jazz2love

Album:  Jobim Forever Artist:  Antonio Adolfo Label:  AAM Records Website:  antonioadolfomusic.com The work of Antonio Carlos Jobim has been reimagined, reinterpretated and reconstructed since their inception in the mid-20th century.  His music's timeless luster has not waned through the 21st century, and bandleader-pianist Antonio Adolfo tries his hand at retweaking Jobim's masterpieces on his latest release Jobim Forever .  The album opens with Jobim’s popular classic, “The Girl from Ipanema" with the band establishing a dreamy, charismatic, bossa nova rhythm in the intro.  As the song evolves, Adolfo enhances the moonlight glow with streaming saxophone furls that lift the cool jazz swells to a spicy rhumba.  The track is followed by the balladry verses of "Wave," warmly simmering with twittering horns that traverse cozily alongside the shimmering guitar chords played by Lula Galvao.  The balmy aesthetics depict the lounging ambience of a b...

Album: Antonio Adolfo Artist: BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento Website:  https://antonioadolfomusic.com If audiences enjoyed the music of singer-songwriter-guitarist Milton Nascimento, they will surely relish Antonio Adolfo's tribute to the Brazilian artist.  A prolific pianist, bandleader, and composer in his own right, Adolfo draws out the delicate beauty in Nascimento's melodies on his latest CD BruMa: Celebrating Milton Nascimento , featuring a talented litany of musicians.  Adolfo's personalized messaging in his keys permeates affection for Nascimento's music, giving the tracks an authenticity that touches the listener. The cascading toots of Jesse Sadoc's trumpet on "October/Outubro" are perched above the tender strokes of Adolfo's keys, bringing out a serenity that is exquisite sounding on the ears.  The reflective mood switches gears to the party atmosphere of "Salt Song/CANÇÃO Do Sal," scaffolded in soaring horns and pulsating be...