Duos 2
World
| Aug 2005
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2005-10-07
Reviewed 2005-10-07
LUCIANA SOUZA – “Duos II” Sunnyside, 2005
BRAZIL/USA – Voice/guitar duets. Souza, one of the finest of the new generation of Brazilian vocalists, has deep bossa nova roots and a true jazz (rather than just “jazzy”) musical sense. This is her second album of this sort (Brazilian Duos came out in 2002). The four guitarists (Romero Lubambo, Marco Pereira, Swami Jr. & Guilherme Monteiro) all make great companions for Souza’s warm alto voice. I prefer the upbeat numbers, but the many sad ballads all have a lot of melancholy depth.
FO’S PICKS: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11 (and 7, but only if you really like scatting!)
1. 3:02 – fast, happy, flowing melody
2. 4:00 – tender, dramatic. Great solo.
3. 4:45 – gentle medley, floating vox
4. 2:50 – upbeat samba, good scat
5. 3:29 – sweet classic, elegant & sad
6. 4:27 – soft ballad, excellent vox!
7. 3:49 – quick tempo, all-scat vocal
8. 5:48 – sleepy Ivan Lins ballad
9. 5:42 – aching tune, guitar patterns
10. 2:54 – light melody, scat vocal
11. 2:46 – slow, soft, simple ballad
12. 3:34 – slow, haunting, elec. guitar
[Fo] – 10/7/05
BRAZIL/USA – Voice/guitar duets. Souza, one of the finest of the new generation of Brazilian vocalists, has deep bossa nova roots and a true jazz (rather than just “jazzy”) musical sense. This is her second album of this sort (Brazilian Duos came out in 2002). The four guitarists (Romero Lubambo, Marco Pereira, Swami Jr. & Guilherme Monteiro) all make great companions for Souza’s warm alto voice. I prefer the upbeat numbers, but the many sad ballads all have a lot of melancholy depth.
FO’S PICKS: 1, 2, 4, 6, 11 (and 7, but only if you really like scatting!)
1. 3:02 – fast, happy, flowing melody
2. 4:00 – tender, dramatic. Great solo.
3. 4:45 – gentle medley, floating vox
4. 2:50 – upbeat samba, good scat
5. 3:29 – sweet classic, elegant & sad
6. 4:27 – soft ballad, excellent vox!
7. 3:49 – quick tempo, all-scat vocal
8. 5:48 – sleepy Ivan Lins ballad
9. 5:42 – aching tune, guitar patterns
10. 2:54 – light melody, scat vocal
11. 2:46 – slow, soft, simple ballad
12. 3:34 – slow, haunting, elec. guitar
[Fo] – 10/7/05
Recent airplay
Muito Bobeira
At the Cafe Bohemian — Nov 08, 2005
Muito Bobeira
At the Cafe Bohemian - Tokyo — Nov 01, 2005
Muito Bobeira
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 28, 2005
Nos Horizontes Do Mundo
At the Cafe Bohemian - Francais — Oct 25, 2005
Sai Dessa
The Minimum Memory Dog — Oct 14, 2005
Charting
2005-10-09 — 2005-12-11
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 13 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sai Dessa | ||
| 2. | Nos Horizontes Do Mundo | ||
| 3. | A Flor E O Espinho | ||
| 4. | Muito Bobeira | ||
| 5. | Modinha | ||
| 6. | No Carnival/Vento | ||
| 7. | Sambadalu | ||
| 8. | Aparecida | ||
| 9. | Trocando Em Miudos | ||
| 10. | Chorinho Pra Ele | ||
| 11. | Atras Da Porta | ||
| 12. | Voce |