Silvana Malta - Flor do Verão (2003)

Even if you don't understand Portuguese, you can easily understand the multifaceted, fascinating and seductive universe that Malta and the big band open up.
The Brazilian singer Silvana Malta has lived in Denmark for so long that she has become an established part of the Danish jazz scene. She has become known for her Brazilian vocal parts. And for the relatively unusual – the combination of Brazilian singing and American/European big band music – a combination that has no tradition in Brazil, let alone in Denmark. The basis of the music at Flor Do Verao is Brazilian harmonies, the traditional Brazilian ways of combining chords. That is why you immediately hear that the big band is treading strange paths. But the combination appears particularly strong, i.a. thanks to the American arranger Steve Sacks, who is an old acquaintance of both Malta and her husband, bassist Torben Westergaard, who has written the majority of the tracks. The texts are written by i.a. Celso Adolfo and Fernando Brant – two of Brazil's leading copywriters. And even if you don't understand Portuguese, you can easily understand the multifaceted, fascinating and seductive universe that Malta and the big band open up. Malta is one of the most interesting "Danish" jazz singers of the time.

Silvana Malta (vocal) and Torben Westergaard (bass) with the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra arranged and conducted by Steve Sacks.