Reviews 2003

Daniella Thompson

• Year-end biscuits •
Biscoito Fino’s assorted treats.
23 December 2003

• Gaita paragon •
Gabriel Grossi, harmonica Wunderkind.
19 December 2003

• The madonna of seduction •
Ana Lee’s delicate touch
is fatally addictive.
27 October 2003

• Paulo, Kim, Johnny & Alaíde •
Beautiful Brazilian jazz
by way of Germany.
22 October 2003

• Jovino duplo •
Jovino Santos Neto on
his two new discs.
4 October 2003

• Chamber jazz for a desert isle •
Three killer duos and a crack trio
conquer the blahs with elegant swing.
22 August 2003

• Saudade do Nordeste •
Teca Calazans & Heraldo do Monte pay a
quietly memorable tribute to their shared past.
4 August 2003

• The 2003 Prêmio Visa finalists •
1. Celso Adolfo’s rich mineiro poetry.
2. Rafael Alterio’s sage life lessons.
3. Vander Lee’s irrepressible energy.
4. Sérgio Santos’ melodius samba.
5. Chico Saraiva’s instrumental beauty.
July 2003

• Fresh air •
The surprising sound
of Cordel das Fitas.
27 June 2003

• When samba-canção was hot •
With Copacabana, Trovadores Urbanos
revive the Fifties in suitably nostalgic style.
24 June 2003

• The power of understatement •
Subtlety is Luciana Souza’s
best culture-crossing tool.
8 June 2003

• Negritude Senior •
Nei Lopes celebrates his black roots
in a double CD reissue.
22 May 2003

• Dusting off the classics •
Tira Poeira salutes the masters
in a fresh way all its own.
12 May 2003

• Two modest nordestinos •
Capiba & Humberto Teixeira
get the star treatment.
5 May 2003

• Brazil’s Meistersinger •
Zé Luiz Mazziotti does it again
with a virtuoso tribute
to Chico Buarque.
26 April 2003

• Pixinguinha, Nazareth
& the Nau Catarineta •
Brought to you by
Alcofra & Company,
conservators.
3 April 2003

• Two for jazz lovers •
Marimbanda and Cama de Gato
play with the genres.
26 March 2003

• Between Broadway and samba •
Songbook reflects Billy Blanco’s
contrasting facets.
5 March 2003

• An Italian modernist
in the land of the palms •
Aldo Brizzi makes fusions, with
a little help from his friends.
26 February 2003

• An angel’s voice from
the heart of Brazil •
Renato Braz’s not-so-quixotic
quest for the poetic.
5 February 2003

• Ivone com jazz •
The first lady of samba collects
a tribute from Leandro Braga.
21 January 2003

 

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