Harlequin is a collaborative studio album by American pianist Dave Grusin and American guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1985 through GRP Records. The album reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart, and earned a 1986 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental for “Early A.M. Attitude”. Harlequin also earned Grammy nominations for Best […]
Another Sun is an album by Yutaka Yokokura, released in 1993. Yutaka Yokokura is a Japanese pianist, keyboardist, kotoist, arranger and composer. He recorded three albums with GRP Records: Yutaka (1988), Brazasia (1990), and Another Sun (1993). He previously recorded an album, Love Light, in 1978 by Alfa Records Japan. The album received an American […]
Awa Yiô is an album by Ivan Lins, released in 1992. Tracks 1 Awa Yio (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 4:54 2 Clareou (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Aldir Blanc) 5:26 3 Meu Pais (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 5:18 4 Cru-Cre Corroro (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 3:51 5 Agua Doce (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 3:38 6 Ai […]
The Brasil Project is a solo album by Toots Thielemans, released in 1992 Tracks 1 Começar De Novo (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 3:57 2 Obi (Djavan) 4:23 3 Felicia And Bianca (Oscar Castro-Neves) 3:00 4 O Cantador (Dory Caymmi, Nelson Motta) 4:10 5 Joana Francesa (Chico Buarque) 2:56 6 Coisa Feita (Joao Bosco, Aldier Blanc, […]
Love Dance (Reprise, 1989) is the seventeenth album from Brazilian singer/songwriter Ivan Lins. Love Dance”, a hit in 1989, is one of the most recorded songs in musical history. Tracks 1 Who’s In Love Here (Brenda Russell; Ivan Lins; Vitor Martins) 04:18 2 You Moved Me To This (Brenda Russell; Ivan Lins) 03:57 3 Love […]
Confetti is an album from 1984 by Sérgio Mendes. Most of the songs of the album were written by established US pop composers and lyricists such as Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Don Freeman, and Tom Snow. Among the notable singers on the album are Joe Pizzulo and Gracinha Leporace. The song […]
Sérgio Mendes is the 1983 studio album by Sérgio Mendes under the A&M Records label. It includes “Never Gonna Let You Go”, a song written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil that reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Tracks 1 Brujo (Voo-Doo) (Douglas Brayfield, Ivan Lins, Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza, Vitor Martins) 3:49 […]
People: A Musical Celebration of Diversity is a celebration of the varied and beautiful human experience, as expressed through culture and song. It started as an award-winning children’s book, then became an animated film, and this latest offering presents the music, culture, food, and sports of various regions of the world. Live performances of artists […]