Brachfeld, Andrea / Brazilian Whispers
Album: Brazilian Whispers   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Brachfeld, Andrea   Added:Mar 2020
Label:Origin  

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-03-21
Reviewed: 2020—03-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Flutist Brachfeld returns with a delicious banquet of Brazilian melodies, mostly penned by Jobim, with her own special spin, as well as some originals
If You Like: Yusef Lateef, Ali Ryerson, Jobim, Hubert Laws
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Double Rainbow (5:06) – electric piano starts> smooth midtempo jam> fade
2/ Passarim (5:44) – piano starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> slow fade
**3/ Waters Of March (5:57) – drums start> rocking uptempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Amparo (7:08) – guitar starts> slow tempo jam slowly builds to midtempo> slow fade
5/ Sonhos E Cores (5:24) – piano starts hard> midtempo jam> quick fade
*6/ Samba Medley (6:58) – drums start> uptempo jam> percussion jam to quick stop
**7/ Never Let Me Go (5:47) – piano starts> lovely slow tempo jam swings uptempo, then mellows to fade
8/ Ligia (6:17) – electric piano starts> uptempo jam> fade
*9/ Girl from Impanema (6:45) – piano/drums start> fast tempo jam> quick stop
*10/ Triste E Solitaria (5:38) – flute starts> mellow midtempo jam> fade
***11/ Espaco Aberto (2:37) – flute starts> uptempo jam> quick stop.

Track Listing
1. Double Rainbow   6. Samba Medley
2. Passarim   7. Never Let Me Go
3. Waters of March   8. Ligia
4. Amparo   9. Girl From Impanema
5. Sonhos Y Cores   10. Triste E Solitaria
  11. Espaco Aberto