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A great take on the music of Burt Bacharach -- contemporary bossa nova recordings of his classics -- done in styles that are quite different than the 60s originals! Instrumentation here is often light, and a bit jazzy -- and the overall structure and arrangements of the tunes is quite far from ...

Beautiful stuff -- and one of Milton Nascimento's greatest albums of the 70s! The style here is a bit more subdued than on some of his later work -- but in a way that's really majestic and soulful, showing the further development of Milton's unique idiom as he becomes one of the cornerstones of ...

Bossa piano and harmony vocals -- an incredible combination in the hands of the Tamba Trio! Back in the 60s, Tamba Trio created a style that was a genre onto itself -- a blend of the lively piano-driven rhythms used by other bossa combos of the time, expanded by warmer harmonies inspired by ...

A gem of a record -- one we wouldn't part with for anything! Joao Donato's best known as one of the founding fathers of bossa nova -- better known for his 60s work over the years, than he was for 70s electric work like this. Fortunately, international groove hounds picked up on the record years ...

Subtle magic from Azymuth -- two mid 80s albums, back to back on a single CD! First up is Flame, a set that nicely lives up to its title -- and which shows the strengths the trio picked up during their years in the US! The sound here is round and soulful -- a great fusion of the group's roots in ...

One of Flora Purim's most ambitious albums of the 70s -- recorded with larger backings than usual, and some occasional additional vocal help from Urszula Dudziak and Googie Coppola! The "encounter" of the title is a reference to the added players on the set -- as Flora's groove is ...

A mid 70s masterpiece from Milton Nascimento -- a record that still has the soaringly ambitious touches of his other work from the time, but which also comes across with a slightly personal feel too! Nascimento's voice is near-perfect -- even more spacious and heavenly than before -- and the ...

Incredibly great work from Toninho Horta -- especially considering that the album's a US release from the early 90s! Horta's working here in a tight trio with Gary Peacock on bass and Billy Higgins on drums -- both players we can trust to keep things real, and help Toninho hit a groove that's ...

Pure vocal magic -- featuring the lovely Flora Purim at the height of her California powers -- working in a sublime mix of jazz, fusion, and Brazilian rhythms -- a sound that she virtually invented! The group on the set is one of her greatest of the time -- with players that include Joe Henderson, ...

Sublimely soulful work from Azymuth -- 2 albums back to back on a single CD! Cascades is fantastic fusion from a group who just couldn't miss during these early 80s California years! The sound here is smooth, but never slick -- always a little offbeat, and quite different from more mainstream US ...

Lovely work from this heavenly Brazilian vocal group -- one of their rarest albums ever, and a treat all the way through! The album is from that perfect time in the group's career -- a point when they were blending jazz harmonies and bossa into a uniquely sweet sound that's never been matched by ...

A classic batch of Bay Area Brazilian grooves -- recorded in the sweet breezy electric style of the Fantasy studios, and featuring the vocals of the lovely Flora Purim in the lead! The session's got a great mix of Brazilian and American fusion players -- including Airto (of course!), Ron Carter, ...

One of Flora Purim's last albums for Milestone -- and much less of a straight Brazilian fusion session than some of her other records -- more in the soul style she'd explore in years to come! Flora's singing in English a bit more than before, and some of the tunes have a nice dose of R&B in ...

One of the first records ever recorded by Quarteto Em Cy -- and an amazing one! The group were sublime right from the start -- with a unique female jazz harmony style that was a perfect fit for the bossa era, set to arrangements that are breathy, breezy, and a perfect fit for their sweetly dark ...

One of Flora Purim's 70s classics -- an album recorded with that soaring breezy vocal style that she virtually invented -- heard here before it got too old, and too copied by other singers! The set's a live one, filled with lots of energy -- and recorded before a very enthusiastic crowd at the ...

Excellent work from Flora Purim -- one of the wonderful west coast bits of Braziliana recorded in the Fantasy Records studios during the mid 70s! The record's a perfect example of the greatness that arose when Brazil's best talents had the chance to work with some of America's best jazz and fusion ...

An excellent little album that Sergio recorded in the US -- with a sweet funky electric sound that's very different than his other work! At some level, the album has a feel that's almost like a hip 70s soundtrack -- sporting these great arrangements by Dave Grusin that bring in a lot more funk ...

