Jazz Articles

Various Artists: Brasil 2mil and Beleza Tropical 2

by Ian Nicolson
March 1, 1999

After one too many Sunday mornings lugging half the contents of Tesco around bits of south London dampened by profoundly unconvincing snowflakes, I reach for something tropical. So perhaps it's no coincidence that both Luaka Bop and the Austrian jazz-to-pop Ziriguiboom label fancy their chances with compilations of new Brasilian jazz at this time of year.

Jazz musicians have eagerly embraced latin influences - and vice versa - since at least the end of WW2. There was even a period ...