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Massively heavy sounds from A Bolha -- a Brazilian group who were previously known as The Bubbles, and backed up Gal Costa during the Tropicalia years -- but who work here in a fuzzy, bassy groove that's totally great -- definitely an heir to the headier sounds of the UK scene at the start of the... read more

Cannonball Adderley recorded this nice little groover in 1962, when American musicans were just getting on the bossa tip, and still keeping things pretty authentic. The record was cut in New York with Sergio Mendes' early Bossa Rio group -- the legendary Brazilian jazz ensemble that featured Paulo... read more

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,... read more

Way more than you might expect from the title -- not just a simple reggae band, but a Brazilian group affiliated with a social organization of the same name -- dedicated to making change in the rough-edged culture of the favelas! Afroreggae certainly do have a bit of reggae in their groove, but... read more

Really lovely work from Miriam Aida -- a set of contemporary recordings, but with Brazilian roots that go decades deep! Miriam has this light vocal approach that's really wonderful -- soft, but never too airy to lose its soul -- and mixed here with very well-selected instrumentation that's often... read more

One of Airto's greatest records ever -- a really hard hitting batch of tracks that mix sharp-edged fusion lines with some earthier Brazilian percussion touches -- all in a way that nicely steps off of Airto's first few American releases, and warms the groove up with a nice dose of California soul! ... read more

Airto's unique Brazilian fusion style meets the electric funky genius of CTI -- and the result is a killer album of long tracks with a far-reaching jazzy groove! The album takes off a bit from Airto's work with Return To Forever -- no surprise, since Chick Corea and Flora Purim are on the record --... read more

A soaring set of grooves from one of the world's greatest percussionists -- a standout set as a leader from Airto, and a key set in his wonderful run of work from the 70s! The album's still got the loose, free feel of Airto's earliest work, and isn't nearly as crossover-oriented as some of the... read more

A great little fusion set from Airto -- recorded in a mode that's a great bridge between his acoustic roots and some of his smoother albums in years to come! The sound has some key electric elements here -- bits of bass, guitar, and keyboards -- but there's still a strongly acoustic sound overall... read more

A pretty nice little live date from the always-great team of Airto and Flora Purim -- recorded at the Queen Mary Jazz Festival, with a relatively open feel overall. Joe Farrell joins the group for a bit on saxes, and other instrumentation includes keyboards, trombone, flute, and plenty of... read more

The Gods of Jazz give plenty of help to Airto here -- in a fair turn too, given that Airto graced some of their best records in the 70s! The percussionist works here as the leader, amidst other players who include Herbie Hancock on piano and keyboards, Stanley Clarke on bass, Chick Corea on... read more

Great stuff from Airto and Flora -- and probably recorded well before the 1982 date on the cover, although we can't track the source of the material from the notes. The grooves are classic Brazilian jazz -- with a lean, mostly-acoustic sound that works perfectly with Flora's light breezy vocals,... read more

Classic Johnny Alf album from the 60s! Unlike some of the other Brazilian bossa artists who made it big in the states (like Jobim and Joao Gilberto), Johnny Alf was a major talent in Brazil, but never really got exported properly. His sound is warm and mellow, and he's sings and plays piano in a... read more

A very groovy batch of pop bossa tracks, and one that has Laurindo Almeida nodding to his Brazilian roots, and the movement that was supposedly inspired by his early 50s records with Bud Shank. This album expands the west coast jazzy concept, by adding a larger group with players like Bob Cooper,... read more

One of the few albums ever cut by singer Mildred Anderson -- a bluesy vocalist, but one with a strong touch of jazz as well! The format of this record really helps bring out the jazzier side of Mildred's music -- as it features small combo backing, with work from players that include Al Sears on... read more

One of Leny Andrade's later albums -- a mixture of jazz and bossa, with a sparkling modern edge, but still performed with small combo backing! There's electric keyboards on most of the cuts, dancing along with Leny's vocals in a breezy mode that's a bit like 80s work by Tania Maria on Concord --... read more

