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''Suite Três Rios'' is a jazz / world music album by Dan Costa. Recorded in
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, the album features legendary Brazilian artists such as
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Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano (born 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist, famous for playing with many Brazilian and international musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Nando Reis and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carna ...
and
Leila Pinheiro Leila Pinheiro (born October 16, 1960 in Belém) is a Brazilian Bossa Nova singer, pianist and composer. Her self-titled debut album had the guest performances of Tom Jobim, João Donato, Ivan Lins, Francis Hime, and Toninho Horta, and she later w ...
, and was mixed by
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. It was considered one of the best of 2016 by
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Reception

"Costa's melodic sensibility shines throughout", according to DownBeat critic Carlo Wolff, who considered the album "finely crafted" and "an entrancing homage to Brazil".
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critic Paul Naser says: "Brazilian jazz, like its American counterpart, has fondly remembered its roots as it unabashedly moves forward". The tunes ''Chorinho'', ''Baião'' and ''Maracatu'' have been used as instructional material.


Track listing

# Alba (featuring
Jaques Morelenbaum Jaques Morelenbaum (() born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian instrumentalist, arranger, conductor, composer and music producer. Morelenbaum was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of conductor Henrique Morelenbaum and piano teacher Sarah Morelenbaum. Hi ...
) # Chorinho # Samba # Bossa Nova (featuring
Leila Pinheiro Leila Pinheiro (born October 16, 1960 in Belém) is a Brazilian Bossa Nova singer, pianist and composer. Her self-titled debut album had the guest performances of Tom Jobim, João Donato, Ivan Lins, Francis Hime, and Toninho Horta, and she later w ...
) # Baião (featuring
Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano (born 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist, famous for playing with many Brazilian and international musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Nando Reis and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carna ...
) # Maracatu # Modinha (featuring Teco Cardoso) # Aria


Personnel

*Piano, compositions, arrangements, production - Dan Costa *Guitar, executive co-production - Ricardo Silveira *Alto & tenor sax - Marcelo Martins *Trombone - Vittor Santos *Double bass - Alberto Continentino *Drums - Rafael Barata *Cello - Jaques Morelenbaum *Voice - Leila Pinheiro *Percussion - Marcos Suzano *Baritone sax - Teco Cardoso


Awards

The album won a Global Music Award in 2016.


References

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