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Alma Brasileira

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Track Listing

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1Cantiga de Cego (from Ciclo Nordestino No. 3) (Marlos Nobre)1:14
2Baião Malandro (Egberto Gismonti)4:33
3A lenda do caboclo (Heitor Villa-Lobos)3:23
4Jobiniana No. 1 (Sérgio Assad)5:07
5Capoeria (from Ciclo Nordestino No. 3) (Marlos Nobre)0:41
6Chôro de mãe (Wagner Tiso)5:58
7Série de arco (Hermeto Pascoal)3:48
8Toccata em ritmo de samba (Radamés Gnattali)3:15
9Alma Brasileira (Heitor Villa-Lobos)4:40
10Martelo (from Ciclo Nordestino No. 1) (Marlos Nobre)0:37
11Pixinguinha (from suite Retratos) (Radamés Gnattali)5:04
12Baião (from Suite Brasileira) (Sérgio Assad)3:48
13Praiana (from Ciclo Nordestino No. 2) (Marlos Nobre)1:39
14Frevo (Egberto Gismonti)2:49
15Cancão (from Suite Brasileira) (Sérgio Assad)3:50

News & Reviews

  • Sérgio Assad Wins Latin Grammy for "Jardim Abandonado" Composition

    Nonesuch Records congratulates Sérgio Assad, winner of the 2008 Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition for "Tahhiyya Li Ossoulina," off Sérgio and Odair Assad's latest Nonesuch album, Jardim Abandonado. The ninth annual Latin Grammy awards were handed out last night in a celebration at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, broadcast live on Univision, that included a live performance by label mate Fernando Otero.

  • Sérgio and Odair Assad's "Jardim Abandonado" Nominated for Two Latin Grammy Awards

    Congratulations to Sérgio and Odair Assad, whose most recent Nonesuch release, Jardim Abandonado has just been nominated for two Latin Grammy awards: Best Classical Album and Best Classical Contemporary Composition for Sérgio's "Tahhiyya li ossoulina." The ninth annual Latin Grammy Award ceremony will be broadcast live from Houston's Toyota Center, November 13, on the Univision network.

About this Album

Sérgio and Odair Assad perform wide-ranging work from their native Brazil, which the Los Angeles Times calls “a fertile fusion nexus for guitarists.” Says Sérgio, “Some people call this jazz, some call it avant-garde, but the Brazilians just call it popular music.” Included are works by Villa-Lobos, Pascoal, and works by Sérgio himself.

Credits

MUSICIANS
Sérgio Assad, Odair Assad, guitars

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Robert Hurwitz and Arthur Moorhead
Recorded November 1987 at Kruiskerk, Bergum, The Netherlands
Recording engineer: John Newton
Assistant engineer: Henk Jansen
Digital editing: E. Amelia Rogers and Henk Kooistra

Art direction and design: Steven Byram
Photographs by Michel Delsol
Photo treatment: Mark Malabrigo

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