A rare Leny Andrade album -- one that's pulled from her early bossa years, but recorded in Mexico with a slightly different feel! The group's a small one, and features some really great vibes from Breno Sauer -- played over lively bossa rhythms, that are always spare and jazzy -- a perfect setting... read more

A laidback little bossa session from Leny Andrade -- recorded with that great mellow fusion sound she was using during the late 80s -- a style that gave a nice shimmer to her recordings, but never really got in the way of her powerful vocals! The album features a core jazz group, occasionally... read more

An upbeat groover from 60s Brazil -- a highly percussive album that features work by Wilson Das Neves and Rubens Bassini! The record is an unusual one, in that it mixes the bossa harmony sound of groups like Tamba Trio or Os Cariocas with a harder, more percussive sound that owes something to the... read more

Antonio Carlos & Jocafi wrote the soundtrack for this mid 70s Brazilian novela -- and the album's got a depth that goes far beyond most of their own work of the time! Part of this quality comes from the range of different singers interpreting the work -- an assortment of talents who bring in a... read more

Swingin Brazilian soul from Eduardo Araujo -- a late 60s groover that's steeped in the styles of Memphis and Muscle Shoals, but which also has a unique twist that's all its own! Eduardo's definitely in the "boogaloo" mode referred to in the title, as the album's a blend of the hard sock-s... read more

Rootsy Brazilian jazz -- done Italian style! At one level, the group's a free-thinking assemblage that takes us back to the glory days of the Airto/Flora years -- working in an earthy style that has lots of organic touches, yet which also rises out of the ground with a strongly jazzy vibe. But at... read more

A lost treasure of Brazilian fusion -- originally released by keyboardist Marcos Ariel on his own tiny label in 1981! The set sparkles with the best of the larger Brazilian fusion scene of the time -- working in a post-Azymuth blend of keyboards, guitar, percussion, and Brazilian instrumentation --... read more

Compelling keyboards from Nelson Ayres -- a set recorded around the same time as his classic MPBC album for Philips, but one with a slightly more open feel! Like that great set, there's a nice undercurrent of soulfulness here -- a Milton Nascimento legacy that spins out in the complicated... read more

A beautifully remastered version of the first album by Azymuth -- presented here with a full bonus CD of new remix tracks! The core album is one of the sweetest electric records to come from 70s Brazil -- the fabulous first effort from the Azymuth trio, and work that's hardly been matched again! ... read more

Always-great work from Azymuth -- one of the few combos who never get stale, no matter how long they keep on grooving! The album's titled after the Herbie Hancock classic "Butterfly" -- and it's put together with a sublime quality that really stretches back to the best styles of the 70s... read more

While in the post fusion years when lite jazz was beginning to take off a lot of jazz and fusion artists got a bit lost, Azymuth continued to make a number of fine recordings, some of the best of their career. Bertrami and crew continue to groove along in their tight Brazilian fusion mode, with a... read more

Fantastic jazzy funk! This is the second record by Azymuth -- and it's way way better than anything they ever cut in America! It's got a wonderful vibe that mixes Brazilian fusion influences with the tight grooves of a Maurice White-inspired generation -- and the result still sounds amazingly... read more

Warm, wonderful, and incredibly far-reaching in scope -- possibly the most ambitious record cut by Azymuth in recent years -- a perfect blend of jazzy fusion, Brazilian rhythms, and some of the London broken beat culture that the group have come into contact with through their label, Far Out. The... read more

Sublime recent work from Brazilian fusion trio Azymuth -- a combo possibly known best in the US for their 80s recordings in California, but who sound even better here on this collection of tracks done in the past decade for London-based Far Out Recordings! Far Out has a respect of Azymuth's sound... read more

Proof that Azymuth were one of the few groups who could keep things real at a time when most of their fusion contemporaries were sounding cloying and commercial! The album's got a well-rounded sound that really shows the group's roots in the 70s, and their wonderful evolution over the years --... read more

Proof that Azymuth were one of the few groups who could keep things real at a time when most of their fusion contemporaries were sounding cloying and commercial! The album's got a well-rounded sound that really shows the group's roots in the 70s, and their wonderful evolution over the years --... read more

