A mellow set of sensitive interpretations of classic Jobim material, sung by the great Brazilian vocalist Leny Andrade, with backing by Cristova Bastos on piano. The set's mostly just voice and piano, and it's one of the mellowest Jobim tributes we've ever heard – sort of as if you were ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Very tasty set of jazz tracks by legendary Brazilian pianist Joao Donato, performed as a loving tribute to Jobim, and with the same polished bossa sound as many other titles on the Lumiar label. Donato himself handled most of the arrangements, and the sound is nice and spare, with backing by sax, ... (Brazil) read moreCD
Gilberto Gil's working here not as the main artist, but as the songwriter – the very special talent around which this excellent set of recordings is based! The package is one of our favorite in the Lumiar Songbooks series – and, like the rest, it showcases the tremendous compositional ... (Brazil) read moreCD
The lovely voice of Carol Saboya and the beautiful guitar of Nelson Faria interpret the work of Jobim in this sparkling set from Lumiar. As with the other recent Saboya release on Lumiar, this one's produced in a way that lets her lilting voice drift dreamily along, amidst some perfectly fragile ... (Brazil) read moreCD