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Iconic Brazilian singer/composer
has written many MPB standards revered at home and abroad. American singers including
,
, and
have recorded his songs. In 1980,
produced
's reading of "Love Dance," and he cut "Velas" for
in 1981. Vocalist
and Brazilian fusion trio
released
, a collection of
' songs, in 1986. Composer/trumpeter
collaborated with
on
in 1995. In 2000, the tribute album
included contributions from
and
.
, whose founder
is a longtime fan, released
' star-studded
in 2020.
also commissioned
chose this career-spanning program of well-known and obscure songs. He's supported by the 91-member
and a jazz quartet (
, piano;
, drums and percussion;
, bass;
, guitar). German composer/arranger
wrote charts.
sings and gets alternating guest support from trumpeter
and vocalists
. The latter, an expert interpreter of
' music, also contributes English lyrics to two songs.
Set opener "Renata Maria" is a lush samba buoyed by fretless jazz bass, strings, winds, lithe piano, and organic percussion.
, though 78, retains elasticity and suppleness in his reedy, smooth tenor in relating the story of a siren-like goddess who drives a man mad. He also offers its mirror image in "E Isso Acontece" (a rare tune with self-penned lyrics), as love is lost and the protagonist moves on, grateful for the experience. The title track, sung by
(with words by
) contains an elegant intro by string and jazz quartets worthy of
's reading of "Rio" near the album's end bears her lyrics and indelible vocal signature in a gauzy reverie of the composer's birthplace.
' "I'm Not Alone" is sung by
with English lyrics by
' interpretations can be edifying. His "Congada Blues" finds him and
dueting in chants above a funky samba. "Corpos," co-composed with longtime collaborator
, is a jazz waltz layered with syncopated percussion, slippery guitar, brass, reeds, and strings;
' expansive, emotionally raw vocal poignantly addresses the plight of the "disappeared" during Brazil's two-decade military rule. He has recorded the romantically desperate closer "Nada Sem Voce" several times before, but never like this. Framed by delicate piano, strings, guitar, and brushed snare, the singer pleads for his beloved to remain, but she is already gone.
also includes liner notes by
with extensive commentary by
. This late-career release is revelatory, as
gets inside his songs to impart emotional nuances hidden in both lyrics and music. The program is elegant and potent throughout, presenting
in a musical setting befitting his artistry. ~ Thom Jurek