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César Cardoso, saxophonist and composer, who already has 4 original albums recorded and 3 books published in jazz theory, has now released a new album entitled “Origins”. As the name suggests, it is a journey to the origins and places that marked its growth.
After the last album “Dice of Tenors”, in an octet format (with Miguel Zenón, Jason Palmer, Massimo Morganti, Jefferi Davis, Óscar Graça, Demian Cabaud and Marcos Cavaleiro), César Cardoso returns to the quartet format with a very typical jazz formation (saxophone, piano, double bass and drums). The possibility of having greater space for improvisation and the desire to create different compositions than what was done on the previous album led him to return to this lineup.
In this new album “ORIGINS”, are mentioned places that were part of his youth, such as Calvaria, Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, B.R.P., Encosta do Castelo, but the biggest emphasis is on the theme “Vila Forte”. Vila Forte is the description given by Luís de Camões in the Lusíadas (canto VIII, stanza 16) to the village of Porto de Mós where he originates.
As Luís de Camões' 500th birthday (considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet), is being celebrated and with reference to his origins, César intended to enhance the Portuguese language using this short excerpt, giving it life through the composition of a theme. There is a contribution to this theme from one of today's greatest singers, fado singer Ricardo Ribeiro.
With this new album, the saxophonist intends to bring new freshness at a melodic, harmonic level and even at an arrangement level, in a smaller type of formation, with a special appreciation of his origins and the Portuguese language.
lançado em 23 de maio de 2025
- César Cardoso – tenor saxophone
- Óscar Graça – piano
- Demian Cabaud – double bass
- Pedro Felgar – drums
- Ricardo Ribeiro – vocals (special guest)
jazz jazz; saxophone; luís de camões modern jazz saxophone Portugal