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Annie Kozuch: Here With You

By C. Michael Bailey
September 23, 2010
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Track review of "Chega De Saudade"

Trilingual Annie Kozuch was raised in Mexico City and took to show business early. A subject of screen as well as song, it is a surprise that Here With You is her first disc. She sings in all her languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese) on this recording, with the Portuguese song, Jobim's "Chega De Saudade" ("No More Blues") being the pick of the bunch. "Chega De Saudade" is considered, by many, to be the first Bossa Nova composition, having been recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1958.

Guitarist Richard Padron and flautist Cecilia Tenconi make this a fully Bossa Nova experience. Breezy and sexy, Jobim's music could have only come from Southern Hemispheric climes, and Kozuch knows how to tap into the humidity. The gentle, swaying rhythm established by the band enables Kozuch to draw from the song all of the longing held in the lyrics,"Que ela regresse, porque eu não posso Mais sofrer" (..."let him come back; I can suffer no more").

Personnel

Annie Kozuch

vocals

Annie Kozuch: vocals; Frank Ponzio: piano; Saadi Zain: bass; Vito Lesczak: drums; Samuel Torres: percussion; Richard padron: guitar; Cecilia Tenconi: flute and saxophone; Jose Gallegos: electric piano.

Album information

Title: Here With You | Year Released: 2010 | Record Label: Self Produced

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