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For her sixth recording and first on a major label (Verve), Luciana Souza's concept of "new bossa nova" is melding Brazilian rhythms onto adult contemporary folk-pop MOR songs. She sings lyrics exclusively in English. The stamp of Joni Mitchell, aided and abetted by producer Larry Klein, makes this image unmistakable immediately from the first tune, Joni's "Down to You." Souza sounds exactly like Mitchell in her melancholic phrasing during "Were You Blind That Day" and "You and the Girl." She is more herself on the closer, the straight Brazilian classic by Jobim "Waters of March," the Sting-penned minimalistic romantic pleader "When We Dance," and the lone non-Latin silken-tinged "Satellite." High-level musicianship from the pristine, crystalline tones of pianist Edward Simon, restrained guitarist Romero Lubambo, and occasional saxophonist Chris Potter raises the quality a hundredfold. The tunes range from slow to midtempo; overall, this is a sultry program of romantic ballads and softly toned introspective tracks. Source material comes from the aforementioned authors and lesser-known compositions from Leonard Cohen, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Becker with Klein, Randy Newman, Michael McDonald, and Brian Wilson. Perhaps the selection that will draw most attention is James Taylor's "Never Die Young," with Souza and Taylor singing separate lines and in unison during the latter part of the piece. After having tackled poems of Elizabeth Bishop and Pablo Neruda, along with the Brazilian music of her homeland, this recording marks a change for Souza. It is similar to Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World in a belief that established music needs to be either modified or updated. Souza's voice is nearly perfect, thoughtful, sweet, and beautiful, and that alone should win her new fans. Whether previous devotees can be sold by this new direction is something only time will tell.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Moran, FeaturedArtist - Joni Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES TAYLOR, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Leonard Cohen, ComposerLyricist - Sharon Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sting, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elliott Smith, ComposerLyricist - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Moran, FeaturedArtist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER BECKER, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Moran, FeaturedArtist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER BECKER, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Moran, FeaturedArtist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL MCDONALD, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Asher, ComposerLyricist - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Antonio Sánchez, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Chris Potter, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Romero Lubambo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Luciana Souza, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Simon, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Colley, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Decca Records France
Albumbeschreibung
For her sixth recording and first on a major label (Verve), Luciana Souza's concept of "new bossa nova" is melding Brazilian rhythms onto adult contemporary folk-pop MOR songs. She sings lyrics exclusively in English. The stamp of Joni Mitchell, aided and abetted by producer Larry Klein, makes this image unmistakable immediately from the first tune, Joni's "Down to You." Souza sounds exactly like Mitchell in her melancholic phrasing during "Were You Blind That Day" and "You and the Girl." She is more herself on the closer, the straight Brazilian classic by Jobim "Waters of March," the Sting-penned minimalistic romantic pleader "When We Dance," and the lone non-Latin silken-tinged "Satellite." High-level musicianship from the pristine, crystalline tones of pianist Edward Simon, restrained guitarist Romero Lubambo, and occasional saxophonist Chris Potter raises the quality a hundredfold. The tunes range from slow to midtempo; overall, this is a sultry program of romantic ballads and softly toned introspective tracks. Source material comes from the aforementioned authors and lesser-known compositions from Leonard Cohen, Steely Dan's Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Becker with Klein, Randy Newman, Michael McDonald, and Brian Wilson. Perhaps the selection that will draw most attention is James Taylor's "Never Die Young," with Souza and Taylor singing separate lines and in unison during the latter part of the piece. After having tackled poems of Elizabeth Bishop and Pablo Neruda, along with the Brazilian music of her homeland, this recording marks a change for Souza. It is similar to Herbie Hancock's Gershwin's World in a belief that established music needs to be either modified or updated. Souza's voice is nearly perfect, thoughtful, sweet, and beautiful, and that alone should win her new fans. Whether previous devotees can be sold by this new direction is something only time will tell.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:49
- Main artists: Luciana Souza
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 Universal Music Jazz France ℗ 2007 Decca Records France
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