Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins
Drums – Ricky Sebastian
Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Cyro Baptista, Edson Da Silva
Trombone – Jim Pugh
Trumpet – Claudio Roditi, Randy Brecker

29.3.21

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Antonio Brasileiro (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Not only did Jobim stay active until the end of his life, he showed virtually no signs of creative burnout, as this, his last album, wondrously displays. Surrounded again by family and friends, he delivered a brace of 13 songs and compositions (plus two songs by the veteran songwriter Dorival Caymmi), many of them relatively new, most as heartbreakingly beautiful as anything from the bossa nova years. Sometimes Jobim's voice, never impressive, is almost gone and the production has a rough-hewn finish, but it doesn't matter; Jobim's craft and his brood carry him through, and son Paulo Jobim provides thick but highly competent orchestral arrangements. An especially touching passage is the brief "Samba de Maria Luiza," a Jobim duet with his little daughter Maria Luiza, who also turns up on the succeeding ode for the environment, "Forever Green." The final tone poem, "Trem De Ferro," obviously inspired by Heitor Villa-Lobos, is also the most startling, a strange chugging simulation of a train cutting through the underbrush. There is also an idiomatic duet with Sting on the familiar "How Insensitive" (later included on the Red, Hot and Rio anthology), and Caymmi makes a guest vocal appearance on "Maricotinha." Obviously Jobim still had a lot to give, making his death later in 1994 an even more poignant blow. Issued for the Latin market only, though pressed in the U.S., the CD is not difficult to locate in well-stocked big city shops. by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist:
1    Só Danço Samba 2:01
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Tamborim – Duduka De Fonseca

2    Piano Na Mangueira 2:43
Horn – Edeneck Svab
Lyrics By – Chico Buarque
Percussion – Duduka De Fonseca
Trombone – Raul De Souza
Trumpet – Marcio Montarroyos
Vocals – Tom Jobim

3    Insensatez 3:46
Bass – Ron Carter
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Vocals – Sting

4    Querida 3:32
Lyrics By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

5    Surfboard 3:09
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Horn – Antonio José Augusto, Edeneck Svab
6    Samba De Maria Luiza 1:14
Lyrics By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Vocals – Maria Luiza Jobim

7    Forever Green 3:15
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Horn – Antonio José Augusto, Edeneck Svab
Lyrics By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Paulo Jobim
Trombone – Raul De Souza, Victor Silva Santos
Vocals – Maria Luiza Jobim

8    Maracangalha 2:41
Music By, Lyrics By, Vocals – Dorival Caymmi

9    Maricotinha 3:50
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Horn – Antonio José Augusto, Edeneck Svab
Music By, Lyrics By, Vocals – Dorival Caymmi
Trombone – Raul De Souza, Victor Silva Santos

10    Pato Preto 4:42
Lyrics By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Percussion – Duduka De Fonseca

11    Meu Amigo Radamés 3:56
Clarinet – Edu Morelenbaum
Flute – Paulo Guimarães
Horn – Edeneck Svab

12    Trem Azul 5:00
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Lyrics By – Rolando Bastos
Music By – Lo Borges

13    Radamés Y Pelé 2:49
Flugelhorn – Marcio Montarroyos
Horn – Edeneck Svab
Trombone – Raul De Souza

14    Chora Coração 3:09
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Vocals – Paula Morelenbaum

15    Trem De Ferro    4:34
Manuel Bandeira / Antônio Carlos Jobim

Créditos
Backing Vocals – Elizabeth Jobim, Maucha Adnet, Paula Morelenbaum, Simone Caymmi
Backing Vocals, Photography – Ana Lontra Jobim
Bass – Sebastião Neto
Cello – Jaques Morelenbaum
Drums, Percussion – Paulo Braga
Flute – Danilo Caymmi
Music By – Antonio Carlos Jobim (faixas: 1 to 7, 9, 10, 13 to 15)
Piano – Tom Jobim
Producer, Mixed By – Daniel Jobim
Producer, Mixed By, Violin – Paulo Jobim

10.3.21

TRIO DA PAZ - Brasil From The Inside (1992) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
1    Pedra Bonita 4:39
Mario Adnet
2    Keep the Spirits Singing 4:27
O'Donel Levy
3    Aquarela Do Brasil 3:50
Ary Barroso
4    Vera Cruz 5:06
Milton Nascimento
5    This Is for Luisa 4:52
Nilson Matta
6    Jeca's Baiao 4:40
Romero Lubambo
7    Forgive Me 4:49    
Duduka Da Fonseca / Astrud Gilberto
8    Trio da Paz 5:12
Romero Lubambo
9    Cor Do Pecado 4:14
10    Manhattan Style 5:05
Duduka Da Fonseca
11    Festa de Sao Joao 5:36
Credits
Maúcha Adnet - Vocals
Joanne Brackeen - Piano
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums, Percussion
Romero Lubambo - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Synthesizer)
Herbie Mann - Flute, Flute (Alto)
Nilson Matta - Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Electric Upright Bass
Claudio Roditi - Flugelhorn, Trumpet

TRIO DA PAZ - Black Orpheus (1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

No discussion of the history of Brazilian music is complete without mentioning the 1959 Brazilian film Black Orpheus, which brought attention to the music of Brazilian composers Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá and popularized the Bonfá classics "Manha de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeo." The Black Orpheus soundtrack was a major source of inspiration for Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd. and other key figures in the bossa nova explosion of the early to mid-'60s, and it's also Brazilian group Trio da Paz's primary inspiration on this jazz-oriented release, which flutist Herbie Mann produced for his Kokopelli label. Consisting of guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta, and drummer Dudaka da Fonseca, Paz favors what could be called Brazilian hard bop. Though the Brazilians are quite melodic, they favor a much more intense and hard-swinging approach to the samba, and to Bonfá and Jobim's gems than Getz did in the early to mid-'60s. Subtlety and restraint characterized Getz's bossa nova, but Trio da Paz is passionately aggressive on this excellent CD. by Alex Henderson
Tracklist:
1    A Felicidade 0:58
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

