As on his American debut, 1997's
Black Pearls, Brazilian session veteran and saxophone virtuoso
Leo Gandelman emphasizes covers that aren't quite standards. The best track here is a stunning remake of
Herb Alpert's "Rise," though the sax player also contributes inventive arrangements of
Beck's "Deadweight,"
Jobim's "Antiqua," and the
João Donato-
Caetano Veloso tune "A Rã." [The 2001 edition released on the Jazzeteria label features 11 tracks, and does not include the tracks "Fragile" and "Living on Sand Too," which were on the Jazzica/Push version issued in 1999.] ~ John Bush