We never get enough of Jose Roberto Bertrami's vocoded vocal melodies! Sparkling Brazilian fusion, from the prolific Azymuth, with laid back grooves and light melodies, but not "lite" jazz. One of their more mellow outings, at most these tracks might approach mid-tempo, with a beautiful... read more

A Brazilian underground classic from the early 70s -- mindblowing work that mixes heavy percussion with lots of guitar -- in a style that's samba soul one minute, but heavier rock the next! There's a bit of a Jorge Ben influence going on at times -- particularly in the way the record uses quickly-s... read more

Every bit as wonderful as you'd expect! "Theme From Cocktail Nova" is a great tune that mixes together bossa nova rhythms, warm organ grooves, and some percussion on tabla -- giving the set a great global groove! Female vocals slide into the track wordlessly, with bits of electric piano... read more

Sweet later work from bossa jazz drummer Milton Banana -- a set of tunes delivered as a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim, but done very much in the spirit of Banana's best 70s work! The style here is a bit more expansive than Milton's harder-edged sets of the 60s -- core trio work expanded with... read more

A collection of work from 3 different sets of bossa albums made by drummer Milton Banana -- tributes to Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque, and Vinicius De Moraes -- all recorded in the late 70s! The style here is a bit warmer than Banana's bossa work of the 60s -- thanks to the use of electric... read more

An excellent album by one of the greatest Brazilian funk bands ever! Band Black Rio were the stuff of legends back in the 70s -- an all-funky powerhouse, with inspiration from American groups like Kool & The Gang and Ohio Players, but a uniquely Brazilian approach that also threw in some added... read more

Richly creative work from Cyro Baptista -- a cool blend of Brazilian roots, jazzy inflections, and other inventive experimentation -- a set we like even better than Baptista's last album with the Banquet Of Spirits group! The music reminds a lot of some of the best sounds to come from the Hermeto... read more

An amazing record -- one we'd easily rank right up there with some of our favorite 60s albums from Brazil -- including work by Baden Powell or Elis Regina! This session has echoes of the best of both of those artists, but also predates their key moments too -- a groundbreaking record that combines... read more

Excellent bossa guitar work from Jose Barrense-Dias -- tracks from a pair of albums recorded in France, but with a soul that certainly has roots in Brazil! Most tunes have Jose on acoustic guitar with lively percussion -- a mode that's quite similar to Baden Powell's European recordings of the... read more

A hip little set from The Beat Boys -- an Argetine group working in late 60s Brazil, supposedly with a bit of an influence on the sound of Tropicalia! The sound here is a bit straighter than the work of Caetano Veloso or Os Mutantes -- a bit in the Jovem Guarda sound of more mainstream Brazilian... read more

Sweet and jazzy work from Bebeto -- the only solo album by one third of the legendary Tamba Trio! The sound here is similar to Tamba's great electric recordings of the mid 70s -- fusion-inspired instrumentation, electric keyboards, flute, and a warm and fuzzy production style that makes the whole... read more

Tighter than Jorge Ben's funky work from the early 70s -- but still pretty darn great! The record's got Jorge working in a smoother vein than on his Philips sides, with the same sort of modern soul approach that Marcos Valle and other older Brazilian singers were using at the time. But since... read more

A sweet little album from Jorge Ben -- an 80s groover with a sound that's a bit of a change from his 70s classics! The backings show Ben picking up some modern soul elements from the US scene of the time -- but these are also mixed with some rougher, rhythmic styles that are definitely Brazilian --... read more

Amazing stuff! Jorge Ben never made a bad record in the 60s -- and this is one of his best! The album's filled with tight jaunty numbers that mix big band samba arrangements with quickly strummed guitar, and Jorge's wonderfully raw vocals -- all classic stuff for Jorge, but a style that we never... read more

Early Jorge Ben stuff -- very swingin', with a tight jazzy sound. Includes a lot of his early compositions, played by a big orchestra. With the cuts "Zope Zope", "Samba Menina", and "Samba Legal" -- but the whole album is fantastic! Hard raspy Brazilian soul, and... read more

