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Antonio Adolfo
Samba Jazz Alley


Samba Jazz Alley CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Céu e mar
02 – Hello, Herbie
03 – Só por amor
04 – Casa forte
05 – Tristeza de nos dois
06 – The frog
07 – Obrigado
08 – Passarim
09 – Corcovado

Length: 48:13
Track 7 composed by Antonio Adolfo. Track 2 composed by Antonio Adolfo and Tibero Gaspar. All arrangements by Antonio Adolfo.
Musicians
Antonio Adolfo: piano
Lula Galvão: acoustic and electric guitars
Jorge Helder: bass
Rafael Barata: drums; percussion on tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8
Dada Costa: percussion on tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8
Jesse Sadoc: trumpet; flugelhorn on track 9
Marcelo Martins: soprano and tenor saxophones; alto flute on track 9
Rafael Rocha: trombone

Special Guests
Serginho Trombone: valve trombone on track 6
Maurício Einhorn: harmonica on track 5
Gabriel Grossi: harmonica on track 5
Claudio Spiewak: acoustic guitar on track 1; shaker on tracks 1, 5 & 8

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Samba Jazz Alley. This is “Céu e mar” (Sky and sea), written by Johnny Alf. (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: antonioadolfomusic.com
Record label: AAM Music
Distribution: CDBaby, Amazon, and iTunes.



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GUAI
Dama de Paus


Dama de Paus CD cover.

Tracks
01 – Overture
02 – Alquimia
03 – Era uma vez
04 – Dama de paus
05 – Nega, nêgo
06 – Boneca de piche
07 – Vitrines
08 – Hoje
09 – Rota de colisão
10 – Alquimia (Spanish) – bonus track

Length: 40:45
Track 1 composed by Marcelo Carvalho. Track 3 composed by Bororó Felipe (with Carlos Ribeiro); Track 8 composed by Bororó Felipe (with Carlos Ribeiro, Cesinha Canedo & Nars Chaul).
Musicians
GUAI: lead vocals on all tracks
Nema Antunes: producer; bass on all tracks except 1, 3 & 8
Marcelo Carvalho: keyboards, bass and strings programming on track 1; programming and arrangements on tracks 2 & 10; acoustic piano and brass arrangements on tracks 5 & 9; acoustic piano and string arrangement on track 7
Marco Brito: keyboards on all tracks except 1, 6 & 8
Bororó Felipe: bass and nylon string guitar on tracks 3 & 8; vocals on track 3; handclaps on track 8
João Castilho: guitar on tracks 4, 5, 7 & 9; nylon string guitar on track 5
Leonardo Amuedo: guitar and nylon string guitar on tracks 2 & 10
Renato Endrigo: drums on tracks 2, 5, 7 & 10
Erivelton Silva: drums on tracks 3, 4 & 9
Marcio Dhiniz: drums on track 6
Cara de Cobra: percussion on all tracks except 1, 6 & 8
Gabi Guedes: percussion on track 6
Yacoce Simôes: keyboards, brass and string arrangements on track 6
Jairo Reis: guitar on track 2; guitar and nylon string guitar on track 8
Filipe Guedes: bass, guitar and cavaquinho on track 6
Marcelo Martins: flute, soprano and tenor saxophones, and brass arrangement on track 4
Elton Davi: tenor saxophone and flute on tracks 5 & 9
Eric Almeida: tenor and baritone saxophones on track 6
Hugo Carafumim: trumpet on tracks 5 & 9
Rudney Machado: trumpet on track 6
Daniel Miranda: trombone on tracks 5 & 9
Hugo Sanbone: trombone on track 6
Renato Serra: arrangement on track 1; brass arrangements on tracks 5 & 9
Adeilson Sodré: violin on track 6
Bruno Smepak: violin on track 6
Eña Deuel: violin on track 6
Mateus Mariane: violin on track 6
Jessica Almeida: viola on track 6
Laércio Souza: viola on track 6
Samuel Barreto: cello on track 6
Vitor Silva: cello on track 6

Special Guests
As Ganhadeiras de Itapuã: track 3
André Ramiro: vocal on track 6

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Dama de Paus. This is the title track, written by Kzam Gama. (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.guai.com.br
Distribution: Tratore, Amazon Music, and Apple Music

For background information on GUAI and another sample track from this album, visit our Discovery Artist section.


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Benji Kaplan & Rita Figueiredo
Benji & Rita


Benji & Rita CD cover.

Tracks
01 – São Francisco é brasileiro
02 – Piocerá
03 – Memorial Day
04 – Valsa da metrópole
05 – Zênite e Nadir
06 – Santa Efigênia
07 – Impetuosa atração
08 – Swing do jazz
09 – Cajubim
10 – Não armo no mocó
11 – Passtempo
12 – Bryant Park
13 – Lundu dos orixás
14 – A moura do maracaxá

Length: 42:38
All compositions and arrangements by Banji Kaplan. All lyrics by Rita Figueiredo.
Musicians
Rita Figueiredo:voice
Benji Kaplan: guitar and voice
Katrina Owens: alto and bass flutes; piccolo
Torin Olsen: C flute
Kristen Mather de Andrade: clarinet and bass clarinet
Bill Owens: flugelhorn and trumpet
Keith Kile: tuba
Rogerio Boccato: percussion (pandeiro, zabumba, triangle, agogo, surdo & drum set)
Delaney Stöckli: violin I
Francesca Dardani: violin II
Elise Frawley: viola
Reenat Pinchas: cello
Michael O'Brien: bass
Joel Kaplan: percussion, dumbek
Anna Pennington: oboe
Manuel Ramos: clarinet
Briana Lehman: bassoon
Owen Summers: piano, electric clavichord
Klaus Mueller: electric synth sitar
Andrew Hadro: alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
Matthew McDonald: trombone
Max Seigel: bass trombone
Scott Still: marimba

Sample Track
Here's a sample track from Benji & Rita. This is “Cajubim.” (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.)


Websites: www.benjiandrita.com, www.benjikaplan.com and www.ritafigueiredo.com
Distribution: The Orchard, Bandcamp, Amazon Music, and Apple Music





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