''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 an ...
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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 an ...
– 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 contexts ...
– 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