A fantastically soulful album from Jorge Ben -- one of his greatest records ever, and a key part of Brazilian music in the 70s! The album marks an earthier shift for Jorge -- a sound that's still rooted in the samba influences of the 60s, but which also takes on a bit more soul at the bottom --... read more

A samba soul masterpiece from Jorge Ben -- one of the most brilliant records to come out the fertile late 60s Brazilian scene -- and an incredible album that works with the psychedelic flourishes of Ben's contemporaries and a deeper undercurrent of soul & funk! This is one of the most amazing... read more

One of Jorge Ben's greatest albums -- a groundbreaking blend of samba and soul that forever went onto transform the face of Brazilian music! The record works off the groove set down by Jorge's earlier hit "Mas Que Nada" (which appears on another LP), and takes the blend of bossa, samba,... read more

A stunning batch of early tracks from one of Brazil's greatest artists! The album includes loads of Jorge's choppy bossa-styled tracks, all driven by his tight acoustic guitar playing, and haunted by his deeply soulful voice! The album's a masterpiece that has Jorge breaking out in a hip new... read more

Four famous Jorges from Brazil -- Jorge Ben, Jorge Mautner, Jorge Vercilo, and Jorge Aragao -- all coming together in an extended live performance before a very enthusiastic crowd! The approach is a bit gimmicky, to be sure, but the music is surprisingly great -- and many numbers have an earthy,... read more

A different groove than usual for Jose Roberto Bertrami -- and a record that definitely lives up to the promise of its title! Bertrami's really broken free from the regular Azymuth groove on this set -- much more so than on some of his recent solo albums -- playing here with a vibe that's very... read more

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A tremendous debut from Maria Bethania -- recorded in a style that's a fair bit different from her more famous work in the 70s for Philips, but still equally great! The sound here is often more airy and spacious -- sometimes in a slightly folksy bossa mode that reminds us of Nara Leao's mid 60s... read more

A cool collection of early work Maria Bethania recorded for EMI -- with titles that include "Baby", "Pra Dizer Adeus", "Duas Contas", "Ultimo Desejo", "Maria Maria", "Irene", "Com Acucar Com Afeto", and "Os Argonautas".... read more

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One of the darkest records we've ever heard from the Far Out label -- a set that reminds us of some of the best Brazilian new wave that was showing up on compilations a few years back! Guitars are in the lead on most numbers -- sometimes played with energy that's punkish, at other times psycheish -... read more

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Heady and heavy work from Billy Bond and La Pesada Del Rock & Roll -- a guitar heavy group from Argentina, and one with plenty of blues rock overtones! The guitars are definitely turned up to 11 here -- jamming with an intensity to match some of the best hard rock sides from Peru reissued by... read more

One of Bonfa's better pop-bossa efforts of the 60s, and a record that features some pretty solid arrangements by Deodato. The record's still a mix of easy tunes and bossa ones, with the usual confusion of some of Bonfa's other American records -- but the groove is pretty solid Now Sound stuff,... read more

A rare French session by bossa guitarist Luiz Bonfa -- recorded in Paris at the height of his best early years! The album's got a feel that's really great -- dreamy guitar over lightly dancing arrangements, in a mode that's slightly different than the usual Rio style of recording at the time. ... read more

One of the earliest of the classic Verve bossa sessions -- and a great one! The record was recorded in 1962, and features the brilliant Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa amidst orchestrations by Oscar Castro Neves and Lalo Schifrin. The sound is bright and breezy, as you'd expect from Verve at this... read more

Very groovy bossa tracks -- very much in the mode of some of the Verve hit recordings of the mid 60s! After the success of the Astrud Gilberto/Joao Gilberto work with Stan Getz, it's clear that Philips and Luiz Bonfa wanted to get in on the act -- and they've paired Bonfa's guitar with vocals from... read more

Excellent work by two figures who really helped re-define the use of the guitar in the 50s -- both undeniable forces on the sound of the bossa nova, even though most of the work here is from pre-bossa years! The set's especially noteworthy for its wealth of early work by Luiz Bonfa -- as the... read more

