Album Review: Brasil from Scott Wilkie
Album: Brasil Artist: Scott Wilkie Label: Beach Music Studios Website: https://scottwilkie.com Keyboardist Scott Wilkie and his crew, consisting of Jimmy Haslip on electric bass, Kleber Jorge on guitar and vocals, and Jeff Olson on drums and shakers, craft flattering interpretations of a handful of traditional Brazilian songs on his latest CD Brasil . Recorded in two and a half days, the recording is produced by Wilkie with Haslip serving as the associate producer. Wherever the musicians take their interpretations, one common factor shared in each track is that the music is fluid and elevating, making for a collection that has mass appeal and demonstrates the musicians keen rapport. The romantic lure inherent in Latin-imbued rhythms is well pronounced in the flowing instrumentation of "Aindo Lembro," enhanced by intervals of twinkling notes in Wilkie's piano keys. Meanwhile, the dance rhythm propelling "Mais Que Nada" is festooned in c...