Oscar Castro-Neves - All One

Artist: Oscar Castro-Neves
Album: All One
Year: 2006
Genre: Bossa Nova, Jazz
Format,bitrate: mp3 192Kb VBR
Size: 83 Mb

Tracklisting:

01 Double Rainbow
02 All One
03 Kurski Funk
04 Morrer De Amor (featuring Luciana Souza)
05 Holding With An Open Hand
06 Nao Me Diga Adeus (featuring Luciana Souza)
07 Naima
08 Historia De Un Amor
09 'Midnight
10 The Very Thought of You
11 More Than Yesterday
12 There Will Never Be Another You
13 Prelude Op. 28 No. 20
14 One Bad Habit

Personnel:
Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Special Guest Luciana Souza (vocals), Don Grusin (acoustic piano, Rhodes and clavinet), Brian Bromberg (acoustic bass), Alex Acuсa (drums), Mike Shapiro (drums), Charlie Bisharat (drums), Gary Meek (flutes, clarinet, soprano and tenor saxes, bass clarinet), Kevin Richard (percussion)

Album Review:
Oscar Castro-Neves has been one of the most important Brazilian musicians on the jazz scene for some time. His skills as a guitarist, vocalist, composer, and arranger are all on display in this release. Starting with a swinging instrumental setting of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Double Rainbow," which incorporates Charlie Bisharat's Gypsy-like violin, Gary Meek's multiple reeds, and pianist Don Grusin, Castro-Neves signals that this is not going to be a predictable release. His compositions include the funky, strutting "All One" and the infectious "Holding with an Open Hand." The surprising rendition of "'Round Midnight" begins dramatically, then suddenly turns into a lively upbeat bossa nova. Equally compelling are his arrangements of standards like "The Very Thought of You" and "There Will Never Be Another You," both of which feature his warm, friendly vocals. The only disappointment is the inclusion of smooth jazzer Michael Franks' lightweight, monotonous "One Bad Habit" to close an otherwise flawless CD. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide