A Trip to Brazil, Vol. 3: Back to Bossa
01/07/2003
Lyrics from A Trip to Brazil, Vol. 3: Back to Bossa
All Music Guide Review
If one were to write a book on the history of bossa nova, it would be incomplete without some discussion of American participants. Bossa nova was multiculturalism at its finest -- its main ingredients came from both Brazil (samba) and the United States (cool jazz). And the major players were both Brazilian (João and Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Laurindo Almeida) and American (Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Bud Shank). Assembled by Brazilian producer Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Boutique/Universal Jazz Germany, A Trip to Brazil, Vol. 3: Back to Bossa underscores the bossa nova's multicultural nature. DeSouteiro, whose choices range from good to excellent, doesn't pick Brazilian artists exclusively. Brazilian heavyweights like Jobim, João Gilberto, Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfá, and Elis Regina are heard alongside famous American jazz improvisers such as Bill Evans, Hank Jones, Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Cal Tjader, and Kai Winding. Instrumentalists and vocalists are both a priority, and the double CD (which spans 1960-2002) demonstrates that bossa nova singing can be in either Portuguese (Elis Regina on "Tristeza," João Gilberto on "Rosinha") or English (Lorez Alexandria on "Little Boat," Jackie & Roy on the English lyrics that Gene Lees and Buddy Kaye wrote for Jobim's "Corcovado"). And some of the vocals are wordless, including Helen Merrill's 1978 version of Edu Lobo's "Casa Forte" and Lobo's unlikely interpretation of the Beatles' "Hey Jude" (produced by Sergio Mendes). Most of the selections are from the '60s or '70s; one of the exceptions is singer Ithamara Koorax's sensuous 2002 performance of Jobim's "Ligia." Some of DeSouteiro's picks aren't really bossa nova; Azymuth's "Que É Que Você Vai Fazer Nesse Carnaval?," for example, is Brazilian jazz-funk. But bossa nova is dominant, and there is always a Brazilian jazz connection on this pleasing release. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
A Trip to Brazil, Vol. 3: Back to Bossa Track Listing
Credits of A Trip to Brazil, Vol. 3: Back to Bossa
- Donald MacDonald
- Drums
- Edison Machado
- Drums
- George Marge
- Flute
- Luiz Marinho
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Bob Matthews
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Pascoal Meirelles
- Drums
- João Palma
- Drums
- Hermeto Pascoal
- Flute, Arranger, Piano
- Jose Paulo
- Percussion, Tambourine
- Pedro Paulo
- Trumpet
- Don Payne
- Bass (Acoustic)
- John Pisano
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Dom Um Romão
- Percussion, Drums
- Robertinho Silva
- Drums
- Dom Salvador
- Piano
- Michito Sanchez
- Percussion
- Claudio Slon
- Drums
- Jose Soares
- Percussion
- Creed Taylor
- Producer
- Richard Tee
- Piano
- Cal Tjader
- Vibraphone
- Kai Winding
- Trombone
- Phil Woods
- Sax (Alto)
- Snooky Young
- Trumpet
- Torrie Zito
- Arranger
- Luiz Henrique
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Chris White
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Oscar Neves
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Sergio Carvalho
- Piano, Arranger, Conductor
- Lillian Clark
- Vocals
- Paulinho Tapajós
- Producer
- Henry Watts
- Vibraphone
- César Camargo Mariano
- Piano
- Los Vidal
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Lúcio Alves
- Vocals
- Zeca
- Trombone
- Paulo Ferreira
- Drums
- Tião Neto
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Marcelo Salazar
- Percussion
- Tommy Mitchell
- Trombone
- Willem Makkee
- Mastering Engineer
- Severino Filho
- Arranger
- Peter Gordon
- French Horn
- Gaya
- Piano, Arranger, Conductor
- Pery Ribeiro
- Vocals
- Julio Barbosa
- Trumpet
- Marcos Vasconcellos
- Producer
- Zezinho
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Miúcha
- Vocals
- Dóris Monteiro
- Vocals
- Sambalanço Trio
- Performer
- Lennie Dale
- Vocals
- Tenorio Jr.
