Lee Ritenour

 

Artist:  Lee Ritenour
Birth Name:  Lee Mack Ritenour
Born:  January 11, 1952.  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instrument:  Guitar

Lee Ritenour is an American Jazz Guitarist from Los Angeles, California.  At 16, he played on his first recording session, with The Mamas & Papas, and was given the nickname "Captain Fingers".  His music style, incorporating Funk, Pop, Rock, Blues, Brazilian, Classical Music with Jazz.  In 1970s, winning Guitar Player Magazine's Best Studio Guitarist Award Twice!.

Artist:  Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin

Title:  Brasil (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz, Funk, Crossover Jazz, Jazz Pop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Candid 

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Cravo E Canela (feat. Tatiana Parra & Gregoire Maret) (4:03)

 2.  For The Palms (feat. Gregoire Maret) (3:36)

 3.  Catavento (3:20)

 4.  Vitoriosa (feat. Ivan Lins & Tatiana Parra) (4:48)

 5.  Canto Invierno (3:51)

Side Two:

 1.  Meu Samba Torto (feat. Celso Fonseca & Tatiana Parra) (5:48)

 2.  Stone Flower (feat. Chico Rinneiro) (7:06)

 3.  Boca De Siri (feat. Chico Pinneiro) (4:04)

 4.  Lil' Rock Way (feat. Gregoire Maret) (5:12)

Personnel:

Lee Ritenour:  Guitar

Dave Grusin:  Piano, Keyboards

Bruno Migotto:  Bass

Edu Ribeiro. Drums

Marcelo Costa:  Percussion

Ivan Lins:  Vocals

Tatiana Parra:  Vocals

Gregoire Maret:  Harmonica

Chico Pinneiro:  Guitar, Vocals

Celso Fonseca:  Guitar, Vocals

Brasil is a studio album by Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin, released on May 31, 2024 by Candid.  One of the Great Jazz Guitarists,  Great Album of Brasilian Music!.

Astrud Gilberto

 

Artist:    Astrud Gilberto

Birth Name:  Astrud Evangelina Weinert

Born:  March 29, 1940.  Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Died:  June 5, 2023 (Aged 83).  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Jazz, International, Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop, AM Pop,Vocal Pop, Film Score

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Artist

Instruments:  Vocals

Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova Singer, and Songwriter.  She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following he recording of the song "The Girl From Ipanema".

Title:  Look To The Rainbow (2024)

Genre:  Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Jazz, International, Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop, AM Pop,Vocal Pop, Film Score

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Berimbou (2:31)

 2.  Once Upon A Summertime (2:30)

 3.  Felicidade (2:41)

 4.  I Will Wait For You (4:42)

 5.  Frevo (2:20)

Side 2:

 1.  Maria Quiet (1:50)

 2.  Look To The Rainbow (3:20)

 3.  Bim Bom (1:50)

 4.  Lugar Bonito (3:15)

 5.  Eu Preciso Aprender A Ser So (3:15)

 6.  She's A Carioca (2:22)

Personnel:

Astrud Gilberto:  Vocals

Gil Evans:  Conductor, except on Track 2/5

Al Cohn:  Conductor on Track 2/5

Dom Um Romao:  Berimbau on Track 1/1

Johnny Coles:  Trumpet Solo on Track 1/4

Look To The Rainbow is the 1966 album by Astrud Gilberto, originally released in 1966 byVerve Records, remastered and reissued on February 23, 2024 by Verve Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Quality Vinyl.

Astrud Gilberto

 

Artist:    Astrud Gilberto

Birth Name:  Astrud Evangelina Weinert

Born:  March 29, 1940.  Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Died:  June 5, 2023 (Aged 83).  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Jazz, International, Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop, AM Pop,Vocal Pop, Film Score

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Artist

Instruments:  Vocals

Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian Samba and Bossa Nova Singer, and Songwriter.  She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following he recording of the song "The Girl From Ipanema".

Title:  Great Women Of Song (2023)

Genre:  Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Jazz, International, Pop, Rock, Easy Listening, Brazilian Traditions, Brazilian Pop, AM Pop,Vocal Pop, Film Score

Label:  Verve

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Girl From Ipanema (5:24)

 2.  Once I Loved (2:10)

 3.  Agua de Beber (2:18)

 4.  Fly Me To The Moon (2:22)

 5.  So Nice (Summer Samba) (2:41)

 6.  Manha de Carnaval (1:57)

 7.  It Might As Well Be Spring (4:28)

Side B:

 1.  Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (4:16)

 2.  How Insensitive (2:47)

 3.  So Tinha De Ser Com Voce (2:19)

 4.  (Take Me To) Aruanda (2:30)

 5.  O Morro (Nao Tem Vez) (2:56)

 6.  Berimbau (2:25)

 7.  The Shadow Of Your Smile (2:31)

Great Women Of Song is the compilation album by Astrud Gilberto, released on October 27, 2023 by Verve.  For Music Collectors.

Eliane Elias

 

Artist:  Eliane Elias 
Born:  March 19, 1960.  Sao Paulo, Brazil
Genre:  Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Pop, Latin Jazz, Post-Pop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, World Fusion
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Composer
Instruments:  Piano, Vocals

Eliane Elias is a Brazilian Jazz Pianist and Singer, born in Sao Paulo, she started studying Piano at age 7, and at age 12 was transcribing solos from Jazz Masters, at age 15, she was teaching Piano and Improvisation.  Her career began in Brazil at age 17.  In 1981, she moved to New York City where she attended The Juilliard School of Music.  A year later she became part of the group Steps Ahead.  Shortly her solo career began and signed to Blue Note Records.  She has worked with many notable artists such as Herbie Hancock, Steve Gadd, Stanley Clarke, Eddie Gomez, Peter Erskine, Bill Evans, Chet Baker and many more!.  In 2007 with album Something For You, which won Best Vocal Album Of The Year and The Gold Disc Award in Japan, and this album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Jazz Radio Charts, No. 8 on Billboard and No. 2 on The French Jazz Chart.