An all-star effort from Sergio Mendes -- one that follows nicely on the comeback energy of his previous Timeless set! Like that one, this album has Mendes dipping heavily into contemporary soul modes -- picking up a bit of R&B, bits of hip hop, and bits of a few other styles -- then folding ...

Dreamy loveliness from Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66! The album's one of their true 60s classics for A&M -- a sublime blend of female vocals, Brazilian rhythms, and jazzy instrumentation -- groovily dancing with a light and breezy sound that influenced a generation, and which still sounds ...

Early early work from Os Cariocas -- and an album that may well feature some of their greatest vocals on record! The style here is somehow a bit more complicated than other albums by the group -- sometimes quite fluid and inventive, showing a real inspiration from the American vocal quartets of a ...

Incredible 70s work from the lovely Astrud Gilberto -- a rare effort for the CTI label that has her teaming up with arranger Eumir Deodato and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine -- all in a groove that's totally different than most of her earlier work! Astrud's breathy vocals are still wonderfully ...

Way past the hits, and into some really great territory -- a move that makes the record one of our favorite Sergio Mendes sets for A&M! The sweeter bossa pop style here is undercut with a bit more influence from late 60s Brazilian grooves -- some of the more baroque turns that Sergio's ...

The start of a legend -- and the very first album by Sergio Mendes' Brasil 66 group, proudly brought to the world through the godlike talents of a young Herb Alpert! Sergio was no stranger to the recording studio by the time of this set, but the record marked a real shift in his music -- a change ...

One of the sweetest electric albums to come from 70s Brazil -- the fabulous first effort from the Azymuth trio, and a work that's hardly been matched again! Although the group here have plenty of the warm keyboard touches of their more famous later work, they're also moving in territory that's a ...

Bossa jazz doesn't get any better than this! The album's a rare little gem led by bassist Luiz Chaves -- recorded in 1963, with a swinging mix of jazzy styles, and instrumentation that includes piano, guitar, tenor sax, alto, trumpet, and a slight bit of guitar. The group grooves with a rhythmic ...

One of the funkiest albums Sergio Mendes ever recorded -- a monster of a record that's filled with enough dancefloor groovers to have had a big impact on the soul market in the US! There's still elements of the older Mendes modes -- especially in the way the vocals float nicely through the mix -- ...

The second set of madness from the legendary Os Mutantes -- and like the first, an album done in close collaboration with arranger/producer Rogerio Duprat, whose talents add a new level of genius to the record! The album's got a compelling mix of styles that strikes out on the very first tune -- a ...

Amazing work from guitarist Baden Powell -- 4 incredible albums for the MPS label, each of which set a new standard for his music! The albums include Tristeza On Guitar, Poema On Guitar, Canto On Guitar, and Images On Guitar -- each unique in their own way, and together an incredible portrait of ...

An incredible album -- and a landmark session that showed that the bossa nova was still alive and well in the 1970s! The album pairs the breathy jazz vocals of Elis Regina with the booze-soaked warmth of Antonio Carlos Jobim -- in a set of spare arrangements that feature a lot of touches from ...

A lost treasure from Antiono Adolfo -- keyboard player, arranger, and one of the greatest Brazilian talents of his generation! Adolfo's sound and style is contemporaneous with the best work of Marcos Valle, Edu Lobo, and others -- and like them, he has an approach that mixes together jazz, MPB, ...

Very cool album by this up-and-coming Brazilian sensation, and one that mixes an older sense of Brazilian rhythms with modern production and sampling techniques. The album's an incredible blend of sounds that's far and away a better example of the po-mo bricolage approach that's been accorded to ...

An insanely wonderful album that will always remain one of the all-time favorites of the Dusty Groove staff! This beautiful batch of tracks by Brazilian singer/songwriter Marcos Valle has him pushing waaaay past his bossa work of the 60s -- into a cool 70s mix of electronics and sexy scoring, for ...

A landmark session from the great Baden Powell -- a record that completely transformed the sound of his music, and showed the world he had much deeper talents than just simple bossa guitar! The session was done in collaboration with poet Vinicius De Moraes, with additional vocals from Quarteto Em ...

One of the best-ever records by the Tamba Trio -- completely sublime all the way through, and one of the clearest illustrations of their genius! This one has the group moving past their simple bossa roots into an amazingly sophisticated blend of voice and piano grooves -- all put together by the ...

