Gretchen Parlato – Flor (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Gretchen Parlato – Flor (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 46:43 minutes | 919 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Edition Records

Gretchen Parlato continues her love story with bossa nova and Latin jazz with great precision. This Californian who has sung alongside the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Marcus Miller, Kenny Baron and Lionel Loueke did give her album the Portuguese title Flor (flower in English) by accident. This release breaks a three-year silence on the recording front. Parlato sings like a plant opens, offers herself to those who will listen, and exudes a sensuality that one can almost smell. “My art has always reflected my life”, she says. “These days, I’m finding the balance between artistic creativity and nurturing motherhood. My purpose now has both a higher and deeper meaning, and this project is a musical representation of that journey.”

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Goro Ito Ensemble – Architect Jobim (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Goro Ito Ensemble – Architect Jobim (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 49:43 minutes | 970 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC

Antonio Carlos Jobim’s 90th anniversary collection.

Bossa Nova guitarist and director of João Gilberto / Actor in naomi & goro and solo, and Ito Goro who also works as a producer of Harada Tomoyo, birth parent of Bossa Nova this year, birth of Antonio Carlos „Tribute to Jobim“ album.

Focusing on the classical aspect of Jobim that he was heavily influenced by classical music such as Debussy, Chopin, Satie, and not only famous songs of Jobin composition but also songs which have not been taken up much so far, It is a tribute work that I have played in a chamber music composition with a talental, I listen with a classical minimalistic new arrangement, even worldwide.

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Flavia Dantas – Bossa Nova (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Flavia Dantas – Bossa Nova (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 36:16 minutes | 423 MB | Genre: World, Brazilian Music, Bossa Nova
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Miranda Records

Flávia Dantas is a singer and a songwriter. She has this sweet and beautiful voice that pleases everybody everywhere. She released her first CD in 2012 (only with her own songs), which has a very Brazilian sonority, full of bossa and swing: music to hear and to dance. In addition to her authorial work, she sings the traditional repertoire of Bossa Nova and Samba, in many formations such as voice and guitar duet; quintet with voice, guitar, bass, drums and saxophones. Flávia also sings in a popular orchestra: The Carioca Orchestra of Samba. Her main references are Nara Leão, Joao Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Vinicius de Moraes, João Donato, Dorival Caymmi, etc.

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Elizeth Cardoso – Naturalmente (1959/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Elizeth Cardoso – Naturalmente (1959/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:41 minutes | 377 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

We have here The Great Elizeth Cardoso, or Elizete, as it appears sometimes written on her records. Once again we have the album “naturally”, now presented in its original format, released in 1959, as stated on the reissue label. The album features a presentation text signed by writer Aeneida de Moraes, a name, by the way, little remembered today. Eneida was a journalist and writer and appears here in the back cover photo, next to Elizeth Cardoso. “Naturally”is a thin lp, with twelve handpicked songs. And hand-to-hand it must also have been the musicians ‘ climbing that composes the work. It is not by chance that it arouses the interest of so many people, not only on behalf of the singer, but also for the orchestra and musicians that accompany her. I will just repeat the text of the scale:Severino Filho is responsible for the arrangements, in this heepe. Was also the brother boy Ismael Netto,the conductor of the orchestra, which counted with the precious collaboration of the pistons Laerte Rezende, José Moura, Alberico Moura, Hercule Calastri, trombones, Edmundo Maciel, Armando Palla, Waldemar Moura and Francisco, violins Nirenberg, Homer, Pascoli, Adolfo, Colaccico, Pinchito, George and Pine, of violóes Cezar and Flinkas, celos War and Oliani. At the piano, this Chaim, the battery was Paulinho, the double bass Sebastian Marino, the harp was Fumagália, the guitar Temistocles de Araújo, Chuca-Chuca on the vibraphone, Nicolino Copy on the flute, the oboe and corningles was Hans, the guitar was JOÃO GILBERTO. The rhythmists were Alberto de Souza, Bide, Geraldo Barbosa. In the chorus of Sereverino son the voices are of Hortência, Odaléa and Ivone, of Altair, badeco Cosme, Quartéra and Waldir.”

