''Infinito'' is an album by percussionist

Cyro Baptista Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays. Career Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship to C ...

which is the second recorded by Banquet of the Spirits – Baptista, bassist

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (born 1975 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American bassist and oud player who has recorded and performed extensively with Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits, Daniel Zamir's Satlah, Rashanim, and Pharaoh's Daughter, and John ...

, keyboard player Brian Marsella, and drummer Tim Keiper – which was released on the

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label in 2009.

Reception

Thom Jurek of

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said "Despite the kaleidoscopic ambition of ''Infinito'', and its sometimes frenetic pace, the album is quite accessible, and a pleasure to listen to and indulge in. If only most popular music, Brazilian or otherwise, were this colorful and exciting. This is another winner in a catalog full of them".Jurek, T
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Joel Roberts commented that "''Infinito'' is a joyous, carnival-like treat for listeners who appreciate music without boundaries".All About Jazz Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Cyro Baptista except as indicated'' # "Infinito (Coming)" (Cyro Baptista, Scott Kettner) – 5:15 # "Batida de Côco" (Baptista, Teese Gohl,

Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a significant figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orches ...

) – 5:51 # "In Vitrous" – 2:54 # "Kwanza" – 5:10 # "Noia" – 4:30 # "Adeus Às Filhas" – 7:11 # "Coronation of a Slave Queen" – 1:42 # "Cantor Cuidadoso" – 2:14 # "Pro Flávio" – 6:43 # "Blindman" – 2:06 # "Infinito (Going)" – 3:52

Personnel

– percussion, vocals *Brian Marsella – keyboards,

melodica The melodica is a handheld free-reed instrument similar to a pump organ or harmonica. It features a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. The keyboard usual ...

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, bass *Tim Keiper – drums *Kevin Breit, Romero Lubambo – guitar *

Erik Friedlander Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City. A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...

– cello *

Ikue Mori (born 17 December 1953), also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer. Mori was awarded a "Genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2022. Biography Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She sa ...

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electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

Anat Cohen Anat Cohen ( he, ענת כהן, born 1975) is a New York City-based jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and bandleader from Tel Aviv, Israel. Biography Cohen began playing clarinet and saxophone. In 1996, she studied at the Berklee College of Music ...

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clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

, saxophone *Skye Steele – violin *Zé Mauricio –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

*Chikako Iwahori –

surdo The surdo is a large bass drum used in many kinds of Brazilian music, such as Axé/Samba-reggae and samba, where it plays the lower parts from a percussion section. It is also notable for its association with the cucumbi genre of the Ancient Near ...

*Sharon Epperson, Scott Kettner –

alfaia

The alfaia is a Brazilian membranophone. It is a wooden drum made o ...

*Anne Pope – caixa *Sergio Brandao – bass *Cadu Costa – acoustic guitar, bells,

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

background vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Cyro Baptista albums Tzadik Records albums