New Bossa Nova

Product Details

Artist : Luciana Souza
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0600753008737
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2007-08-28
UPC : 600753008737

ASIN : B000SM7R7O

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Down To You
2. Never Die Young
3. Here It Is
4. When We Dance
5. Satellite
6. Were You Blind That Day
7. Love Is For Strangers
8. You And the Girl
9. Living Without You
10. I Can Let Go Now
11. God Only Know
12. Waters Of March

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Editorial Reviews

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Brazilian bossa nova has been called the "whisper heard around the world." But when a small cadre of Rio-based intellectuals mixed American jazz with local sambas, little did they know that it would prove so durable. The initial international craze, spearheaded by Astrud Gilberto's version of "Girl from Ipanema" (Garota de Ipanema) and the movie Black Orpheus (Orfeo Negro), faded gently into a shadowy but still-beloved presence. But whenever a modern Brazilian needs a good cry in his or her cerveza, it is still to these swaying, sublimely passive-aggressive tunes that he or she will turn. Luciana Souza, a São Paulo native with three Grammy nominations under her belt, is particularly adept at performing these wistfully poetic microcosms or, as she has done here, recognizing in works by non-Brazilian composers a particular kind of restrained yet insistent longing mixed with sensual sadness and nostalgia, an emotion Brazilians call saudade. That she has located it in some very unexpected places makes the album even more magical. Her richly female, woodwind-like alto floats over a sultry, sax-infused jazz combo, transforming tunes by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Sting, Elliot Smith, Randy Newman, and James Taylor (who sits in on his own "Never Die Young"). But the most perfect, if previously unimaginable, transformation is her take on the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows"--a startling but utterly ideal encounter. Fittingly, Souza ends the program with an English-language version of one of Antonio Carlos Jobim's most beloved songs, "Waters of March" (Águas de Março), a legendary bossa nova that brings the set full circle. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews

Brazilian, pop, smooth jazz, world....Very cool ideed! (2007-08-26)

Bossa nova has been in Luciana Souza's blood since she was a child growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the early '60s as the daughter of two of its innovators, Walter Santos and Tereza Sousa. So, after six critically acclaimed albums where her expansive, homegrown Brazilian musical vocabulary converged with American jazz, the three-time Grammy Award-nominated Los Angeles-based vocalist returns to the wellspring and explores bossa nova from a different slant on "The New Bossa Nova," produced by her husband, jazz musician/producer Larry Klein"(D.Quellette-Reuters). "The New Bossa Nova" marks an exciting new chapter for the Brazilian-born vocalist and three-time Grammy nominee, who's already widely acknowledged as one of jazz's most respected and accomplished vocalists. The 12-song album finds the artist crafting a fresh and highly personal variation on the beloved bossa nova style. Luciana Souza's CD, which translates fully as 'the new new groove', is a reminder of how much bossa nova lies embedded inside a whole strain of contemporary American music, as in the first two songs, by Joni Mitchell and James Taylor respectively. In the first, "Down To You", she sounds remarkably like Joni Mitchell, or maybe it's because Mitchell's jazz phrasing is actually more akin to Brazilian. The same is true for James Taylor's "Never Die Young", which features the American singer/songwriter, who joins Souza for a soulful duet reading of his song. In this context, James Taylor's relaxed vocals sound like so much Musica Popular Brasiliera. The rest is material from composers from Randy Newman to Leonard Cohen, Sting, and the godfather of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim. In this spirit, the Brazilian-born Souza manages to sound true to both her birthplace and the United States, where she currently lives. Her well-trained voice is comfortable with all idioms, backed by a tight Brazilian jazz combo. There is a new new groove abroad, which is to say, at home. The resulting album confirms Souza's reputation as both a world-class vocalist and a versatile, consistently adventurous creative force. The project is Souza's first collaboration with her husband, producer/musician Klein, whose extensive resume encompasses work with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, Freddie Hubbard, Peter Gabriel and Wayne Shorter. "The New Bossa Nova" also features a stellar cast of players including tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Romero Lubambo, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Scott Colley, vibraphonist Matt Moran and drummer Antonio Sanchez. My favourite tracks : "Never Die Young", "Down to You" and "Waters of March".

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