New Releases
Sarah McKenzie
Without You
Tracks
02 – Corcovado (Quiet nights)
03 – The voice of Rio
04 – Mean what you say
05 – Fotografia
06 – Quoi, quoi, quoi
07 – Once I loved
08 – Without you
09 – Wave
10 – Dindi
11 – The girl from Ipanema
12 – Chega de saudade
13 – Bonita
14 – Modinha
Length: 56:15
Tracks 3, 4 & 6 written by Sarah McKenzie. Track 8 written by Romero Lubambo and Sarah McKenzie. Tracks 5, 10 & 13 arranged by Jaques Morelenbaum.
Musicians
Sarah McKenzie: vocals and pianoJaques Morelenbaum: cello
Romero Lubambo: guitar
Peter Erskine: drums
Geoff Gascoyne: bass
Rogerio Boccato: percussion
Bob Sheppard: flute and sax
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Without You. This is “Dindi,” written by Tom Jobim with English lyrics by Ray Gilbert. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: sarahmckenzie.info
Record label: Normandy Lane Music
Distribution: sarahmckenzie.info, Amazon, and all major streaming services
Luiz Millan
Brazilian Match
Tracks
02 – Full moon
03 – Andar descalço
04 – In the grove of the jacarandas
05 – Madrugada
06 – Morungaba
07 – Quem sabe
08 – Still looking at the moon
09 – Sopro de esperança
10 – Montparnasse
11 – Que os ventos limpem os tempos
12 – Ecos da juventude
— Bonus Tracks —
13 – Morungaba
14 – Farrapos De Lua
15 – Lua cheia
16 – Século XXI
Length: 61:43
Composers: Tracks 1, 9, 12, 14 & 15 (Jorge Pinheiro and Luiz Millan); track 2 (Pinheiro, Millan & Peter Eldridge); track 8 (Pinheiro, Millan & Alice Soyer); track 3 (Millan, Pinheiro & Ivan Miziara); track 16 (Millan & Miziara); track 4 (Millan, Miziara & Ellen Johnson); track 5 (Millan & Michel Freidenson); track 6 (Moacyr Zwarg & Millan); track 7 (Millan & Zwarg); track 13 (Zwarg, Millan & Marília Millan); track 10 (Plínio Cutait, L. Millan & M. Millan); track 11 (L. Millan & Márcia Salomão). All arrangements by Michel Freidenson, except track 1 (Freidenson & Jorge Pinheiro). Vocal arrangements: track 2 (Darmon Meader); track 8 (Alice Soyer). Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro.
Musicians
Luiz Millan: vocals on tracks 1, 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 & 16Michel Freidenson: piano on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 16; Fender Rhodes on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14 & 15; keyboards on tracks 6, 8 & 14
Sylvio Mazzucca Jr.: bass on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 14
Edu Ribeiro: drums on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 & 13
Jorge Pinheiro: acoustic guitar on tracks, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12 & 15; backing vocals on track 3 & 9
Teco Cardoso: flute on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11 & 15; soprano saxophone on tracks 1 & 7; alto and baritone saxophones on track 7
Chico Oliveira: flugelhorn on tracks 1, 8 & 14; trumpet on tracks 8 & 14
Luiz Amato: violin on tracks 1, 2, 4, 11 & 15
Amanda Martins: violin on tracks 1, 2, 4, 11 & 15
Yohanna Alves Pereira: viola on tracks 1, 2, 4, 11 & 15
Adriana Holtz: cello on tracks 1, 2, 4, 11 & 15
New York Voices: vocals on track 2
Danny Gottlieb: drums on tracks 2 & 15
François de Lima: trombone on tracks 2, 7 & 15
Giana Viscardi: vocals on tracks 3, 9 & 14
Ada Rovatti: tenor saxophone on tracks 3 & 7
Ellen Johnson: vocals on track 4
Maurício Zottarelli: drums on track 4
Camilo Carrara: acoustic guitar on tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 & 14
Josh Marcum: bass on track 5
Lisa Ono: vocals on track 6
Chico Batera: percussion on track 7
Alice Soyer: vocals on track 8
Thiago Espiritu Santo: bass on tracks 8 & 14
Igor Wilkox: drums on tracks 8 & 14
Clémentine: vocals on tracks 10 & 13
Toninho Ferragutti: accordion on tracks 10 & 13
Featured musicians
John Tropea: guitar on track 1Mark Egan: fretless bass on tracks 2, 4 & 15
Randy Brecker: trumpet on tracks 3 & 7; flugelhorn on track 6
David Sanborn: alto sax on track 4
Eddie Daniels: clarinet on tracks 5 & 10
Mike Mainieri: vibraphone on track 5
Ada Rovatti: tenor sax on track 7
Michel Freidenson: piano on tracks 7 & 9
Teco Cardoso: flute on track 9
Jorge Pinheiro: acoustic guitar on track 12
Barry Finnerty: guitar on track 15
Humberto Clayber: harmonica on track 16
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Brazilian Match. This is “Andar descalço,” written by Jorge Pinheiro, Luiz Millan, and Ivan Miziara. It features Millan and Giana Viscardi on vocals and Randy Brecker on trumpet. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: luizmillan.com
Record label: Jazz Station Records
Distribution: Bandcamp (CD), Bandcamp (digital), and Spotify
Diego Figueiredo
My World
Tracks
02 – Regards from Bahia
03 – Por las calles de New York
04 – Mar aberto
05 – Infância
06 – Tiramissu
07 – Areia branca
08 – Caixote
09 – Brain storm
10 – Back to Copacabana
11 – My friend Ken
12 – Railroad
Length: 68:21
All compositions by Diego Figueiredo.
Musicians
Diego Figueiredo: acoustic guitarNilson Matta: bass
Duduka Da Fonseca: drums
Helio Alves: piano
Ken Peplowski: clarinet and saxophone
Nicholas Payton: trumpet
Sample Track
Here's a sample track from My World. This is Diego Figueiredo's composition, “Infância.” (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)Website: www.diegofigueiredo.com
Record label: Arbors Records
Distribution: arborsrecords.com, Amazon, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and other online platforms