Search - Ivan Lins :: Live at Mcg

Killer heat and heart from Brazil

06/14/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lins--a human music box and worthy successor to Jobim and Nasimento--leads a hot sextette of Rio musicians thru his tunes in this live concert. It's awesome: Lins laughs, aches, howls, soars--and you will too. Quite simply, the best Brazilian jazz in years. The craft and pop finish on the arrangements disguises the solid musicianship required to pull this off, live. To hear Lins do Aparecida--cut 8--is as close as you'll ever get to orgasm on a cd. The good news: the miking and sound by the Pittsburg musicians who staged the 1997 concert is first class. The better news: you will soon be singing Portugese in your car and dreaming of Rio. A knock out. Order it."

Great Brazilian Jazz from a Master

Papetti | Mexico City | 10/24/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ivan's music has always been an array of different rhythms from his beloved Brasil; and one that he feels very comfortable in, is Brazilian Jazz. Here, he performs beautiful arrangements to some of his classics as well as some newer cuts. This CD has no weak songs; all of them are absolute hits.



His guests for this amazing series of concerts:

Teo Lima on Drums

Ze Carlos Santos on Guitars

Jaguaraci machado on Percussion

Bororo on Bass, and

Marco Brito on Keyboards.



My favorite cuts:

E de Deus/Aquele Abraco

Love Dance

Feitio de Oracao

Quem Ri Melhor/Onde Esta a Honestidade

and

The last medley that includes a very funky version of

a song by Joao Bosco played in galope/jazz format.



If you collect Lins like many of us; you cannot miss this

superb concert.

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