Title:  Mirror Mirror (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Pop, Latin Jazz, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, World Fusion

Label:   Candid Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Armando's Rhumba (6:07)

 2.  There Will Never Be Another You (6:16)

 3.  Blue Bossa (5:48)

 4.  Mirror Mirror (4:54)

Side B:

 1.  Corazon Partio (11:33)

 2.  Esta Tarde Vi Llover (6:27)

 3.  Sabor A Mi (6:45)

Personnel:

Eliane Elias:  Piano, on the Left Side

Chick Corea:  Piano on the Right Side

Chucho Valdes:  Piano, on the Right Side

Mirror Mirror is a studio album by a Trio led by Eliane Elias, Chick Corea and Chucho Valdes, released on September 10, 2021 by Candid Records.

Hendrik Meurkens

Artist:   Hendrik Meurkens
Origin:  Hamburg, Germany
Genre:  Jazz, Instrumental, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Be-Bop, Latin Jazz, World Fusion, Brazilian Traditions, Samba, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Brazilian Jazz
Occuaption:  Musician
Instruments:   Harmonica, Vibraphone

Hendrik Meurkens is a German Musician from Hamburg, when he was 19, he traveled to the U.S. to study at Berklee and spent time in Brazil in the early '80s, playing Brazilian Jazz.  He back in Berlin and worked in the studios, and had his own Jazz Group, he also worked as a sideman with Charlie Byrd.

Title:  Cobb's Pocket  (2019)
Genre:  Jazz, Instrumental, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Be-Bop, Latin Jazz, World Fusion, Brazilian Traditions, Samba, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Brazilian Jazz
Label:  In & Out Records
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Driftin'  (6:07)
 2.  Cobb's Pocket  (4:48)
 3.  Frame For The Blues  (8:34)
 4.  Slidin'  (6:29)
 5.  Slow How Wind  (5:41)
 6.  Unit Seven  (5:35)
 7.  Polka Dots And Moonbeams  (6:26)
 8.  A Slow One  (6:38)

Personnel:

Hendrik Meurkens:  Harmonica
Peter Bersntein:  Guitar
Mike LeDonne:  Organ
Jimmy Cobb:  Drums

Cobb's Pocket is an album by Hendrik Meurkens with Mike LeDonne, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Bernstein, released on September 12, 2019 by In & Out Records.  Excellent recorded sound, one of the world's leading exponents of the Jazz Harmonica.

Milton Banana

Artist:  Milton Banana
Born:  April 23, 1935.  Antonio de Souza, Brazil
Died:  May 22, 1999 (Aged 64)
Genre:  Latin, International Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, World Fusion, Brazilian Traditions
Occupation:  Musician, Drummer
Instruments:  Drums

Milton Banana was a Brazilian Bossa Nova Jazz Drummer, best known for his collaboration with Joao Gilberto and Stan Getz and for his work with His Trio he founded.

Artist:  Milton Banana & The Oscar Castro Neves Quintet  
Title:  The Rhythm And The Sound Of Bossa Nova (Limited Edition) (2019)
Genre:  Latin, International Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Samba, World Fusion, Brazilian Traditions
Label:  Aquarela do Brazil
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Voce e eu  (2:48)
 2.  Bossa Nova Blues  (3:07)
 3.  Nao faz assim  (2:55)
 4.  Influencia do jazz  (2:18)
 5.  Desafi nado  (4:11)
 6.  O amor e a rosa  (3:24)
 7.  O apito no samba  (2:49)
 8.  Chora tua tristeza  (3:10)
 9.  O menino desde o morro  (2:52)
10. Chega de saudade  (3:42)
11. Boato  (3:41)
12. Samba de uma nora so  (2:38)

Bonus Tracks

13. Cidadee vazia  (2:52)
14. Barquinho deferente  (2:05)
15. Sao Salvador  (2:21)
16. Amanha  (2:20)
17. Improviso  (2:18)
18. A resposta  (2:02)
19. Sonho de um carnaval  (2:26)
20. Feitinho pro poeta  (2:17)
21. Aruanda  (2:12)
22. Tristeza  (2:14)
23. Ora bolas  (2:18)
24. Encanto triste  (2:04)

Personnel:

Tracks:  1-12:

Milton Banana:  Drums

The Oscar Castro Neves Quintet:

Leo Wright:  Flute, Saxophone
Oscar Castro Neves:  Piano
Henry Perci Wilcox:  Guitar
Iko Castro Neves;  Bass
Roberto Pontes Dias:  Percussion

Bonus Tracks:  13-24:

Milton Banana:  Drums
Cido Bianchi:  Piano
Mario Augusto:  Bass

The Rhythm And The Sound Of Bossa Nova is the reissue from two of Milton Banana's best albums as a leader, The Rhythm And The Sound Of Bossa Nova (Audio Fidelity) which backed by The Oscar Castro Neves Group, and Balancando com Milton Banana Trio, released on March 29, 2019 by Aquarela do Brazil.  Limited Edition 500 Copies, Collector's Digipack Series includes inside Booklet with update Liner Notes.  Highly Recommended!.