2    Frevo 5:11    
Antônio Carlos Jobim
3    A Felicidade 7:49
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

4    Manha de Carnaval 4:20
Luiz Bonfá
5    O Nosso Amor 4:02
Antônio Carlos Jobim
6    Chão de Estrelas 7:38
Orestes Barbosa / Silvio Caldas
7    Samba de Orfeu 5:27    
Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria
8    Doña María 3:43
Duduka Da Fonseca
9    A Felicidade (vocal) 1:58
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

10    Manha de Carnaval 4:22
Luiz Bonfá
11    Namacumba 1:52
Naná Vasconcelos
12    Hugs & Kisses 4:20
Nilson Matta
13    Samba de Orfeo 2:41
Luiz Bonfá / Antônio Maria
Credits:
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums, Percussion – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Percussion – Cyro Baptista, Jorge Silva, Naná Vasconcelos
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi
Vocals – Alana Da Fonseca, Geoff Mann, Maucha Adnet

TRIO DA PAZ - Café (2002) Mp3

Trio da Paz's fourth record offers an alluring mix of originals, Brazilian classics, and jazz material seldom heard in a Latin context (Clifford Brown's "Blues Walk," for instance). Guitarist Romero Lubambo, one of Brazilian jazz's premier fingerstylists, is the main attraction, but he shares equal billing with bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca. Not for a moment do the trio's three special guests -- Joe Lovano, Dianne Reeves, and Hammond organist César Camargo Mariano -- come across as mere celebrity walk-ons; their contributions are genuine and substantial. Highlights include Reeves' haunting chromaticism on the very slow "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," Lubambo's fretless guitar work on the Egberto Gismonti-penned title track, and the closing romp on Chick Corea's "Humpty Dumpty." Lubambo's lively original, "48th Street Baião," provides the strongest example of his brilliant, rhythmically inventive single-note playing. by David R. Adler
Tracklist:
1    Saudade da Bahia 4:15
Dorival Caymmi
2    Love Is Here to Stay 4:54
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
feat: Dianne Reeves  
     
3    Arioso 4:56
Johann Sebastian Bach
4    Baden 6:47
Nilson Matta
5    Wave 4:51
Antônio Carlos Jobim
feat: Joe Lovano 
   
6    Blues Walk 5:56
Clifford Brown
feat: César Camargo Mariano    
7    Café 4:49    
Egberto Gismonti
8    Influencia do Jazz 5:21
Carlos Lyra
9    Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise 5:06
Oscar Hammerstein II / Sigmund Romberg
feat: Dianne Reeves  
     
10    48th Street Baião 6:19
Romero Lubambo
feat: Joe Lovano  
 
11    Gentle Rain 5:22
feat: César Camargo Mariano     
   
12    Humpty Dumpty 4:40
Chick Corea
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Guitar – Romero Lubambo

TRIO DA PAZ - Somewhere (2005) Mp3

 The well-traveled musicians who make up Trio da Paz (guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta, and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca) have eclectic tastes that range well beyond their native Brazil -- and they choose to exercise them without restraint on this album. Starting out with Miles Davis' "Seven Step to Heaven," the trio swings back and forth between Brazil and the U.S. without a care, filtering almost everything through the bossa nova and samba idioms. The Grover Washington, Jr. hit "Winelight" takes very well to a medium-tempo bossa nova treatment. Even, so help us, "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" is within their range, transformed into a swift samba. However Trio da Paz give Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" a straightforward, American pop standard rhythm, perhaps because they couldn't figure out how to Brazilian-ize it, and the off-kilter three-quarter meter take on the five-four meter "Take Five" nearly stumbles on itself. Among the Brazilian-made tunes, there is some exquisite out-of-the-way Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Look to the Sky") as well as standard-issue Jobim ("Corcovado"), rapid-fire Baden Powell in "Babel (Samba Novo)" and "O Astronauta," and a marvelous treatment of Durval Ferreira's "Batida Diferente." Whatever the sources of the material, this trio generates combustible fission that many of today's post-bossa nova recordings don't have. by Richard S. Ginell  
Tracklist:
1    Seven Steps to Heaven 3:49
Miles Davis
2    Partido Alto 5:52
3    Look to the Sky 5:08
A.C. Jobim
4    Babel (Samba Novo) 3:19
Baden Powell
5    Winelight 5:11
William H. Eaton Jr.
6    Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead 3:55    
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
7    Brazilian National Anthem 4:30
Fransisco Manuel Da Silva
8    Take Five 5:23
Paul Desmond
9    Batida Diferente 4:17    
Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira
10    O Astronauta 3:00
Baden Powell
11    Somewhere 6:12
Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim
12    Loro 4:51
Egberto Gismonti
13    Corcovado 5:32
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Musicians:
Romero Lubambo - Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Nilson Matta - Acoustic Bass
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums 

