Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Made in Brasil - Tudo Joia (1984) with Breno Sauer

This is one of the most inquisitive contributions from Caetano Rodrigues so far. A band born in Chicago that makes a fusion of funky, jazz and samba as I never heard before. I know that Breno Sauer is part of this band, but he could not be responsible alone for the strengths of this band and specially this LP.

Meet Made in Brasil - Tudo Joia (1984), for Pausa (Italy), as said, an above the average jazz and samba fusion with nice vocal arrangements featuring Breno Sauer - Piano, Paulo Garcia - Bass & Vocals, Akio Sasajima - Guitar, Neusa Sauer - Lead Vocals, Ron Dewar - Tenor, Roberto Sanchez - Percussion and Phil Gratteau - Drums. If you look for samba jazz with vocals, this is the release for you. It is hard to believe that this group is from Chicago. Tracks include:

01 - Bebete
02 - Samba Do Avião
03 - Sai Dessa
04 - Arlequin Desconhecido
05 - Favela
06 - Fato Consumado