Quarteto Brasil Bossa Nova / Delicado CD

This is an ethereal record. The continual return of the haunting central theme creates a hypnotic dreamlike atmosphere giving the whole work a symphonic tone-poem quality. This is not traditional Brazilian bossa-nova but a finely woven textural work. Comparisons have been made with Chick Corea's legendary "Return to Forever" but these pieces are also deeply original - Cristovao Bastos, Quarteto Brasil's leader, arranger and principal composer has been an important figure on the Brazilian music scene for almost forty years.

1. Os Tres Choroes 2. Bossa Nova U.S.A 3. Delicado 4. Subindo a Rocinha 5. ELO (Bororo) 6. Estrada Real 7. Juazeiro 8. Folia Da Chapada 9. Mandacaru