GAL
COSTA - ESTRATOSFERICA
Gal
Costa looks surpisingly youthful on the cover – and she's also sounding more
youthful in her music than we've heard in many years – thanks to a key
collaboration with Kassin and Moreno Veloso! Both of the younger musicians
really find a fresh space for Gal to work with – a nice shift away from some of
the more staid, mature modes of her other recent records – and a style that
brings out all the creativity that made us fall in love with Costa so many
years ago! This shift isn't a return to Tropicalia, but instead a move towards
that playful, genre-stepping territory that you'll find in both Veloso and
Kassin's music, especially the latter. One of Costa's best in years – and with
titles that include "Amor Se Aclame", "Anuviar", "Espelho
D'Agua", "Ecstasy", "Jabitaca", and "Sem Medo Nem
Esperanca". ~ Dusty Groove
DUSKO
GOYOVICH – LATIN HAZE
The
mighty Dusko Goykovich lives again – in a record that may well be one of the
best we've heard in many years from the legendary trumpeter! Make no mistake,
we love Dusko in all of his many settings – but there's a special sort of magic
here that takes us back to the style and charm we loved in Goykovich's first
great recordings of the 60s – especially some of his performances with the
legendary Clarke Boland Big Band! As with those sides, this one features a
larger ensemble – with Big Band RTS – with Goykovich providing most of the
solos, and also the full set of songs and arrangements for the record too –
which means that the larger ensemble plays in a manner that's very much in keeping
with Dusko's legacy. There's a number of Latin currents in the rhythms – which
again echo some of Dusko's MPS material – and titles include "Latin
Haze", "Sambalero", "In The Sign Of Libra",
"Inga", "Quo Vadis Samba", and "Danca
Comigo". ~ Dusty Groove
GIUSEPPI
BASSI / DOMENICO SANNA – JUST YOU, JUST ME
Stunning
duets between Giuseppi Bassi on bass and Domenico Sanna on piano – played at a
level that really seems to put equal focus on both instruments throughout – as
the musicians effortlessly shift between melody and rhythm, and create some
amazing sounds in the process! Bassi's instrument is wonderfully upfront in the
mix – giving the album this rich, bottom-heavy sound, even in the more subtle
moments – which seems to create a flow that unlocks notes on Sanna's piano in
this wonderful way – sometimes tippling lightly, sometimes with more
complicated phrasing – always full of color and imagination throughout. Titles
include "Giro Chi", "Humbolt Street #63",
"Isfahan", "NYC Subway Love", and "Reginella". ~ Dusty Groove
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