Joao Bosco is one of those artists who always sounds great, no matter what the setting -- and although the sides on this set aren't as well-known as his classic work of the 70s, they're all pretty darn wonderful -- and show that Bosco was still growing tremendously as an artist in the 80s and 90s! ... read more

Live set by this master Brazilian singer/songwriter. Unlike other records from this time, Bosco's playing in a nice stripped-down setting, with just his guitar to accompany his soulful vocals. The set's nearly all originals written by Bosco and songwriting parter Adair Blanc. Titles include... read more

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A groovy bossa gem from the glory days of A&M Records -- an ultra-hip group recorded with production by Sergio Mendes! The feel here is a lot like that of Brasil 66 -- bossa rhythms, sunny CA instrumentation, and lovely female vocals -- in this case sung singularly, by the lovely Gracinha... read more

Bossacucanova pay tribute to the 50th Anniversary of bossa nova -- a genre that's certainly kept the group going strong during their own decade or so in music! The CD features a mix of live performances by the group, plus some mellower acoustic sessions organized at the same time -- a nice blend... read more

A sweet mix of Brazilian grooves and New York attitude -- an overlooked session from the end of the 90s -- recorded in the US by Brazilian saxman Leo Gandelman, with soulful help from a variety of American players -- including Reuben Wilson on organ and both Charlie Hunter and Grant Green Jr on... read more

Plenty of coffee here -- a percolated sense of energy that really makes this record cook nicely -- a 60s bossa jazz treasure, but one with a lot of lively rhythms! The group's got a core simplicity that really makes the record wonderful -- snapping drums, soulful bass, and punctuated piano -- all... read more

Sweet Brazilian harmonies, set to a groovy, upbeat groove -- very much in the best Blue Brazil style of the Odeon late 60s years!... read more

Always-compelling work from Carlinhos Brown -- done in a unique blend of styles that moves forward a bit from his earlier albums! Some of the tracks here have that genre-blending sound that Brown first pioneered as part of a 90s generation that included Marisa Montes and Arnaldo Antunes -- but... read more

A bold step forward for the new Brazilian generation -- and the greatest recording we've heard so far from Bruno E! The set's incredible from the first moment -- as equally steeped in warm jazz improvisation as in the beats and samples of Bruno's earlier work -- taking off with a sophisticated,... read more

One of Chico's strongest albums of the late 70s -- a masterful set of sophisticated tunes, recorded with some great guest help from Milton Nascimento, Zizi Possi, and Elba Ramalho! The album's got a slightly melancholy feel overall -- not completely somber, but a slightly world-weary sound that... read more

A wonderful introduction to the music of Chico Buarque -- a set that spans his many decades in Brazilian music, and which also features some special treats as well! In addition to 3CDs' worth of famous tunes by Chico, the package also features one more CD of duet material -- tracks that are easily... read more

A wonderful mid 70s album by Chico Buarque -- proof that he was still one heck of a songwriter, and a pretty decent singer, despite the fact that he'd grown a silly-looking moustache! The production's very nice, too -- with that excellent compressed sound that was being used on some Brazilian... read more

Charlie Byrd gets some top-shelf treatment here -- in a wonderful album of tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim, all recorded with full backing arrangements, and sound quality that's a lot better than some of Byrd's previous albums! The setting has Charlie's acoustic guitar right up front in the mix --... read more

An album that's as sonically striking as the image of Kali C spattered in paint on the cover -- funky rhythms, soulful vocals, and some really offbeat production -- almost like a Brazilian take on the sorts of grooves we've been digging from Tru Thoughts over the years! There's definitely a hip... read more

Ostensibly an album of songs for children, but a groovy groovy set that has plenty more to offer for adult lovers of contemporary Brazilian music! The songs are often repetitive, lyrically -- which makes they very catchy, and a bit playful -- yet they're also given some deeply sensitive... read more

A wonderful debut from this up-and-coming Brazilian musical talent -- a composer with a rich ear for sounds both old and new! The tunes are based in a choro style, but often come across with more modern instrumentation and arrangements -- including some complicated rhythms and reed parts that... read more

