Pianist
Weber Iago
composed a full set of music for
Os Filhos Do Vento
that he dedicates to gypsies. As he states in the liner notes, the results are not
gypsy
music but a mixture of
jazz
,
classical
, and Brazilian music. His use of cellist
Joanna Dulf
, flutist
Keith Underwood
, and the reeds of
Paul McCandless
are mostly in a
vein while his own piano playing straddles the boundaries between
and
music. The performances are sometimes close to
new age
(mostly concerned with setting a mood) and are often cinematic, sounding like an impressionistic
soundtrack
. There are not many moments of excitement and one could imagine these arrangements being performed by a lush string section. The result is superior and well-played background music that rarely commands one's attention. ~ Scott Yanow