TRIO DA PAZ & JOE LOCKE - Live At Jazz Baltica (2008) Mp3

The exciting Brazilian jazz group Trio da Paz -- guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta, and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca -- are joined by vibraphonist Joe Locke for this 2007 concert at JazzBaltica in Salzau, Germany. Lubambo's lyrical acoustic guitar makes him the logical heir to earlier Brazilian greats like Laurindo Almeida. Each of the bandmembers contributes enticing originals. The drummer's intense cooker "Dona Maria" showcases Locke in a furious solo, though the guitarist's percolating solo that follows is hardly anticlimactic. Matta's "Copacabana" is a relaxing bossa nova ballad, while Lubambo's driving"Bachião" is the highlight of their set. Locke's soft ballad "Sword of Whispers" also blends in perfectly. One could hardly expect a Brazilian group to overlook the works of the masterful Antonio Carlos Jobim, and intimate renditions of "Wave" and "Look to the Sky," with Locke sitting out on both, are the Jobim numbers featured on Live at JazzBaltica. A follow-up recording to this enjoyable concert is clearly merited. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
1    Dona Maria 7:38
Duduka Da Fonseca
2    Copacabana 4:45
Nilson Matta
3    Pro Flávio 8:35
Romero Lubambo
4    Sword of Whispers 6:50
Joe Locke
5    Bachião 9:24
Romero Lubambo
6    Wave 5:44
Antônio Carlos Jobim
7    All the Things You Are 8:40
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
8    Look to the Sky 6:05
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Credits:
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Vibraphone – Joe Locke

TRIO DA PAZ - 30 (2016) Mp3

Only very special collaborations last 30 years, and rarely do they become more exciting and together over the decades. Trio da Paz, however, is one such long-lasting and still lightning band. The team of drummer Eduardo "Duduka" Da Fonseca, guitarist Romero Lubambo and bassist Nilson Matta, all Brasilian jazzmen of New York City, is just as dashing today as when the three first met in 1985.
So 30, their seventh album and ZOHO debut release, wastes no time glancing back. Rather, Trio da Paz celebrates the past as a way to get to what's now and what's next. This is not to imply that the band or 30 denies history. As friends, Duduka, Romero and Nilson are utterly secure in their enduring triangle, and as musicians they tap well-established elements of bedrock Brasilian samba and bossa nova -- the music of Jobim, Gilberto and Bonfá -- as well as bebop and its developments, Wes Montgomery, third stream and even free improvisation for ingredients of their signature sound. Romero's urban gypsy melodies and percussive chording, Nilson's firm yet flexible baselines and Duduka's rhythms -- which, whether surging or simmering, are always energized -- flow fast and inseparably over the course of 30.
Sampa 67 is characteristic: A brisk tune that welcomes the listener to enjoy the musicians' empathic interplay. The composition is slangily named for São Paulo, where Nilson, its composer, was born, and his rubato statement is at the track's center. Hear how Romero and Duduka, in stimulating exchanges, ramp the tempo back up to where it started.
In a similar mood and moving quickly, For Donato is Romero's tribute to bandleader and pianist Joao Donato, a Brazilian master who absorbed Caribbean accents during his stints with Mongo Santamaria, Cal Tjader and Tito Puente, among others, when he lived in the United States during the late '50s and '60s. The tune uses an afoxé rhythm that comes from Bahia, and is closely related to an Afro-Cuban groove.
The pace slows somewhat – Duduka using brushes instead of sticks - for Romero's bossa nova Outono ("Autumn"). Says the guitarist-composer: "With its changing of colors and cooler days after the summer, autumn is really a season for romantic music." And this is really music for romance. Alana is Duduka's piece for his older daughter, now an adult. Her father says Alana's personality is reflected in the song, which changes meter from 15/8 to 6/8 to a doubletimed 4/4 for the bass solo to Duduka's own episode in 15/8. So may we assume Alana is a sparkling and strong woman whose many dimensions fit together gracefully? Complementary yet contrasting, Luisa is for Romero's daughter, currently 17. The guitarist calls her "a beautiful person inside and out, who I love very much!" Although written in ?, "Luisa" is not phrased as a jazz waltz but instead sways in a way that Duduka identifies as a waltz with a Brasilian lilt.
Brasilian guitar virtuoso Baden Powell (1937 – 2000), obviously a hero to Romero, Nilson and Duduka as an early exemplar of the pan-stylistic approach Trio da Samba favors, wrote Samba Triste which at a breakneck tempo doesn't seem triste at all. Nilson's Águas Brasileiras refers to the Atlantic ocean, which has exerted implacable influence on the Trio's native land. A ballad, the song moves in soft waves; the trio's improvisation opens up the theme's depths and crosscurrents. Nilson recorded this previously, on his 2010 ZOHO album Copacabana.
Sweeping the Chimney, which Duduka calls "fast, really fast," was inspired by workers attending to Romero's house in New Jersey. "Luisa was three years old when I wrote that," the guitarist mentions, "and she helped me decide some of the notes." Duduka contributed Flying Over Rio, the melody of which came to him in an airplane taking off over Guanabara Bay, giving him a view of the mountains around Rio and Sugar Loaf, their peak. "Wow, it was gorgeous," he remembers – also remembering to credit Paulo Jobim (Tom Jobim's son) with suggesting to him one perfect note that launched the bridge "in a completely different direction."

