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The Brazilian Scene (CD)

By: Luiz Bonfa (Artist)

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DISC 1 for The Brazilian Scene (CD) Album By Luiz Bonfa (Artist)
1   Avocado
2   Moonlight In Rio
3   Malaguena Salerosa
4   Zomba
5   Yesterday
6   That Old Black Magic
7   I Can't Give You Anything But Love
8   Embolada
9   Bye Bye Blues
10   Her Face
11   Sambalero
12   Dream Girl
 

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Title Note

Personnel: Luiz Bonfa (guitar); Jerome Richardson (flute); Donald Payne (bass instrument); Helcio Milito (drums).

Arrangers: Hal Mooney; Luiz Bonfa.

Along with Baden Powell and Laurindo Almeida (who came earlier), composer Luiz Bonfa ("Manha da Carnaval") was one of the prime Brazilian guitarists during bossa nova's heyday, releasing a string of American instrumental albums all through the '60s. (Charlie Byrd, who first introduced the music here, gave them all competition from the American side.) THE BRAZILIAN SCENE, recorded in 1966, features jazz flutist Jerome Richardson and arranger Hal Mooney, but it's mostly a showcase for Bonfa's strong classical guitar. Heavily influenced by Andres Segovia, Bonfa favors a more highly structured approach than the introspective Powell or the jazzy Almeida, producing a bright, aggressive sound that cuts right through the easy-listening arrangments. (The opening, "Avocado," even bears a small resemblance to the Tijuana Brass.) Though there are no bossa nova standards this time out, the light and breezy set is divided between Bonfa originals and choice covers such as "Yesterday" and "That Old Black Magic," on which the guitarist jauntily riffs in a syncopated samba, along with Brazilian drummer Helcio Milito.

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