Cafe Brasiliero
Bossa Nova Vibes The Tunes: Favela One Note Samba Summer Samba Ipanema Nights Bossa De Corea How Insensitive Aqua De Beber Corcovado Blue Bossa Triste The Musicians: Rudy Maarsman – Nylon String Guitar, Fender Rhodes (solos), Percussion Jeffrey Schuth – Saxophones and Flutes Graham Harvey – Acoustic Piano Geoff Gascoyne – Acoustic Bass Sebastiaan de Krom - Drums All Compositions by Antonio Carlos Jobim except Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham, Summer Samba by Marco Valles. Bossa De Corea and Ipanema Nights were both composed by Rudy Maarsman. Cover art by Stella Maarsman. Mixed and mastered by Rudy. Bossa Nova! I first heard it in 1962 on my Dad’s super high end hifi system which he had sent over from The States (we were living in Istanbul, Turkey at the time). That hifi system had the greatest sound ever - with a warm sounding tube amplifier and solid wood speakers - and emitting from them came those Brazilian rhythms, the strong melodic content of the tunes, the jazzy harmony played on a nylon string acoustic guitar and the super laid back, almost spoken, vocals; this was all fascinating stuff to a 10 year old kid. Many (many!) years later, I was privileged to play Bossa Nova tunes with my wife Stella (who had a fantastic voice - also for this specific style of music). Anyway, I decided to revisit this music so I recorded a bunch of Bossa Nova instrumentals with pro musicians and musical compadre Jeffrey Schuth on saxophones and flutes. Hope you like it and be spiritually transported to a Beach Cafe in Rio de Janeiro! Thank you for getting this album and enjoy! Best Regards and Peace!