Soaring strings and bossa piano -- a tremendous combination in the hands of Luiz Eca -- working here at a time when the arranger was first making his name with the Tamba Trio! The set's one of Eca's gems from the 60s under his own name -- and it's got a style that echoes the mix of darkness and ...

Amazing! This album is one of Joyce's truly hip albums, and it's a beautiful set of tracks written and performed with Nelson Angelo (who was Joyce's bandmate in the group A Tribo) -- with a sound and feeling that's slightly different from her other work as a leader. The music has an extremely ...

The second album from O Terco -- the guitar-heavy power trio who were one of the hardest things going in Brazil during the early 70s! The album's got a style that's somewhat progressive, but which also still holds onto plenty of late 60s psychedelic elements -- qualities both sweet and dark, often ...

A wealth of rare 70s funk and club from Brazil -- most of which hasn't been reissued before! Much of the work here was recorded for the RCA label in Brazil -- and unlike the Universal or EMI-held labels, which have gotten good coverage in recent years, the farther reaches of the RCA/BMG catalog ...

2 of the best-ever albums by the Tamba Trio -- out now on one CD! The records are a fantastic mix of vocal harmonies and bossa piano grooves, with a sound that's unlike anything else you've ever heard -- unless you've heard some of the Tamba Trio's other excellent records! Luiz Eca leads the ...

Tremendous bossa material from legendary pianist Luiz Carlos Vinhas -- best known for his work in Bossa Tres, but sounding even better here on his own! The set's got a really wonderful lineup -- one that expands the core bossa piano sound with added saxophone from Paulo Moura, flute from Meirelles ...

The title says "samba", but the album's a whole lot more -- a very groovy little record that's filled with surprising touches all the way through! Baden Powell handled the arrangements, and also plays some guitar -- and backing vocals are by MPB4, making quite an early appearance here, ...

A gem of a record from the same Pernambuco early 70s scene that gave us Lula Cortes, Ze Ramalho, Geraldo Azevedo, and Alceu Valenca! This obscure little set has lots of the earthier tones that showed up in work by the above artists -- a style that mixes folksy touches with bits of psychedelia -- ...

A treasure trove of rare work from this legendary bossa nova vocal quartet -- a large selection of singles and other obscure tracks, most of which haven't appeared on other CD reissues or compilations! This well-done set is proof that the Japanese often know how to get at the bossa rarities better ...

One of Nara Leao's later bossa gems -- done in a real return to basics, and with some great help here from Roberto Menescal! Roberto arranged, produced, and plays guitar in the small combo backing Nara's vocals -- and the sound is a strong precursor to the huge wave of bossa revival sessions that ...

One of Baden Powell's first great bossa sessions in Europe -- recorded in a light and lively MPS mode that's a bit different than some of his work at the time in Brazil! Rhythm is by the team of Eberhard Weber on bass and Charly Antolini on drums -- both players with non-bossa roots, but who push ...

Brazilian soul and disco from the end of the 70s and start of the 80s -- most of it every bit as great as work from the US at the same time! These Brazilian artists have really learned their grooves well -- and manage to mix in plenty of American influences with bits of Brazilian funk, lyrics in ...

Beautiful work from the incredible Nara Leao -- a record that's lightly driven by the bossa, but with some sadder and darker touches that really set the sound apart! Backings on most tracks are simply spare percussion, and an acoustic guitar follows Nara's vocals as they dart in and out of the ...

An amazing early album by Nara Leao -- one that features mostly spare vocals and acoustic guitar, plus some additional percussion -- coming off in a style that's halfway between the best 60s work of Geraldo Vandre and early albums by Joyce! Nara's vocals are incredible -- really haunting and dark, ...

A HUGE batch of samba-soul grooves from Seu Jorge! Jorge previously knocked around Brazil as a member of the late 90s pop group Farofa Carioca, but his first solo outing is a massive step forward into the upper echelon of the Brazilian scene! Like the best of his contemporaries, Jorge uses the ...

The sound of global soul in the 21st Century -- and an amazing set from the soon-to-be legendary Seu Jorge! Jorge's possibly best known for his appearances in films over the past few years -- like The Life Aquatic or City Of God -- but take it from us, he's one of the greatest living artists ...