Suite Leopoldina

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What George Gershwin did for New York City, Guinga does for Rio de Janeiro in this extended song-cycle tribute to the famous Leopoldina train station, a place heavy with images from the artist's youth. Expanding on the scope of his last release, the prizewinning instrumental disc Cheio de Dedos, Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar, a.k.a. Guinga, adds legendary vocalists Chico Buarque and Nei Lopes to his impressive roster of musicians. The pair makes its collaborative debut on the dark and beautiful "Parfisal," which reflects on Brazil's rule by military junta. "Dos Anjos" begins the suite on a bittersweet note as harmonica great Toots Thielemans evokes a Nino Rota-style soundtrack in a paean to the innocence of childhood. The centerpiece of a disc filled with high points is the lushly orchestrated chorinho "Choro Perdido," arranged by pianist Leandro Braga and featuring Ze Nogueira waxing plaintive on soprano sax against a backdrop of strings. Guinga's reinvention of Brazilian popular music is so seductive, its sheer nerve rolls right by like a train in the night. --Bob Tarte

Tracks:

Dos Anjos
Parsifal
Di Menor
Sargento Escobar
Cha De Panela
Choro Perdido
Noturno Leopoldina
Guia De Cego
Perfume De Radames
Par Constante
Cortando Um Dobrado
Mingus Samba
Dissimulado
Constance

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What George Gershwin did for New York City, Guinga does for Rio de Janeiro in this extended song-cycle tribute to the famous Leopoldina train station, a place heavy with images from the artist's youth. Expanding on the scope of his last release, the prizewinning instrumental disc Cheio de Dedos, Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar, a.k.a. Guinga, adds legendary vocalists Chico Buarque and Nei Lopes to his impressive roster of musicians. The pair makes its collaborative debut on the dark and beautiful "Parfisal," which reflects on Brazil's rule by military junta. "Dos Anjos" begins the suite on a bittersweet note as harmonica great Toots Thielemans evokes a Nino Rota-style soundtrack in a paean to the innocence of childhood. The centerpiece of a disc filled with high points is the lushly orchestrated chorinho "Choro Perdido," arranged by pianist Leandro Braga and featuring Ze Nogueira waxing plaintive on soprano sax against a backdrop of strings. Guinga's reinvention of Brazilian popular music is so seductive, its sheer nerve rolls right by like a train in the night. --Bob Tarte

Customer Reviews:

Sweet!.......2000-12-15

Bravo! Brazilian guitarist/songwriter Guniga gathers an impressive array of guests and explores a wide variety of Brazilian music. The choro, waltz, samba, and more all played with great lyricism and technique. Great orchestra tracks, quiet solos, jazzy combos, fun duos...it's a most eclectic CD united by a Brazilian flair and truly top-of-their game performers. A wonderful CD.

Average customer rating:

Terrific contemporary Brasilian music

Suite Leopoldina
Guinga
Manufacturer: Velas Brazil
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008O79V
Release Date: 2004-10-25

Tracks:

Dos Anjos
Parsifal
Di Menor
Sargento Escobar
Che Panela
Choro Perdido
Noturno Leopoldina
Guia de Ego
Perfume de Radames
Par Constante
Cortando Um Dobrado
Mingus Samba
Dissimulado
Constance

Album Details

Album by this Amazing Composer and Guitar Player. As Usual, Guinga Invited Great Names from Brazilian Music to Appear on his New CD. Among Them: Chico Buarque, Ed Motta, Nei Lopes, Ivan Lins, Alceu Valenca, and Lenine. A Highly Recommended CD for Those Wh

Customer Reviews:

Terrific contemporary Brasilian music.......2007-01-14

You wouldn't want to pigeonhole Guinga. He's a great songwriter, and his CDs extend the vernacular of Brasilian music without losing sight of the most important part: it still swings. You could say 'lyrical', you could say 'unexpected harmonies', and interesting melodic and chromatic shifts. You could say quirky. All of it would be true, but the best part is that Guinga is both conscious of his tradition and constantly fighting with it and extending it. So you get Noel Rosa, samba, waltzes, Pernambuco, jazz, French café, American music hall, and much more, sometimes co-existing and sometimes fighting, but ALWAYS swinging. So it is classical, it is melodic, and you can dance to it: everything you would want in music. Did I mention also that he's a great orchestrator, and a great guitarist too ? Bears multiple listenings.