To conclude, Nilson's LVM/Direto Ao Assunto (the initials of his wife and sons/"to the point") goes in a flash from subtle reflection to searing line. Both of these songs have been recorded before by Duduka and Nilson with pianist Helio Alves: "Flying over Rio" in 2008 on The Brazilian Trio's ZOHO release "Forests", and "LVM/Direto ao Assunto" on that group's album "Constelacao". Nilson introduced the song on the late pianist Don Pullen's album Kele Mou Bana, released in 1991.
That was just one year before Trio da Paz's own recording debut, Brasil from the Inside. Annotating that album, I wrote, "If North Americans hadn't invented jazz, surely Brasilians such as guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta and percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca would have." In fact, the members of Trio da Paz have invented jazz that's personally and musically unique. Their music is cool and hot, rooted in Brasilian heritage but cosmopolitan, timely and timeless.
"After 30 years together, we still bring the same energy, emotion and happiness whether we're stepping onstage or into a recording session," says Nilson. "That's the secret to Trio da Paz, what captivates our fans and why we keep making new ones all over the world." Romero agrees: "To play as Trio da Paz is a unique experience because the music always transcends notes, chords, tempos and anything written on sheet music. Naturally, because we've been playing together for 30 years, we know each other so well that we don't need to explain anything. These are qualities that are impossible to teach or articulate in words. They come from the hearts, souls and feelings that we have as individuals and as a group." Duduka adds simply, "When we play, we're very organic and spontaneous. Even to songs we perform often, we like to take a fresh approach. Sometimes one of us does something a little different, and we all realize it's better, so we stick with that. It's like a democracy. We all have ideas and try to do our best." The best of Trio da Paz is very fine. And though journalists used to use "-30-" to indicate the end of a story, 30 whets the appetite for more from a band in its prime. -- Howard Mandel
Tracklist:
1    Sampa 67 5:15
Nilson Matta
2    For Donato 5:45
Romero Lubambo
3    Outono 4:18
Romero Lubambo
4    Alana 5:01
Duduka Da Fonseca
5    Luisa 3:33
Romero Lubambo
6    Samba Triste 4:05
Baden Powell
7    Águas Brasileiras 4:47
Nilson Matta
8    Sweeping the Chimney 4:05
Romero Lubambo
9    Flying Over Rio 3:30
Duduka Da Fonseca
10    Lvm/Direto Ao Assunto 5:24
Nilson Matta
Musicians:
Romero Lubambo - Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Nilson Matta - Acoustic Bass
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums 


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BRAZILIAN TRIO - Forests (2008) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The Brazilian Trio consists of three Brazilian-born musicians who left their native land to expand their musical horizons in New York. Pianist Helio Alves has recorded extensively as a leader, while bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca make up two-thirds of the group Trio da Paz. The band is not a typical piano/bass/drums trio, but an interactive group with all members contributing to the arrangements. They explore gems by Milton Nascimento (including a shimmering, reflective rendition of "Tarde" and a driving romp through "Vera Cruz"), along with a breezy take of Ivan Lins' "Amor." Their originals, which make up half of the CD, are just as potent: Alves' sauntering samba "Ubatuba," and Matta's "Forests," which conveys both the beauty of Brazilian wilderness and the tense daily battle for survival among its inhabitants. Da Fonseca's easygoing, lyrical "Flying Over Rio" is also noteworthy. by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
1    Amor 6:20
Ivan Lins
2    Forests 7:06
Nilson Matta
3     Samba Alegre 6:40
Hélio Alves
4    Montreux 6:22   
Hermeto Pascoal
5    Pro Zeca 7:08
Victor Assis Brasil
6    Tarde 5:50
Milton Nascimento
7    Ubatuba 6:27
Hélio Alves
8    Paraty 5:56
Nilson Matta
9    Flying Over Rio 3:37   
Duduka Da Fonseca
10    Vera Cruz 7:06
Milton Nascimento
Credits:
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Piano – Helio Alves



BRAZILIAN TRIO - Constelação (2012) Mp3

The second album from these Brazilian veterans finds them using the piano/bass/drums format to great effect, with a light touch throughout (even the drum solo on "LVM/Direto Ao Assunto" is subtle). Pianist Helio Alves brings melody as assurance to a range of material, although Jobim accounts for three of the ten tracks here, letting everything glide with the smoothness of a Copacabana wave, while the others push and prod just enough to add meat underneath. "Luiza" is a standout, limpid and beautiful, the emotion coming through in every note. But this is an album that covers the spectrum of moods, from sadness to sparkling sunlight, as with the title cut, and the compositions from bandmembers stand tall next to those from more established figures. It's a highlight of Brazilian jazz. by Chris Nickson
Tracklist:
1    Constelação 6:20
Alfredo Cardim / Dee Dee McNeil
2    Bebe 5:47
Hélio Alves
3    Embalo 3:59
Tenorio Jr.
4    O Cantador 4:38
Dori Caymmi / Nelson Motta
5    Quebra Pedra 4:24
Antônio Carlos Jobim
6    LVM / Direto Ao Assunto 6:25
Nilson Matta
7    Luiza 5:33
Antônio Carlos Jobim
8    O Bôto 5:13
Jararaca / Antônio Carlos Jobim
9    Isabella 4:12
Duduka Da Fonseca
10    Bolivia 5:12
Cedar Walton
Credits:
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Bass – Nilson Matta
Piano – Helio Alves 