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Carlos Lyra – Bossa Nova! (Depois Do Carnaval) (1963/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Carlos Lyra – Bossa Nova! (Depois Do Carnaval) (1963/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:59 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (born May 11, 1939 in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian musician (singer, guitarist and composer) who has written numerous classical pieces of the Bossa Nova and Música Popular Brasileira.

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Walter Wanderley – Samba No Esquema De Walter Wanderley (1963/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Walter Wanderley – Samba No Esquema De Walter Wanderley (1963/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 28:23 minutes | 560 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

2008 reissue of this Bossa Nova classic from the Blue Note vaults, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the creation of Bossa Nova by Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto.

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Walter Wanderley – Festa Dancante (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Walter Wanderley – Festa Dancante (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:38 minutes | 521 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Wanderley was already playing the piano at the age of five; at the age of twelve he received lessons in music theory. in 1958 he moved to São Paulo, where he played in the nightclubs and in 1959 he got the opportunity for first recordings, first as an accompanist of Carlos Lyra and his wife, the singer Isaurinha Garcia. Soon he also worked with Marcos Valle, Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Donato. Through the collaboration with João Gilberto, he also gained international fame. From 1966 to 1967 he recorded the three albums Rainforest, Cheganca and A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (the latter with the participation of the singer Astrud Gilberto) under the label The Verve Music Group and the name The Walter Wanderley Trio, which consisted next to him of Claudio Slon (drums) and Jose Marino (bass). The three albums were produced by Creed Taylor in the United States.

With the US recording of Samba de Verão (also known as Summer Samba or So Nice), Wanderley reached number 23 on the Billboard charts in the summer of 1966.

Wanderley was known for his staccato playing style and mastery of the Hammond B-3 organ. He recorded 46 albums under his own name. Walter Wanderley died at the age of 54 as a result of cancer.

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Walter Wanderley – E O Bolero (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Walter Wanderley – E O Bolero (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:20 minutes | 582 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Wanderley was already playing the piano at the age of five; at the age of twelve he received lessons in music theory. in 1958 he moved to São Paulo, where he played in the nightclubs and in 1959 he got the opportunity for first recordings, first as an accompanist of Carlos Lyra and his wife, the singer Isaurinha Garcia. Soon he also worked with Marcos Valle, Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Donato. Through the collaboration with João Gilberto, he also gained international fame. From 1966 to 1967 he recorded the three albums Rainforest, Cheganca and A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (the latter with the participation of the singer Astrud Gilberto) under the label The Verve Music Group and the name The Walter Wanderley Trio, which consisted next to him of Claudio Slon (drums) and Jose Marino (bass). The three albums were produced by Creed Taylor in the United States.

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Duduka Da Fonseca & Helio Alves – Samba Jazz & Tom Jobim (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Duduka Da Fonseca & Helio Alves – Samba Jazz & Tom Jobim (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:05:20 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside

Tom Jobim and João Gilberto’s partnership provided one of the most incredible musical contributions to the musical world. In 1958, the first Bossa Nova album, Chega de Saudade, was recorded by Gilberto, featuring arrangements by Jobim. American Jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Byrd, Keter Betts and Herbie Mann, went to Brasil around that time and fell in love with Brazilian music. They brought several Bossa Nova albums to the United States. Charlie Byrd was the one who introduced Stan Getz to the music of Jobim and Gilberto. Bossa Nova was a great influence to American Jazz from then on.

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Diana Krall – The Look Of Love (2001/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Diana Krall – The Look Of Love (2001/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:32 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

The Look of Love is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on September 18, 2001, by Verve Records. It became Krall’s first album to top the Canadian Albums Chart. In 2002, the album earned Al Schmitt the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and received the Juno Award for Album of the Year in Canada.

