Claudio Roditi - Double Standards (1996)

Here comes again Caetano Rodrigues showing this time a fantastic and recommended album recorded by a Brazilian artist never released before at Loronix. We talk about Claudio Roditi, a Brazilian pistonist that moved to the United States in 1970 to study in Berklee and built his career in the US. Roditi played with Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse and started a long-term relationship with Paquito de Rivera in the early 80's. Let's check Caetano's pick.

This is Claudio Roditi - Double Standards (1996), for Reservoir. Really and excellent CD presenting Claudio Roditi renditions to Brazilian tunes, such like: Desafinado, Minha Saudade, A Felicidade, and also the Jazz side of his trumpet playing with his own compositions and some Jazz standards. Personnel listing is shown bellow. Tracks include:

Personnel

Claudio Roditi
(trumpet, vocals, flugelhorn, producer)
John Lee
(bass)
Helio Alves
(piano)
Jimmy Greene
(sax tenor)
Jay Ashby
(trombone)
Marty Ashby
(guitar)
Andres Bolarsky
(sax tenor)
David Finck
(bass)
Duduka da Fonseca
(drums)
Gil Goldstein
(Piano)
Hendrik Meurkens
(harmonica)

Track List

01 - Reservoir Samba (Cláudio Roditi)
02 - A Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Bye Bye Blackbird (Dixon / Henderson)
04 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
05 - Minha Saudade (João Donato / João Gilberto)
06 - Are You Real (Golson)
07 - Brigas Nunca Mais (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
08 - Birdlike (Hubbard)
09 - Conceição (Jair Amorim / Dunga)
10 - So What (Davis)