Brazilliance

Performer: Marco Figueira
Producer: Marco Figueira
Distributor: CD Baby (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Marco Figueira (vocals); Paulo Andre Tavares (acoustic guitar); Hiram Bullock (electric guitar); Krista Feeney, Rachel Golub, Mark Feldman , Anca Nicolau (violin); Kathleen Foster, Ron Lawrence (viola); Myron Luteke, Ariane Lallemand (cello); Hendrik Meurkens (harmonica); Oscar Feldman (alto saxophone); Claudio Roditi (trumpet); Helio Alves (piano); Sergio Brandao (bass instrument); Paulinho Braga (drums); Mauro Refosco (percussion); Kerry Linder, Luiz Paulo Simas (background vocals). Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Marco Figueira was born in the musically rich Minas Gerais region of Brazil, but has lived in New York City since 1988. While his music is still obviously a product of his Brazilian upbringing, the influence of his adopted home is also clearly audible on this, his first album for the Blue Toucan Music label. The New York influence is most explicit on tracks like "Vem C�" (with its rockish guitar solo played by session great Hiram Bullock) and the straight-ahead jazz groove of "Minha" (with its old-school string section). But the more traditionally Brazilian tracks are the ones that succeed most completely, and these include the fun and rollicking "Preta-Porter de Tafet�" and the quietly brilliant "Aguas de Mar�o." Figueira's scat vocalese on "Amizade" is particularly nice, as is the slow and sweet "Romance," heard here in a vocal version and a second instrumental version as a bonus track closing the disc. A delightful album. ~ Rick Anderson

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