Tom Lellis & Toninho Horta
Tonight
Adventure Music AM1044 2 (2008)
Total time: 55'39"

This is not the first time that Tom Lellis tastes Brazilian music. In 2003, he released the nice Southern Exposure in which he sang some Brazilian songs by Djavan, Tom Jobim and Toninho Horta. Toninho himself was guest in that album.
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Jorge Albuquerque, Marcos Amorim, Rafael Barata
Revolving Landscapes
Adventure Music AM1036 2 (2007)
Time: 62'24"

After two pleasing albums -- Cris on the Farm (2003) and Sete Capelas (2006) -- Marcos Amorim assembled a new trio for his third album for the label Adventure Music. Marcos's artistic guitar playing is now joined by the able hands of Jorge Albuquerque on bass and Rafael Barata on drums.
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Aline de Lima
Açaí
Naïve WN145150 01 (2008)
Total time: 40'36"

After her first successful release Arrebol, Aline de Lima shows up with a nice successor. Arrebol benefited from the presence of producer Vinícius Cantuária and some members of his band. On this second release, Açaí, Aline shows up with her own band. Based in Paris, France, the singer from Maranhão decided to stay connected to her Brazilian roots that lay close to the Amazon River.
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Hendrik Meurkens
Sambatropolis
Zoho ZM 200801 (2008)
Total time: 55'53"

Close to his 2007 release, New York Samba Jazz Quintet, Hendrik Meurkens wasted no time with this energetic follow-up, his 17th solo album. As the CD name implies, you can be sure you will find here enough sambas to keep you going.
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O Som do Jazz & Andrea Moraes Manson
Infinita Bossa
Isospin Labs iso-42060 (2008)
Total time: 56'16"

The story might seem familiar to some: Brazilian singer meets U.S. musician, fall in love and create music. That is what happened in 2000, when Andrea Moraes moved from Rio de Janeiro to St. Petersburg, Florida. Two years later, she married David Manson.
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