''Samba Carioca'' is a 2010 album by guitarist and vocalist
Vinicius Cantuária
Vinicius Cantuária (born April 29, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and percussionist. He is associated with bossa nova and Brazilian jazz.
Born in the Amazonian city of Manaus, Cantuária grew up in Rio de Janeiro a ...
.
Music and recording
The album was produced by Arto Lindsay.
[Johnson, Phil (May 22, 201]
"Album: Vinicius Cantuaria, Samba Carioca (Naive)"
''The Independent''. "While some of the melodies are quintessential bossa fare, the lyrics often have something of the enigmatic beauty of haiku: 'Berlin', for instance, takes a backward glance at the Siegessäule column in the Tiergarten".
Reception
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The Independent
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''s reviewer described it as "laid-back, drifting samba-jazz".
''The Sunday Times'' commented that it "cements his reputation as one of Brazil's finest exports".
Track listing
#"Praia Grande" – 5:57
#"Berlin" – 5:19
#"Vagamente" – 2:52
#"
Inútil Paisagem "Inútil Paisagem" ("Useless Landscape") is a song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, with lyrics by Aloysio de Oliveira. An English-language version with lyrics by Ray Gilbert is titled "If You Never Come to Me".
Notable recordings
;with Antônio ...
" – 4:14
#"Julinha De Botas" – 1:46
#"Fugiu" – 3:35
#"Orla" – 6:39
#"Conversa Fiada" – 4:33
#"So Focou Saudade" – 6:06
Personnel
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Vinicius Cantuária
Vinicius Cantuária (born April 29, 1951) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, and percussionist. He is associated with bossa nova and Brazilian jazz.
Born in the Amazonian city of Manaus, Cantuária grew up in Rio de Janeiro a ...
– guitar, vocals, keyboards, drums, percussion
* Dadi,
Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of context ...
– guitar
* Jessé Sadoc – flugelhorn
* João Donato – piano
*Marcos Valle – piano
*
Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Mehldau studied music at The New School, and toured and recorded while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's Quar ...
– piano
* Luiz Alves – bass
* Liminha – double bass
* Paulo Braga – acoustic drums
* Sidinho – percussion
References
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Naïve Records albums
Vinicius Cantuária albums