CLAUDIO RODITI - Brazilliance X4 (2009) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Claudio Roditi has enjoyed a great level of consistency in his career within a Brazilian jazz format. As literate a player as there is on the trumpet and flugelhorn, Roditi's influences stemming from Clifford Brown, Lee Morgan, and Freddie Hubbard are evident, but a sweet patience and virtue that he owns has been the distinctive difference. Always surrounding himself with exceptional, high-level players, on Brazilliance X 4 the band is as great as he has ever employed. Expert Brazilian drummer Duduka DaFonseca, the wonderful pianist Helio Alves, and the excellent young bassist Leonardo Cioglia provide Roditi an extraordinarily talented and cohesive group, one that hopefully can continue to be a working, touring ensemble. This is a very uniform recording all the way through, with Roditi himself virtually wasting no notes, richly rendering this music from top to bottom while featuring source material from a wide range of lesser known composers. Victor Assis Brasil's "Pro Zeca" starts the program in a hot and hip samba jazz, the astounding Alves driving Roditi's quick lyric line handing off to DaFonseca's inventive drum solo. The ultra-melodic Roditi is at his best on the clean and clear composition of Johnny Alf, "Rapaz De Bem," while taking twists and turns in a more complicated piece written by trombonist Raul DeSouza, the upbeat and bright "A Vontade Mesmo." Durval Ferreira and Lula Freire's "E Nada Mais" is the sleek, romantic selection, while João Donato and Paulo Sérgio Valle's "Quem Diz Que Sabe" cleverly modifies the quick samba rhythm while retaining a simple melodic approach. Roditi penned four pieces, including the steamy samba "Dinner by Five" with another showcase for the modal piano of Alves or DaFonseca's unpredictable drumming, and the slow ballad "Song for Nana" accented by chiming piano and Cioglia's soulful bass. The other two contributions written by Roditi are live in-concert pieces, as "Tema Para Duduka" is yet another feature where the drummer fills in the cracks between melody lines, while "Gemini Man" bubbles with excitement as the trumpeter's strutting and stretching trumpet urges the band ahead in an energetic yet effortless framework. There's also a version of the Miles Davis evergreen "Tune Up," a fluid and patient bossa nova adaptation. A collection of tunes quite easy to love, this comes very close to being a definitive modern instrumental Brazilian jazz classic, and will stand as one of, if not the very best recordings Roditi has produced during his successful and fruitful career. by Michael G. Nastos  
Tracklist:
1 Pro Zeca 5:01
Written-By – Victor Assis Brasil
2 E Nada Mais 5:43
Written-By – Durval Ferreira, Lula Freire
3 A Vontade Mesmo 4:25
Written-By – Raul De Souza
4 Tune Up 4:35
Written-By – Miles Davis
5 Rapaz De Bem 5:24
Written-By – Johnny Alf
6 Dinner By Five 5:13
Written-By – Claudio Roditi
7 Song For Nana 3:59
Written-By – Claudio Roditi
8 Tema Para Duduka 10:53
Written-By – Claudio Roditi
9 Quem Diz Que Sabe 5:23
Written-By – João Donato, Paulo Sérgio Valle
10 Gemini Man 7:22
Written-By – Claudio Roditi
Credits:
Bass – Leonardo Cioglia
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi
Piano – Helio Alves
Trumpet – Claudio Roditi

DUDUKA DA FONSECA - Samba Jazz Fantasia (2008) APE (image+.cue), lossless

"Fantasia" aptly describes this exuberant debut by drummer/percussionist Duduka Da Fonseca. Many tracks feature him with his partners in Trio da Paz (guitarist Romero Lubambo, bassist Nilson Matta), but there's also a rotating cast of jazz heavyweights: guitarist John Scofield, trumpeters Tom Harrell and Claudio Roditi, saxophonists Joe Lovano, David Sanchez, and Billy Drewes, pianists Kenny Werner and Marc Copland, and more. The results are upbeat, melodic, and richly textured, with ample and inspired improvisations -- the above names virtually guarantee it. Da Fonseca includes three of his own compositions: the odd-metered "Partido Out," the Tyner-esque "Dona Maria" (a tour de force for Kenny Werner and Billy Drewes), and the bright finale, "Manhattan Style." There are also original entries by Scofield, Harrell, Lubambo, and Helio Alves, along with gems by Dori Caymmi, Jobim, and others. The blend of electric and acoustic guitars (courtesy of Scofield and Lubambo) on "Pro Flavio" is one of the album's many winning moments; Da Fonseca sets up the track with a two-minute "Berimbau Fantasia." Albums like these raise the creative bar for Brazilian jazz, bringing the form squarely into the new millennium. by David R. Adler
Tracklist:
1    Pardito Out 5:35
Bass – Eddie Gomez
Drums, Cuica – Duduka Da Fonseca
Percussion – Valtinho Anastacio
Piano – Helio Alves
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Billy Drewes
Trombone – Jay Ashby
Vocals – Alana Da Fonseca, Lisa Ono, Maucha Adnet
Written-By, Arranged By – Chico Adnet, Duduka Da Fonseca

2    Terrestris 6:26
Bass – Dennis Irwin
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Percussion – Valtinho Anastacio
Piano – Dom Salvador
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano
Written-By, Arranged By, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell

3    Sco's Bossa 6:04
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums, Bells, Arranged By – Duduka Da Fonseca
Piano – Marc Copland
Tenor Saxophone – Richard Perry (2)
Vocals – Alana Da Fonseca, Lisa Ono, Maucha Adnet
Written-By, Arranged By, Guitar – John Scofield
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo

4    Bala Com Bala 5:37
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Arranged By [Horn], Piano – Helio Alves
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums, Arranged By – Duduka Da Fonseca
Tenor Saxophone – David Sanchez
Written-By – João Bosco

5    Pedra Bonita 5:49
Bass – Eddie Gomez
Drums, Arranged By – Duduka Da Fonseca
Piano, Arranged By – Helio Alves
Written-By – Mario Adnet

6    Dona Maria 6:10
Bass – Nilson Matta
Piano – Kenny Werner
Soprano Saxophone – Billy Drewes
Vocals – Isabel Adnet Da Fonseca
Written-By, Arranged By, Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca

7    Saveiros 5:12
Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By – Romero Lubambo
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums, Arranged By – Duduka Da Fonseca
Piano – Kenny Werner
Soprano Saxophone – Billy Drewes
Vocals – Maucha Adnet
Written-By – Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta

8    Song For Claudio 5:44
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi
Tenor Saxophone – David Sanchez
Written-By, Arranged By, Piano – Helio Alves

9     Berimbau Fantasia 2:17
Written-By, Berimbau – Duduka Da Fonseca
10     Pro Flavio 8:19
Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By – Romero Lubambo
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums, Berimbau, Caxixi, Vibraslap, Arranged By – Duduka Da Fonseca
Guitar – John Scofield
Percussion – Valtinho Anastacio
Written-By – Romero Lubambo

11     Fotografia 4:44
Bass – Nilson Matta
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Piano, Arranged By – Alfredo Cardim
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Lovano
Vocals – Maucha Adnet
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

12     Manhattan Style 6:41
Bass – Nilson Matta
Piano – Helio Alves
Tenor Saxophone – David Sanchez
Trumpet – Claudio Roditi
Written-By, Arranged By, Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca

