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Mark Weinstein: Jazz Brasil
ByWeinstein and his more-than-capable quartet cover the cream of the crop, with healthy helpings of Thelonious Monk ("I Mean You" and "Ruby My Dear") and Antonio Carlos Jobim ("If You Never Come Along" and "Triste") placed alongside music from Wayne Shorter, Herbie Mann and Ary Barroso, each piece authentically shaped within the Brazilian traditions. Weinstein's alto flute proves to be soothing and warm on Shorter's "Nefertiti," and drummer Marcello Pellitteri creates a light percussive layer that evolves underneath the action. Jobim's "Triste" is Brazilian-by-birth, but pianist Kenny Barron creates some montuno-like movements at times, and delivers one of his most engaging solos on the record. Bassist Nilson Matta's "Sambosco" is one of the bouncier numbers on the program, but the band takes a mid-track pause for an unaccompanied, tom-heavy solo from Pellitteri.
Blues are visited via Brazil on fellow flautist Herbie Mann's classic "Memphis Underground," held in place by a rock-leaning groove and highlighting Weinstein's bass flute work, while saxophone titan Joe Henderson's "Isotope" features explosive solo work from Matta and Pellitteri. Gentler fare comes in the form of Jobim's "If You Never Come," Weinstein's "Dawn's Early Light," and Monk's "Ruby My Dear," which begins with an all-too-brief piano introduction from Barron.
Weinstein covers all of his stylistic and repertory bases on Jazz Brasilanother fine collection of music from a man rightfully viewed as a leading light in the world of Latin jazz.
Track Listing
I Mean You; Triste; Nefertiti; Brasil; Ruby My Dear; Sambrusco; Dawn's Early Light; Memphis Underground; If You Never Come to Me; Isotope.
Personnel
Mark Weinstein
fluteMark Weinstein: concert, alto and bass flutes; Kenny Barron: piano; Nilson Matta: bass; Marcello Pellitteri: drums.
Album information
Title: Jazz Brasil | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Jazzheads
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