- Piano
- Bebeto
- Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic)
- Matthias Kunnecke
- Production Coordination
- Ithamara Koorax
- Vocals
- Márcio Faraco
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Ohana
- Drums
- Jimmy Rainey
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Stefan Kassel
- Art Direction, Design
- Ze Bodega
- Sax (Tenor)
- Humberto Clayber
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Juarez Araújo
- Clarinet
- Palmyra & Levita
- Performer
- Carlos Pingarilho
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Vocals
- Manuel Gusmão
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Cipó
- Sax (Tenor)
- Norato
- Trombone
- Aurino Ferreira
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jorge Ferreira da Silva
- Sax (Alto)
- Rio 65 Trio
- Performer
- Neyde Fraga
- Vocals
- Copa Trio
- Performer
- Wilson Simonal
- Vocals
- Michel Leonard
- Arranger, Conductor
- Jurandir Meirelles
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Hermes Contesini
- Conga
- Paulo Levita
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger
- Juquinha
- Drums
- Oberdan Magalhães
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ronnie Mesquita
- Drums
- Cyro Pereira
- Arranger, Conductor
- Zé Roberto Simonal
- Sax (Tenor)
- Peter Timmersmans
- Cover Photo
- Amaury Rodrigues
- Percussion
- Luis Roberto
- Vocals, Bass (Acoustic)
- Ismael Correa
- Producer
- Maurilio dos Santos
- Trumpet
- Edson Maciel
- Trombone
- Edmundo Maciel
- Trombone
- Sergio Barroso
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Antonio Adolfo
- Piano
- José Roberto Bertrami
- Arranger, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Keyboards
- Ray Crawford
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Deodato
- Arranger, Keyboards
- Elis Regina
- Vocals
- Manfredo Fest
- Keyboards
- Walter Wanderley
- Organ
- Mike Wofford
- Arranger, Conductor
- Sivuca
- Accordion
- Gary Chester
- Percussion
- Alex Malheiros
- Bass (Electric), Vocals
- Ivan Conti
- Drums, Vocals
- Jackie Cain
- Vocals
- Soul Flutes
- Performer
- Sylvia Telles
- Vocals
- Zimbo Trio
- Performer
- Tamba Trio
- Performer
- Stan Webb
- Flute
- Jimmy Cobb
- Drums
- Britt Woodman
- Trombone
- Al McKibbon
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Connie Kay
- Drums
- Marty Sheller
- Arranger
- George Duvivier
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion, Drums
- Bossa Rio
- Performer
- Os Cariocas
- Performer
- Octavio Bailly, Jr.
- Bass (Electric)
- Milton Banana
- Drums
- Danny Bank
- Flute
- Kenny Barron
- Piano
- John Beal
- Bass (Electric)
- Willie Bobo
- Drums
- Jose Boto
- Drums
- Sam T. Brown
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- James Buffington
- French Horn
- Francisco Centeno
- Bass (Electric)
- Don Chacal
- Percussion
- Chiquinho do Acordeon
- Accordion
- Clark Terry
- Trumpet
- Arthur Clarke
- Sax (Tenor)
- Claus Ogerman
- Arranger, Conductor
- Howard Collins
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Rudy Collins
- Drums
- Ariovaldo Contesini
- Percussion
- Copinha
- Flute
- Joe Correro
- Drums
- Carmen Costa
- Percussion, Cabassa
- Wilson DasNeves
- Drums
- Nick DeCaro
- Arranger, Conductor
- Thiago de Mello
- Percussion
- Aloysio de Oliveira
- Producer
- Arnaldo DeSouteiro
- Arranger, Producer, Liner Notes, Compilation Producer
- João Donato
- Piano
- Don Sebesky
- Arranger, Conductor
- Luíz Eça
- Piano, Arranger, Conductor
- Egberto Gismonti
- Organ, Arranger
- Joe Farrell
- Sax (Tenor)
- Clare Fischer
- Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards
- Barry Galbraith
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Gary McFarland
- Vibraphone
- Paul Griffin
- Organ
- Jim Hughart
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Idris Muhammad
- Drums
- Jamil Joanes
- Bass (Electric)
- Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Performer
- J.J. Johnson
- Trombone
- Christian Kellersmann
- Executive Producer
- Roy Kral
- Piano, Arranger
- Gracinha Leporace
- Vocals
- Tommy LiPuma
- Producer
- Lalo Schifrin
- Piano, Arranger, Conductor
- Sergio Mendes
- Producer
- Paul Horn
- Flute
- Leny Andrade
- Vocals
- Ray Barretto
- Conga
- Jorge Ben
- Vocals
- Luiz Bonfá
- Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (12 String)
- Edú Lobo
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Johnny Pacheco
- Percussion
- Chris Montez
- Vocals
- Lorez Alexandria
- Vocals
- Laurindo Almeida
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Azymuth
- Performer
- Joe Beck
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- George Benson
- Guitar (Electric)
- Phil Bodner
- Flute
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Trombone (Valve)
- Ron Carter
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Jimmy Cleveland
- Trombone
- Richard Davis
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Bill Evans
- Piano, Piano (Electric)
- João Gilberto
- Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
- Eddie Gomez
- Bass (Acoustic)
- Urbie Green
- Trombone
- Jim Hall
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Jimmy Heath
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jackie & Roy
- Performer
- Milt Jackson
- Vibraphone
- Hank Jones
- Harpsichord
- Wynton Kelly
- Piano
- Hubert Laws
- Flute
- Herbie Mann
- Flute
- Tania Maria
- Piano, Vocals, Whistle
- Helen Merrill
- Vocals
- Wes Montgomery
- Guitar (Electric)
- Oliver Nelson
- Arranger
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Jerome Richardson
- Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Lew Soloff
- Trumpet
- Ernie Royal
- Trumpet
- Grady Tate
- Drums
- Bill Watrous
- Trombone











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