DUDUKA DA FONSECA QUINTET - Samba Jazz in Black & White (2006) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Drummer Duduka Da Fonseca's goal is to blend samba with jazz, and he succeeds throughout this colorful disc. His music is often gentle like sambas, but it is rhythmically complex in spots and features strong jazz improvising along with a pair of atmospheric vocals. There is more variety than expected and the music, although often soothing, is never overly predictable. The core quintet consists of the leader on drums and percussion, the talented Anat Cohen on reeds, guitarist Guilherme Monteiro, pianist Helio Alves, and bassist Leonardo Cioglia. Singers Maucha Adnet and Alana Da Fonseca are on "Mestre Bimba," with Adnet returning on "Medo de Amar." There are also two guest appearances for guitarist Vic Juris and the reeds of Paulo Levi, with trumpeter Claudio Roditi sitting in on "Bye Bye Brasil." Throughout this well-conceived set, Duduka Da Fonseca keeps the music flowing, swinging, and highly appealing. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1    Mestre Bimba 4:33
Bebeto / Hélcio Milito
2    Janeiro 5:53
Ion Muniz
3    Bye Bye Brasil 6:33
Chico Buarque / Roberto Menescal
4    Chorinho Pra Ele 4:31
Hermeto Pascoal
5    Viver de Amor 5:24
Toninho Horta
6    Medo de Amar 4:50
Vinícius de Moraes
7    Palhaco 4:51
Egberto Gismonti
8    Terra de Angara (Intro) 1:08
Duduka Da Fonseca
9    Terra de Angara 4:21   
Haroldo Mauro, Jr.
10    O Grande Amor 6:01
Antônio Carlos Jobim
11    Sambetinho 6:29
Hélio Alves
12    Dry Land 5:36
Marcos Silva
Musicians:
Duduka Da Fonseca - drums, percussion
Helio Alves - piano
Anat Cohen - tenor & soprano saxes, clarinet
Guilherme Monteiro - electric and acoustic guitars
Leonardo Cioglia - bass
Special Guests:
Maucha Adnet - vocals
Alana Da Fonseca - vocals
Vic Juris - guitar
Paulo Levi - tenor sax, flute
Claudio Roditi - trumpet
Producer - Duduka Da Fonseca

DUDUKA DA FONSECA TRIO - Plays Toninho Horta (2011) Mp3

 Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca’s third ZOHO CD release “Plays Toninho Horta” is his superlative follow-up to his 2009 Latin Grammy-nominated “Brazilian Trio – Forests” project. (ZOHO ZM 200806). This new CD, recorded in 2009, presents his current Rio de Janeiro-based Trio with pianist David Feldman and bassist Guto Wirtti.
Repertoire focus on the album are some of the most famous songs by one of the leading living Brazilian singer-songwriters and guitarists, Toninho Horta, in instrumental jazz interpretations which are profoundly searching, lyrical and virtuosic.Since his arrival in New York in 1975, Da Fonseca has performed with, and has appeared as a sideman on over 200 CDs, with North American jazz greats, Tom Harrell, John Scofield, Gerry Mulligan, Herbie Mann, Lee Konitz, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gomez, Joe Henderson, Joe Lovano and many others. Da Fonseca has toured internationally with Brazilian legends Antonio Carlos Jobim and singer Astrud Gilberto, and formed the outstanding Brazilian jazz group Trio Da Paz. In 2002 Duduka was nominated for a Grammy® with his first solo album "Samba Jazz Fantasia". He also appeared as a featured guest on Brazilian acoustic guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima two ZOHO releases “Carioca”(ZOHO ZM 200602) and “Merengue”(ZOHO ZM 200911).
Joachim “Jochen” Becker
Throughout the rich history of Brazilian music, we have had extremely talented composers and amongst them, one that touches my heart with his amazing music is Toninho Horta. I met Toninho more than forty years ago, and also had a chance to meet his beautiful family. In the early 70s I used to date his younger sister Lena, a very talented flutist, and on many occasions I stayed in his family house in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he still lives. I was lucky to witness some of Toninho's evolution as a composer and as a human being. I can say that without exception, I love all his compositions. I believe that Toninho Horta deserves much broader recognition worldwide.
In 2000, I had the pleasure to meet David Feldman when he was studying at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York. We started playing together right away, and the chemistry between us was there from the first hit. David played in my quintet at the time, and I played on his first trio album, with the fabulous Hans Glawischnig on bass. A few years later, David moved back to Rio, where he still lives with his family.
In a recent visit to Rio, I got a call from Paulo Levi, a wonderful sax player from northeast Brazil, to play on his album. When I got to the studio, David Feldman was the pianist, and the bass player was a young gentleman from the south of Brazil, Guto Wirtti.
We started the session and I said to myself, "Wow!! This rhythm session sounds so right!! It feels like a walk on Ipanema Beach." I came back to New York, and started to think that I really wanted to do a trio project with these two fabulous young musicians. At the time, I was playing quite a bit with Toninho, around Europe and in New York, with a project of mine called "Samba Jazz & the Music of Jobim". Then the idea clicked in my head: "I am going to do a Trio album playing the music of Toninho Horta". That same year I went back to Rio, and we recorded the album. The recording process was a fantastic experience, and I could not be happier with the results.I sincerely hope that you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed making it. (Duduka Da Fonseca)

