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Odyssey Mixtape

José Luiz Martins

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
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Tracks

Incerteza; Don’t Act Like; Cravo e Canela; Bloom; Yatra-Tá; Metamorphosis; Tierra Extraña.

Personnel

Additional Personnel / Information

John Lee: guitar; Nakama: voice; Tyrone Allen II: electric bass; Florian Haas: drums.

Album Description

From São Paulo, with stops along the way in Basel, Switzerland, New York, and now Washington, DC, pianist, composer José Luiz Martins seamlessly blends intriguing Brazilian harmonies and rhythms with his inspired takes on jazz, classical, and popular music, creating innovative and often soaring cinematic aural landscapes. His quartet, augmented by vocals, a judicious use of keyboards, and guitarist John Lee as a guest, explores pieces that were conceived during a period of great turmoil as he found ways to understand and overcome his debilitating neurological condition, Focal Dystonia. Odyssey Mixtape chronicles the interplay between depression and hope, as his ability to play was put on hold for an extended period, leaving his musical mind free to wander. The memories of his youthful interests in São Paulo co-mingle with his adult musical sensibilities, creating the core of the themes weaving throughout the album.

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