the project
Brazil has long been celebrated for its sultry samba
grooves and mesmerizing bossa nova beats. In recent
years, Brazilian composers have also added rock, jazz,
classical, and new age influences to their unique styles.
Black Sun is a progressive label dedicated to producing
high quality international jazz recordings. In this
recording, Black Sun has documented a formidable array
of modern Brazilian expressions. The collection features
collaborations between native musicians and artists
from abroad who are drawn to the Brazilian legacy. As
Brazilian Contemporary Instrumental Music illustrates,
it is a healthy exchange which explores musical trends
in terms of the Brazilian legacy.
the artists
Paul Horn, an American jazz flutist who is also known
as one of the fathers of new age music, has long had
a reputation for introducing Brazilian artists to audiences
in the United States and Europe. The Black Sun collection
includes selections from
The Altitude of the Sun
(
15002-2), his 1976 collaboration
with guitarist and arranger Egberto Gismonti.
Brazilian
Contemporary Instrumental Music features two cuts
by the Brazilian band, Azymuth. Azymuth made a name
for itself in the early 80s playing an infectious music
that blends South American rhythms with jazz improvisation
and rock and roll. After touring with Airto Moreira
and Flora Purim, the group hit the top 10 in jazz charts
with its debut release,
Light As A Feather (
15006-2).
The recording also includes selections from trumpeter
Marcio Montarroyos, one of Brazil's most respected
session musicians, who has recorded extensively with
Sergio Mendes, Milton Nascimento, and Antonio Carlos
Jobim. His exuberant style, which blends jazz fusion,
classical, funk, rock, African music, and Brazilian
folk, has evolved from traditional samba roots, Samba
Solstice (15001), to a
unique style that the artist calls primitive-techno,
Terra Mater (15004).
Brazilian Contemporary Instrumental Music
also includes the smooth Brazilian fusion
sounds of Walton Ornato's California Suite
(15008-2), a group that combines
the zest of samba and bossa nova with the elegance
of classical music and the soul of jazz. Finally,
Roxy Music veteran Phil Manzanera and film composer
and recording artist Sergio Dias present an unusual
juxtaposition of driving rock textures and Brazilian
rhythms on two selections from their 1990 release,
Mato Grosso (15010-2).
tracklist
| 1 |
Sambinha (Little
Samba) by Paul Horn |
from Brazilian
Images (15013-2) |
3'12" |
| 2 |
Avenida Das Manguerias
by Azymuth |
from Light
As A Feather (15006-2)
|
4'25" |
| 3 |
Sunroof by Marcio
Montarroyos |
from Samba
Solstice (15001-2) |
6'52" |
| 4 |
This Exists (Existe
Isto) by Azymuth |
from Outubro
(15007-2) |
4'36" |
| 5 |
Dolphin
Song by Walton Ornato |
from
California Suite (15008-2) |
4'29" |
| 6 |
Introduction:
Quilombo Dos Palmares by Marcio Montarroyos
|
from Samba
Solstice (15001-2) |
3'06" |
| 7 |
Mulher Solitaria
(Lonely Woman) by Paul Horn |
from Brazilian
Images (15013-2) |
6'13" |
| 8 |
Espiritu by Phil
Manzanera & Sergio Dias |
from Mato
Grosso (15010-2) |
10'55" |
| 9 |
Quarup
(Worship Ceremony) by Paul Horn featuring Egberto
Gismonti |
from
The Altitude of the Sun (15002-2) |
4'50" |
| 10 |
Parque Laje (A
Park In Rio) by Paul Horn featuring Egberto
Gismonti |
from The
Altitude of the Sun (15002-2) |
3'31" |
| 11 |
Aquarela Do Brasil
by Marcio Montarroyos |
from Terra
Mater (15004-2) |
6'57" |
| 12 |
Baby Bossa by
Walton Ornato |
from
California Suite (15008-2) |
4'13" |
| 13 |
Brazilia by Phil
Manzanera & Sergio
Dias |
from Mato
Grosso (15010-2) |
12'38" |
|
Total
Time: |
|
76'22" |