Duduka Da Fonseca. I was very happy to hear the news of this homage paid to me by this great musician and special friend, Duduka Da Fonseca, through his Trio recording of my compositions. I felt proud and privileged, since Duduka has a beautiful history with the bossa nova, and who today is one of the most exquisite Brazilian musicians, sharing the stage with great jazz musicians from New York, who are the best in the world.
Upon hearing the album, I was deeply moved by the performance of the Trio and by the unique way they transformed my songs into true instrumental pearls. The individual and collective creativity of Duduka, David and Guto are highlighted in each track, and the conceptual innovations of groove, melodic interpretation and form left me truly enchanted.
The audiophile public will also be privileged to experience the superb work of Duduka Da Fonseca through this album. I wish I had played with them on the album, however it might not have been such a fresh, sweet, creative and beautiful work, as was the final result.
All that remains for me is to thank them and wait for the CD to come out soon, so I can again enjoy these unforgettable tracks, made with such competence and heart. (Toninho Horta) zohomusic.com
Tracklist:
1    Aqui, Oh! 6:34   
2    Bicycle Ride 4:19
3    Moonstone 4:17   
4    Francisca 4:16       
5    Aquelas Coisas Todas 7:53   
6    De Ton Pra Tom 4:48   
7    Waiting for Angela 5:09   
8    Luisa 5:54   
9    Retrato Do Gato 4:19
Credits:
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums
David Feldman - Piano
Guto Wirtti - Bass (Acoustic)

DUDUKA DA FONSECA QUINTET - Samba Jazz > Jazz Samba (2012) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist:
1    Depois Da Chuva 5:17
Composed, Arranged By – Dom Salvador
2    Sabor Carioca 4:18
Composed By – Raul Mascarenhas
3    Rancho Das Nuvens 4:36
Arranged By – Mario Adnet
Composed By – Antonio Carlos Jobim

4    Blues Connotation 4:23
Arranged By – Anat Cohen
Composed By – Ornette Coleman

5    Obstinado 6:41
Composed By – Haroldo Mauro Jr.
6    The Peacocks 6:21
Composed By – Jimmy Rowles
7    O Guarana 7:32
Arranged, Composed By – Alfredo Cardim
8    Flying Over Rio 5:29
Composed By – Duduka Da Fonseca
9    Dona Olimpia 5:42
Arranged By – Anne Drummond, Klaus Mueller
Composed By – Toninho Horta

10    Melancia 8:21
Composed By – Rique Pantoja
Credits:
Bass – Leonardo Cioglia
Drums, Producer  – Duduka Da Fonseca
Guitar – Guilherme Monteiro
Piano – Helio Alves
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Anat Cohen

 

DUDUKA DA FONSECA TRIO - New Samba Jazz Directions (2013) Mp3

Samba and Bossa Nova (which originated from Samba) have been at the heart of my playing since the beginning. They are usually played on the drum set, with the traditional ostinato pattern (dotted eighth / sixteenth notes) played on the bass drum. The "Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66" album, with João Palma on drums, is a good basic example of this way of playing. But I believe that in Samba or Bossa Nova one can also choose to use the bass drum much more freely, without the obligation of playing the traditional ostinato pattern the whole time, using the bass drum to play syncopated accents as an accompanying voice. I sometimes like to alternate between the two approaches, even in the same song. I also love "feathering" the bass drum; a technique, as the word implies, in which you play very softly. In America, modern Jazz bass drum syncopations and accents were developed by Kenny Clarke (1914-1985), who found a way to match the new conversational language of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Growing out of the styles of Chick Webb, Papa Jo Jones and "Big" Sid Catlett, Kenny Clarke's innovations paved the way for Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones and many others, and changed the approach of Jazz drummers all over the world.

The concepts that were created by these legendary Jazz drummers were eventually adapted to Samba Jazz and Bossa Nova drumming. In Brazil, the first to do so was Edison Machado (1934-1990) whose 1965 recording “Rio 65 Trio" with Dom Salvador (piano) and Sergio Barrozo (bass) heavily influenced myself, Robertinho Silva, Zé Eduardo Nazário, Tutty Moreno, and several others. In the early 70'S while living in Rio, I began to develop this way of playing Samba in a trio setting with Cesarius Alvim (piano) and Ricardo Santos (bass). In 1975 I moved to New York to pursue my dreams; I fell in love with the city and have lived here ever since. It has been a great learning journey, and has led me to understand that gratitude, perseverance, patience and kindness are some of the key qualities that can lead to a better knowledge of life. In the early 80’s I began playing and recording with the pianist of the Rio 65 Trio, Dom Salvador, who had also moved to New York. In 1997 we recorded a joint album, “Transition” with Rogerio Botter Maio on bass. Because of the chemistry between us we were able to explore ideas of a more freely played Samba. Years later I found a new trio setting in which to continue this musical conversation. Our first recording together was Duduka Da Fonseca Trio plays Toninho Horta" for ZOHO Music. David Feldman, Gutto Wirtti and I are able to think and feel musical time in uncannily similar ways, creating an ideal musical landscape for us to further explore new forms of Samba and Bossa Nova playing, using our roots for musical inspiration. The result is a time/beat with a much wider and elastic feel, but without losing the essence of Samba, which is in our blood.
Our new album was made in Rio de Janeiro (where the sounds of our music originally took root at "Beco das Garrafas", Rio's 52nd Street). Recording in the neighborhood of Ipanema where I was born and raised was a wonderful experience for me, and I hope that you enjoy listening to the album as much as we enjoyed making it. Here is our heartfelt effort to present New Samba Jazz Directions. Deep thanks to David Feldman and Guto Wirtti for their invaluable musical suggestions. This album is dedicated to my beloved wife Maucha Adnet. Best of luck and peace, Duduka Da Fonseca

