Journey to the Amazon is a fascinating collaboration between classical guitarist Sharon Isbin, saxophonist Paul Winter and percussionist/composer Thiago de Mello. The three musicians explore South American, particularly Brazilian, rhythms and songs, devising a mesmerizing fusion of worldbeat, jazz and classical. While this certainly isn't music for purists, it's adventurous and evocative, and it often fulfills its grand ambitions. Leo Stanley
Tracklist:
1 Historia Do Luar (Chôro) 2:09
Composed By – Laurindo Almeida
2 Seis Por Derecho 3:32
Composed By – Antonio Lauro
3 Waltz Op. 8, No.4 3:58
Composed By – Agustín Barrios Mangoré
4 A Hug For Pixingha 3:52
Composed By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Edited By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Daniel Wolff
5 Chants For The Chief, No. 2: Uirapurú Do Amazonas (Uirapurú From The Amazon) 5:28
Composed, Arranged By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Edited By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima
6 Julia Florida 4:25
Composed By – Agustín Barrios Mangoré
7 El Marabino 1:27
Composed By – Antonio Lauro
Edited By – Alirio Díaz
8 Waltz, No.3 (Natalia) 2:22
Composed By – Antonio Lauro
Edited By – Alirio Díaz
9 Porro 2:16
Composed By – Gentil Montaña
10 Batucada 2:38
Composed By – Isaías Sávio
11 Lago De Janauacá 2:47
Composed By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Edited By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
12 Chants For The Chief, No.1: A Chamada Dos Ventos / Canção Noturna (Wind Call / Nocturne Song) 5:17
Composed, Arranged By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Edited By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Daniel Wolff
13 Canción De Cuna (Lullaby) 3:42
Composed By – E. Grenet, Leo Brouwer
14 Aire De Joropo 1:26
Arranged By – Alirio Díaz, Antonio Lauro
Composed By – Benito Canonico
15 Cochichando 2:43
Arranged By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Composed By – Alfredo Vianna (Pixinguinha)
16 Chôro Alegre (A Hug For Tiberio) 1:42
Composed By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Edited By – Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Tiberio Nascimento
17 Cavaleiro Sem Armadura (Knight Without Armor) 4:05
Arranged By – Daniel Wolff
Composed By – Gaudencio Thiago De Mello
Créditos
Guitar – Sharon Isbin
Percussion – Thiago De Mello
Saxophone – Paul Winter 