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A beautiful early album by Elizete Cardoso -- arguably one of the first bossa nova records ever, and a set that features some great early tracks penned by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius De Moraes! The record is a haunting showcase for the genius of Jobim and Vinicius, and it includes early... read more

The title gets it right -- as the set's much more of a document of Cartola's talents than some of his other later albums -- as the format features some spoken interview passages, mixed with examples of his music! Each track seems to have about a minute of Cartola speaking, in Portuguese, then... read more

A tremendous record from Danilo Caymmi -- youngest member of the famous Caymmi family, and a heck of a flautist with a sweet jazzy touch! The album's one of the self-produced classics of the 70s Brazilian scene -- a wonderful blend of warm lyrics, jazzy instrumentation, and light and lively... read more

Moody female vocals from Brazil -- a great early 70s album with a dreamy feel and a nice electric touch! In a way, the album's a fair bit like the Ana Mazzotti album from the same period, with a mix of some funky scatting vocal numbers, and other tunes that are more laidback, but which fit very... read more

A lovely little record from Ceu -- a record that balances the Brazilian singers' vocals with a great sense of space in the instrumentation -- just the right use of acoustic rhythms, keyboards, and other elements -- never as electronic as other albums on the Six Degrees label, in a way that let's... read more

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A groovy little group from Brazil -- arranged and conducted by Antonio Adolfo! The group's got a really wonderful sound that's part bossa nova, part French 60s pop, and very much in the style of work by Marcos Valle from the late 60s! There's a female lead vocalist who sounds a lot like Valle's... read more

The final chapter of Lula Cortes amazing run of music in 70s Brazil -- a small label release that brilliantly blends together a range of psychedelic influences -- all with a gritty edge that's quite different than what you might expect from the date of the album! Things here are every bit as... read more

Heady heady work from the legendary Gal Costa -- caught here right at her early best, smack dab in the middle of the Tropicalia years! The album's one of Gal's legendary collaborations with arranger Rogerio Duprat -- and it's very much in the spirit of her other incredible session from 1969, but... read more

One of the most mindblowing albums ever recorded -- anywhere, anytime! This 1969 set stands as one of the greatest records ever cut by Gal Costa -- done at the height of the Tropicalia movement, and featuring a sublime mix of styles that really gets the spirit of the movement right. Arrangements... read more

Gal Costa sings the best of Antonio Carlos Jobim -- working here with a really sparkling sound in a live performance that covers the space of two CDs! The backing is by a very nice little jazz group, and Gal's at her best later styles here -- hitting nice jazzy vocal passages, and singing freely... read more

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Brazilian funk from Curumin -- a contemporary set, but one that features a fair bit of old school influences as well! In a way, Curumin's music is sort of an update of the 70s samba soul sound with a bit more beats -- taking the older Brazilian styles into a 21st Century range, and dropping in... read more

A tasty session of west coast Brazilian grooves -- cut by the great percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, with a group that includes Claudio Slon, Larry Williams, and Lee Ritenour. The record's got a very nice breezy feel -- with a sound that's similar to some of the Fantasy Brazilian LPs of the time,... read more

A tasty session of west coast Brazilian grooves -- cut by the great percussionist Paulinho Da Costa, with a group that includes Claudio Slon, Larry Williams, and Lee Ritenour. The record's got a very nice breezy feel -- with a sound that's similar to some of the Fantasy Brazilian LPs of the time,... read more

Jazzy Brazilian drummer Paulinho Da Costa lays down a set of tight fusion cuts recorded in the U.S., along with folks like Larry Carlton, James Gadson, and Philip Bailey. There's vocals on about half the tracks, and the sound is sort of LA studio fusion from the 70's, with a nice bit of Brazil... read more

A great set of soulful work from the contemporary Brazilian scene -- a record that's made even better by the thoughtful production touches of Kassin! A few notches the wrong way, and Vanessa Da Mata might be a too-smooth pop singer -- but in this setting, she's got a warmth that comes through... read more