Arranger Claus Ogerman uses a similar orchestration for “S’Wonderful” as the one he wrote for the 1976 João Gilberto album Amoroso.

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De-Phazz – Music to Unpack Your Christmas Present (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

De-Phazz – Music to Unpack Your Christmas Present (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 58:07 minutes | 624 MB | Genre: Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Phazz-a-delic New Format Recordings

They are a power – but a good, gentle, almost secret power. For over 20 years, the magical-light sound of De-Phazz has been inspiring the listener, freeing consciousness and sending thoughts on their travels. The Heidelbergers are both the regulars and governors of Lounge and Easy Listening. This power enraptures the mind and enchants the dance floor, catapulting us into new atmospheres with every track: A fusion of samba and soul, trip-hop and jazz, Latin and R’n’B, where you can literally feel the sand under your feet, the sunbeams on your skin and the salty air in your nose.

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Chrystel Wautier – Before a Song (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Chrystel Wautier – Before a Song (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:24 minutes | 546 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Bonsaï Music

Fille de pasteur, Chrystel Wautier a d’abord été initiée au gospel avant d’étudier le solfège et le piano. En 2000, elle entre au Conservatoire de Bruxelles pour y étudier le chant avec Anca Parghel, la vocaliste roumaine qui a enregistré plusieurs albums avec Jean-Louis Rassinfosse et le pianiste allemand Klaus Ignatzek. En 2005, elle forme un trio avec Quentin Liégeois à la guitare et Sam Gerstmans à la contrebasse et enregistre, deux ans plus tard, son premier album personnel « Between Us », consacré essentiellement à de grands standards, avec Jean-Paul Estiévenart (trompette) et Guy Cabay (vibraphone) en invités. Après avoir participé à l’album « Radoni’s Tribe », hommage rendu au regretté Paolo Radoni, en compagnie de Paolo Loveri (guitare), Charles Loos (piano), Ben Sluijs (saxophone alto) et Gino Latucca (trompette), elle enregistre, en 2010, un deuxième disque personnel, « Peace Of Time », toujours avec Quentin Liégeois à la guitare mais, cette fois, Boris Schmidt à la contrebasse et Ben Sluijs (saxophone alto et flûte) en invité. A l’exception de deux compositions originales, le répertoire est, de nouveau, consacré à de grands classiques et deux thèmes de Joao Gilberto. Avec ce « Before A Song », Chrystel Wautier amorce un véritable virage : plus de standards mais une série de compositions originales qui illustrent un ancrage plus volontiers « pop/jazz », mais toujours avec la même voix fluide et limpide. Une démarche qui a séduit André Manoukian, mais aussi le producteur français Pierre Darmon du label Bonsaï (sur lequel vient de sortir « The Wisthleblowers » de David Linx, Paolo Fresu et Diederik Wissels). Le premier a déclaré à propos de notre compatriote : « On a l’impression qu’elle nous chante dans l’oreille, son phrasé est limpide, elle joue la retenue ». Quant au second, il présente Chrystel Wautier comme « la nouvelle voix céleste du jazz vocal ». Ici, plus de souffleurs mais une rythmique très étoffée et plus volontiers électrique. Au piano, au Fender Rhodes et à la contrebasse sur un thème, Cédric Raymond que l’on a entendu dans le quintet hard bop de Manu Hermia et le quartet de Greg Houben et Fabian Fiorini. A la guitare, Lorenzo Di Maio, membre des quintets de Sal La Rocca et Fabrice Alleman. A la contrebasse, Jacques Pili qui a fait partie du groupe Quatre avec Nicolas Kummert (saxophone ténor) mais est surtout connu pour sa participation aux albums de Maurane, Michel Fugain ou Lara Fabian. A la batterie, Jérôme Klein, élève de Stéphane Galland et Bruno Casdtelluci au Conservatoire de Bruxelles. Enfin, deux invités Micel Seba aux percussions sur six morceaux et Raf Debacker à l’orgue Hammond sur Eternal Life. Au répertoire, à l’exception de Milagre de Dorival Caymmi et Hard Time Lillin’ Floor Blues de Skip James, rien que des compositions originales : trois de Chrystel Wautier (paroles et musique), quatre cosignées avec Cédric Raymond, une avec Lorenzo Di Maio, ainsi que des lyrics posés sur Continuum de Jaco Pastorius. Que ce soit sur des mélodies au tempo soutenu (Before A Song ou Family Tree avec Fender Rhodes et guitare électrique ou Eternal Life avec orgue Hammond), des ballades avec piano (B Town, You Make Me Feel So Good), des atmosphères bluesy (Hard Time Killin’Floor Blues, Continuum) ou un petit détour vers des rythmes brésiliens avec guitare acoustique et percussions (Milagre chanté en portugais), la voix limpide et ondoyante de Chrystel Wautier s’accommode de tous les changements de rythme. –Claude Loxhay

