NEW RELEASES - PAULO MOURA & ANDRE SACHS, SERGIO SAMPAIO, MAURO SENISE

PAULO MOURA & ANDRE SACHS – FRUTO MADURO

One of the most creative settings we've heard in years for the reed work of Paulo Moura – thanks to a collaboration here with guitarist Andre Sachs, who helps provide some really fresh sounds and different rhythms than we might normally hear on some of Moura's other later work! The style here almost takes us back to Moura's most creative modes of the 70s – still rootsy at the core, with echoes of older choro styles, yet also inflected with some great jazzy touches too – especially on the warmer shadings of the tunes from other instrumentation – which really helps make Moura's clarinet sound rich and expansive. Titles include "Coquetel", "Macunaima", "Andina", "Trem Do Moura", "Obstinado", "Chroma 2", and "Mulatas Etc E Tal". ~ Dusty Groove

SERGIO SAMPAIO – TEM QUE ACONTECER

Soulful samba from the great Sergio Sampaio – stepping out here on one of his better-remembered records from the 70s! The album's got a really unique approach – in that it's not always all-out rhythm and energy – but occasionally hits these mellower moments that are really nice – laidback and feeling, yet still in the same spirit of the rest of the music too – and hardly ballads or love songs at all, just these thoughtful passages that really expand the sound of the album way past the obvious! Instrumentation changes to fit the mood of the tunes, which also adds to the depth – and titles include "Ate Outro Dia", "A Luz E A Semente", "O Filho Do Ovo", "Velho Bode", and "Que Loucura". CD features 3 bonus tracks – "O Teto Da Minha Casa", "Ninguem Vive Por Mim", and "Historia De Boemio". ~ Dusty Groove

MAURO SENISE - AFETIVO

Beautiful reed work from Mauro Senise – spun out over some really creative arrangements that have him sounding even more fluid and expansive than ever – and recorded with help from great guests who include Hermeto Pascoal, Egberto Gismonti, Wagner Tiso, Edu Lobo, and Gilson Peranzzetta! Given that Mauro's helped out most of these artists over the years, the sense of collaboration here is really warm and rich – that great Brazilian instrumental way of sounding expressive, yet never in an overly-emotive or cloying sort of way – easily moving through some classic references, but always with a sense of fresh discovery too. Titles include "Choro Bandido", "Ondine", "Choro Sim Porque Nao", "Tie Sangue", "Bodas De Prata", and "Mauro E Ana". ~ Dusty Groove