Non-Stop To Brazil

Performer: Luiz Bonfá
Engineer: Bob Katz
Producer: David Chesky
Distributor: Telarc Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Luiz Bonfa, Gene Bertoncini (guitar), Cafe (percussion). Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City on April 17-18, 1989. Includes liner notes by Bret Primack. All songs written by Luiz Bonfa. Composer: Luiz Bonf�. Personnel: Luiz Bonf� (guitar); Gene Bertoncini (guitar); Caf� (percussion). Liner Note Author: Bret Primack. Recording information: RCA Recording Studios, Studio A, New York, NY (04/17/1989/04/18/1989). Photographer: David King. Unknown Contributor Role: Dennis Ferrante. Ever since his songs "Manha de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu" were included in the 1959 film Black Orpheus, Luiz Bonfa has been one of the most celebrated figures in Brazilian music. In fact, the composer/acoustic guitarist's work commands the type of reverence enjoyed by such all-time greats as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Laurindo Almeida and Joao Gilberto. The entirely instrumental Non-Stop to Brazil marked the first time Bonfa (a master of samba and bossa nova) had set foot in an American recording studio in 15 years. Under the direction of jazz guitarist and Chesky Records President David Chesky, Bonfa (who is joined only by percussionist Caf� and, on three pieces, fellow guitarist Gene Bertoncini) revisits many of his best-known works. Anyone with even a basic knowledge of Brazilian music will recognize "Manha de Carnaval" and "Samba de Orfeu," and songs like "Sambolero," "Gentle Rain," and "Danca India" (an ode to South American Indians) are also highly regarded. Longtime Bonfa aficionados won't be disappointed by these intimate and introspective performances. ~ Alex Henderson

Down Beat - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus

Before bossa nova took the world by storm in the 1960s, the reigning sound of Brazil was the samba. Guitarist Luiz Bonfa was one of the most well-known Brazilian samba-cancao composers and performers of the 1950s, known for his complex, lively fingerpicking style and soulful compositions. His contributions to the BLACK ORPHEUS soundtrack--particularly "Manha de Carnaval," which has since become a jazz standard--elevated him to fame in 1959, and he continued to enjoy the respect of peers and audiences well into the '90s. Bonfa died in Brazil in 2001.

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