Dedicated to
Antonio Carlos Jobim,
BRAzSIL is a stunning collection of contemporary Brazilian music.
Daniel Tuabkin, in many ways, simply acts as a master of cermonies on the collection, introducing a vast array of modern Brazilian musicians -- including poet
Thiago de Mello,
Egberto Gismonti, Nailor "Proveta" Azevedo,
Dori Caymmi, Mane Silveira and
Rodolfo Stroeter -- who support him on a selection of
Jobim material. Working from arrangements by Caymmi and
Gismonti,
Taubkin has assembled a glowing tribute to
Jobim that is positively vibrant with joy. ~ Leo Stanley