Caramuru/Baldanza Duo / Bossa In The Shadows
Album: Bossa In The Shadows   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Caramuru/Baldanza Duo   Added:Dec 2007
Label:Labor Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-01-27 Pull Date: 2008-03-30 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 16 Feb 24 Feb 17 Feb 10 Feb 3
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 14, 2008: Memory Select
Caught In Flight
4. Feb 08, 2008: The Rent Party
Afro-Samba
2. Feb 22, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Caught In Flight, Take 2
5. Feb 01, 2008: Memory Select
In Walked Tom
3. Feb 15, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
In Walked Tom
6. Jan 31, 2008: Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Afro-Samba

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2008-01-27
DUO CARAMURU/BALDANZA: Bossa in the Shadows
Labor, 2007

Pianist Fabio Caramuru and electric bassist Pedro Baldanza create a unique blend of Brazilian jazz, folk music and avant/modern classical ideas. Caramuru sounds elegant but powerful, while Baldanza lays down complex beds of choppy, chattering rhythm. Interesting stuff.

Fo’s Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18

1. aggressive afro-samba rhythm
2. abstracted walking choro line
3. free-sounding tangle & stroll
4. slow experimental ballad
5. gentle freeform bossa nova
6. chugging train sound, breakdown
7. mechanized variation on Jobim
8. gently spinning sensation
9. trad. dance rhythm abstracted
10. deconstructed folk ballad
11. mechanical stream of notes
12. scattered melody comes together
13. a calmer variation of track #3
14. tinkly piano & sneaky bass
15. very quiet & slow, lots of space
16. busy, with growing tension
17. thump, avant tango, weird waltz
18. walking rhythm, stabbing tones

[ Fo ] 27-Jan-08


Track Listing
1. Afro-Samba   10. For Inezita
2. Choro 2007   11. Guarnieri Deconstructed
3. Caught In Flight   12. Mood 2004
4. Ballad   13. Caught In Flight, Take 2
5. Bossa In The Shadows   14. Incisive
6. Take The Z Train   15. String Theory
7. In Walked Tom   16. On Edge
8. Baroque   17. Heartbeat, Tango & Waltz
9. Dancing The Baiao   18. Gestural