Astronauta: Songs of Elis

Female vocalist from Brazil, with pianist Mulgrew Miller and tenor sax player Joe Lovano.She sings songs that Elis Regina a vocalist from Brasil who died early at 37 recorded in the MPB ( Musica Popularia Brasileira).era of the 70's and 80's. Mostly cool lounge sound, but sung by a woman, in Portuguese. WOW!
**1: 3:55 cool samba with a nice CUICA.
2: 4:51 scat style singing, bopdobop dobopdobop. OK
*3: 3:57 cover of a popular Brazilian song. OK
4: 5:09 OK
**5: 4:39 Aquarela do Brasil ( from the movie Brasil).
6: 2:31 slow, nice melody, with Dori Caymmi vocal and viola.
7: 3:51 slower, ok.
8: 4:11 Tabla and violao.
****9: 3:46 slow samba, with CUICA. REAL NICE.
**10: 4:06 mid tempo samba, again, this is real nice.
*11: 3:53 panderio, berimbau, faster singing, OK
12: 6:03 slow ballad. ok,
13: 5:30 slow, ok.
****14: 3:34 Composed by Tom Jobim, this is real nice, in English. D Farrell 10/98