Samba Jazz Alley

Reviewed: 2019-08-03
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The session’s title refers to an obscure dead-end alley in the heart of Rio’s storied Copacabana neighborhood that served as a breeding ground for the city’s up-and-coming instrumentalists and singers during the heyday of bossa nova. Pianist Adolfo has the luxury of performing with a core ensemble that features the talents of some of the best Brazilian jazz musicians of their generation.
If You Like: Joao Donato, Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Ceu E Mar (6:05) – drums start> uptempo jam> short trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*2/ Hello, Herbie (6:40) – piano starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> electric piano/ guitar duet> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
3/ So Por Amor (5:12) – electric piano starts> slow jam> trumpet solo> midtempo jam> fade
***4/ Casa Forte (5:09) – horns start> uptempo jam swings to fast tempo> trumpet solo> percussion solo> midtempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
5/ Tristeza de Nos Dois (5:09) – electric piano starts> midtempo jam> electric piano solo> accordion solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
**6/ The Frog (3:38) – piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*7/ Obrigado (5:43) – horns start> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
*8/ Passarim (5:35) – piano starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
**9/ Corcovado (5:45) – piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> flute solo> midtempo jam> fade