Brazilian Dreams
| Brazilian Dreams | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | August 27, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | April 26–29, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:56 | |||
| Label | MCG Jazz | |||
| Producer | Jay Ashby | |||
| Paquito D'Rivera chronology | ||||
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Brazilian Dreams is a live album by
Produced by Jay Ashby, the album features seven songs written by Brazilian performers including
Background and release
Cuban saxophonist and clarinet player
Content
Brazilian Dreams was recorded live at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in
Reception and accolades
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (positive)[5] |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Billboard | (mixed)[6] |
| Jazz Review | [7] |
| JazzTimes | (negative)[8] |
| PopMatters | (positive)[9] |
Brazilian Dreams received mixed reviews from critics. Paula Edelstein of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, praising the performer skills "leading his own ensembles or playing with renowned jazz masters, Paquito D'Rivera continues to make a decidedly fresh imprint on Latin and Brazilian jazz."[3] William Grim of All About Jazz wrote that Brazilian Dreams was "a very satisfying album" hoping that D'Rivera, Roditi and the New York Voices record another album based on Brazilian music due to the large extension of the musical catalog of the country.[5] C. Michael Bailey, also of All About Jazz, stated that the album "is superb and fantastic in every way."[2] Morrice Blackwell of Jazz Review named the album a "musical match made in heaven", praising the performers and the sound quality, considering that it is a live performance. Blackwell also commented on the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild which "continually offer a complete jazz experience."[7] On a second review by Jazz Review, Lee Prosser referred to the album as a "classic Brazilian music collection... something all jazz listeners can appreciate, enjoy, and want to have in their CD library collections", to finally declare that it was "one of the very finest collections of music released in the year 2002."[10] Maurice Bottomley of PopMatters wrote that the record is "gentle, cultured, and perhaps overly refined, but it is very accomplished and does actually swing," further commenting that "it is also truer to the spirit of bossa nova in its first North American flowering than some will care to admit."[9]
However, Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine was critical about the fact that some tracks do not add much to the originals, but the album "stays merely pleasant, notably in 'Desafinado' and 'Manhã de Carnaval / Gentle Rain'."[6] On a negative review by Mike Quinn of JazzTimes stated that the album should be renamed "Brazilian Nightmares" and it is "impossible to escape the insipid vocal stylings of the 'New York Voices' or the cliched horn arrangements that can be heard on bossa nova records going back as far as the '50s."[8] Quinn was also critical of the repertoire since "Brazil has produced more music than the usual 20 or 30 tunes that keep getting led to the butcher's block."[8]
Brazilian Dreams reached number 35 at the
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Retrato Em Branco E Preto" | Jobim | 6:05 |
| 9. | "Red on Red" | Claudio Roditi | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Snow Samba" | Roditi, D'Rivera | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 53:56 | ||
Track listing adapted from AllMusic.[3]
Personnel
- Hélio Alves – piano
- Jay Ashby – arranger, mixing, producer, trombone
- Marty Ashby – executive producer, guitar, liner notes
- Luiz Bonfá – composer
- Bill Bonidie – production coordination
- Robert Bowman – photography
- Paulinho Braga – drums
- Paquito D'Rivera – clarinet, composer, main performer, sax (alto)
- João Donato – composer
- Matt Dubey – composer
- Jay Dudt – engineer, mixing
- Dario Eskenazi – arranger
- Renée Govanucci – associate producer
- Antônio Carlos Jobim – composer
- Gene Lees – composer
- Jim Manly – layout design
- Darmon Meader – arranger, sax (tenor), scat, soloist, vocals
- David Mills – production coordination
- New York Voices – guest artist
- Peter Eldridge – arranger, vocals
- Lauren Kinhan – vocals
- Darmon Meader – vocals
- Kim Nazarian – composer, vocals
- Claudio Roditi – composer, trumpet
- David Samuels – composer
- Oscar Stagnaro – bass
- Caetano Veloso – composer
Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-8101-2218-9.
- ^ a b Bailey, C. Michael (August 20, 2002). "Paquito D'Rivera: Brazilian Dreams (2002)". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Brazilian Dreams — Paquito D'Rivera". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Brazilian Dreams — Paquito D'Rivera (CD liner notes). MCG Jazz. 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f Grim, William (November 3, 2002). "Paquito D'Rivera featuring the New York Voices and Claudio Roditi: Brazilian Dreams (2002)". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Cobo, Leila (2002). "Brazilian Dreams". Billboard. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Blackwell, Morrice (July 23, 2002). "Brazilian Dreams by Paquito D'Rivera". Jazz Review. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c Quinn, Mike (December 2002). "Paquito D'Rivera/ New York Voices/ Claudio Roditi Brazilian Dreams". JazzTimes. Madavor Media. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Bottomley, Maurice (July 28, 2002). "Paquito D'Rivera, Brazilian Dreams". Pop Matters. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Prosser, Lee (April 2, 2002). "Brazilian Dreams by Paquito D'Rivero feat. New York Voices and Claudio Roditi". Jazz Review. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Jazz". CMJ. 73 (784). The CMJ Network, Inc.: 18 October 14, 2002. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Hinte, Terri (October 6, 2010). "Paquito D'Rivera's "Panamericana Suite" Due for Nov. 2 Release on MCG Jazz Records". PRWeb. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.