Luciana Souza - Duos II (2005)
Artist: Luciana Souza
Title: Duos II
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Sunny Side
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 47'42
Total Size: 308 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Duos II
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Sunny Side
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 47'42
Total Size: 308 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Sai Dessa
02. Nos Horizontes Do Mundo
03. A Flor E O Espinho & Juizo Final
04. Muita Bobeira
05. Modinha
06. No Carnaval
07. Samba Dalu
08. Aparecida
09. Trocando Em Mi Udos
10. Chorinho Pra Ele
11. Atras Da Porta
12. Voce
Over the course of six albums filled with her beautiful voice and thoughtful interpretations, singer Luciana Souza has landed two Grammy nominations and grabbed the attention of knowledgeable jazz and Brazilian music fans. Here she follows up her breakthrough album Duos with a second installment, this time again in intimate duo settings with different guitarists. Souza dwells in her voice's mid-range, seldom going particularly high or low, yet her inflections are as rich as a well-aged cabernet wine. While these nuances take a little time to pick up, Souza's technical facility is easily recognizable and impressive her lightning fast scat on the new choro "Sambadalu (Para Luciana Souza)" is dazzling; her timing on the ballad "Modinha" is impeccable. Generally regarded a jazz singer because of her chops, Souza is really "beyond category" (to use an old Duke Ellington quote) for bringing Brazilian folk idioms into the jazz genre, and she doesn't do it any better than on Duos II.