Ten tracks, some well known and some not so well known and, indeed, it is the numbers in the latter category that I found to be the most interesting. After all, how many more versions of Girl From Ipanema do we need? Paradoxically, although Agua De Beber could be said to belong to the more familiar end of the spectrum, the arrangement, with cracking solos from Adolfo and Rocha, is probably the one to check out first.
However, ever since the bossa nova escaped from Brasil the one thing that has remained constant is the way it engulfs you. It has a hypnotic effect - the more you listen the more it grows on you. The rhythm becomes compelling and when you have soloists and arrangement such as the ones we have here it gradually moves from elevator music and on to the dance floor of a hip Latin jazz club.
Well worth checking out - Lance
Available via usual suspects.
The Girl From Ipanema; Wave; A Felicidade; How Insensitive; Favela (O Morro Nao Tem Ver); Inuitil Paisagem; Agua De Beber; Amparo/Intro Por Toda a Minha Vida; Estrado Do Sol
Collective personnel: Antonio Adolpho (piano); Jesse Sadoc (trumpet, flugel); Marcelo Martins (tenor/soprano sax); Danilo Sinna (alto sax); Rafael Rocha (trombone); Lula Galvao (guitars); Jorge Helder (bass); Rafael Barata (drums, perc.) Dada Costa (perc.) + Paulo Braga (drums); Zé Renato (vocals).
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