For decades, Rio de Janeiro-born drummer Duduka Da Fonseca has been hailed as one of the leading drummer/band leaders in Brazilian Samba Jazz, the exciting hybrid of native Brazilian rhythms and American Jazz. "Growing up in Ipanema in the 50s was fantastic,” Duduka recalls. “Its beaches were beautiful and pure. Ipanema was a neighborhood of mostly family homes with very few buildings and cars. We played soccer in the streets and climbed trees. It was peaceful."
"I was very fortunate that my parents loved good music. I was brought up listening to Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, Dorival Caymmi, Luis Bonfá, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and many others.” Duduka began playing the drums at thirteen: "I am self-taught. My way to learn was playing along with the vinyl records of the Brazilian musicians and American Jazz masters."
Following several years of performing in Brazil both as a leader and a sideman, Duduka moved to New York in 1975. There, he followed his dream of playing with American Jazz musicians, blending the musical cultures of Brazil and the US. “When I arrived in New York City, it was a much different musical scene from today. Samba Jazz was not on the map at that time. I am very proud to be one of a few musicians who helped revive the Brazilian Jazz scene in New York City in the late 70s.”
Duduka has appeared on over 200 albums and performed with artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Gerry Mulligan, Claudio Roditi, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Tom Harrell, Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid, Lee Konitz, Herbie Mann, Jorge Dalto, Joe Henderson, Kenny Barron, Emily Remler, Nancy Wilson, Slide Hampton, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Gil Goldstein, Joanne Brackeen, Marc Johnson, George Mraz, John Patitucci, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Maucha Adnet , Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Phil Woods amongst many others.
Among these recordings are three prior releases as a leader for the ZOHO label, including: Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet: Samba Jazz in Black and White (ZM 200603) in 2006; Brazilian Trio: Forests (ZM 200806) in 2008; and Duduka Da Fonseca Trio Plays Toninho Horta (ZM 201115) in 2011. In 2009, his Brazilian Trio album "Forests" was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the "Best Latin Jazz Album" category. zohomusic.com
Tracklist:
1    Duduka's Mood 6:15
David Feldman
2    Sonho De Maria 6:18
Marcos Valle / Paulo Sérgio Valle
3    Solito 5:25
Guto Wirtti
4    Alana 5:13
Duduka Da Fonseca
5    Isabella 5:42   
Duduka Da Fonseca
6    Zelão 6:02
Sergio Ricardo
7    Tetê 6:26   
David Feldman
8    Céu E Mar 5:26
Johnny Alf
9    Bad Relation 6:27
David Feldman
10    Samblues 5:06
David Feldman
Credits:
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums
David Feldman - Piano
Guto Wirtti - Bass


DUDUKA DA FONSECA TRIO - Jive Samba (2015) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Master drummer Duduka Da Fonseca and his Rio-based Trio, interpreting Brazilian Samba Jazz compositions by North American jazz icons Keith Jarrett, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and others.
Duduka Da Fonseca has been hailed as one of the leading drummer/band leaders in Brazilian Samba Jazz, re-uniting here with his Brazil-based Trio for their third ZOHO CD release, in ten exquisite arrangements, including "Jive Samba", "Sco's Bossa" and "Speak Like a Child".
Since his arrival in New York in 1975, Da Fonseca has performed with, and has appeared as a sideman on over 200 CDs, with North American jazz greats Joe Henderson, Tom Harrell, John Scofield, Gerry Mulligan, Claudio Roditi, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano and many more.
Da Fonseca has toured internationally with Brazilian legends Antonio Carlos Jobim and singer Astrud Gilberto, and formed the outstanding Brazilian jazz group Trio da Paz with guitarist Romero Lubambo and bassist Nilson Matta.
AN EVERLASTING LOVE AFFAIR
The wealthy Rio de Janeiro soccer impresario Arnaldo Guinle sponsored the first European tour in 1922 of the legendary innovator of modern Brazilian Choro, Alfredo da Rocha Viana, Jr., aka Pixinguinha, and his very important and entertaining band known as Os Oito Batutas (The Magnificent Eight). The songwriter, composer, arranger, and saxophonist/flutist Pixinguinha and the Os Oito Batutas served as trail-blazing ambassadors for Brazilian music and culture as they performed for a historic six-month residency in the Scheherazade Cabaret in Paris in 1922.
It was during that monumental nightclub engagement over 90 years ago that one of the most inspired and productive relationships in the last century of modern music making started to catch fire: an eternally passionate and mutual love affair between Brazilian music and American jazz. There is a wonderful legend about another great Giant of American Music, Louis Armstrong, meeting Pixinguinha during that magical time in Paris. What is most important to know is that these two creative forefathers both played a centrally vital role in developing and nurturing our music with the enormity of their hearts and souls.
Since forming his first samba jazz trios and all star bands in the mid 1960s, including being a co-founder of the landmark ensemble Trio Da Paz, master drummer Duduka Da Fonseca has done far more than most in combining American jazz and the heart of Brazilian music, shining the bright light of his soulful swing on what is most uplifting and heartwarming in both cultures. This music is all about abiding love and friendship. The fundamental idea for this special project was germinated after a conversation between Duduka and his friend David Benechis, a Brazilian lawyer and writer, several years ago while Duduka was visiting his hometown, Rio de Janeiro: magical interpretations of Brazilian-inspired compositions by major American jazz composers such as Keith Jarrett, Joe Henderson, Clare Fischer, and John Scofield .zohomusic.com
Tracklist:
1    Jive Samba 4:29
Nat Adderley
2    Lucky Southern 5:12
Keith Jarrett
3    Sco's Bossa 6:39
John Scofield
4    Recorda Me 5:06   
Joe Henderson
5    Peresina 6:45
McCoy Tyner
6    Clouds 6:37
Kenny Barron
7    Pensativa 6:03
Clare Fischer
8    Speak Like a Child 4:26
Herbie Hancock
9    El Gaucho 4:13
Wayne Shorter
10    Samba Yantra 4:37
Chick Corea
Credits:
Duduka Da Fonseca - Drums
David Feldman - Piano
Guto Wirtti - Bass
Paulo Levi - Tenor Saxophone (# 4)

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