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Charlie Byrd – Byrd In The Wind (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Charlie Byrd – Byrd In The Wind (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:53 minutes | 390 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the Jazz great: Byrd in the Wind and Blues for Night People. Byrd in the Wind was Charlie Byrd’s fourth effort as a leader. Recorded at the beginning of his career, this album clearly shows Byrd’s unique amalgam of Jazz, Blues and Classical music, using the unamplified Spanish guitar as a Jazz instrument.

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Caetano Veloso – A Foreign Sound (2004) MCH SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Caetano Veloso – A Foreign Sound (2004)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 79:09 minutes | Scans included | 4,39 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,56 GB

When an international artist records an English-language album, crossover is usually in the cards. For Caetano Veloso, however, it’s an entirely different matter. The statesman of Brazilian pop, a musical giant who is on track to record more in his fifth decade of artistic striving than in any other (not to mention his accompanying exploits in literature), Veloso has no need to begin an American campaign. He also has shown no wish to. Caetano Veloso has never courted an American audience, though he has drawn a sizeable one because of his prescient, emotionally charged songwriting and a performance style that can be studied or unhinged depending on the circumstances required. A Foreign Sound is not only an English-language album but an American songbook, one that explores Veloso’s long fascination with the greatest composers in American history. It began when he was a child in the ’40s and ’50s enamored of American culture, was strengthened when his hero João Gilberto began championing the great American songbook, and has remained steady if not continuous through his artistic career. The record is perhaps his most ambitious project ever, a 22-song album that ranges for its material from emperors of Broadway to the denizens of folk music, from the cultured (Rodgers & Hart’s “Manhattan”) to the torchy (Jerome Kern’s “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”) to the gritty (Nirvana’s “Come as You Are”). Veloso’s high tenor has only strengthened 30 years after his other English-language record — an eponymous 1971 LP, recorded in London as a forlorn postcard to the country he had been forcibly removed from by Brazil’s fascist-leaning government. Although few recordings in his discography (or any other’s) can rival that one’s emotional power, A Foreign Sound comes very close. Veloso transforms these standards by a clever combination of his subtle interpretive gifts, his precise, literate delivery, and his ability to frame each song with an arrangement that fits perfectly (usually either a small group led by his acoustic guitar or a small string group, though “Love for Sale” is given a spine-tingling a cappella treatment). Out of 22 songs, only Bob Dylan’s “It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” sounds like a mistake; every other performance here is nearly irresistible, the perfect valentine to a country with a strong songwriting tradition that Veloso unites and celebrates with this album.

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Celso Murilo – Ritmos – Na Passarela (1961/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Celso Murilo – Ritmos – Na Passarela (1961/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:34 minutes | 582 MB | Genre:
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Celso Murilo, born Celso Pereira Levenhagen (9 March 1940, Baependi), is a Brazilian musician, composer and arranger.

Celso Murilo was born 9 March 1940 in Baependi. He taught himself to play guitar and piano. He moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1959 and was employed by nightclub Arpege, where he worked with João Gilberto, Tom Jobim and others.

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