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Patty Ascher: Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba

Read "Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Patty Ascher ha studiato letteratura all'Universitá di Sao Paulo, poi la musica l'ha coinvolta ed eccola qui al suo secondo album. Il primo Bacharach Bossa Club, che ha avuto un notevole successo commerciale in patria, era stato dedicato a Burt Bacharach, le cui composizioni erano state riviste in versione bossa. Ora firma un album più internazionale in cui canta in portoghese ed inglese. Inutile dire che il suo è un pop-jazz molto elegante in cui Roberto Menescal, in veste di ...

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Patty Ascher: Bossa, Jazz ‘n’ Samba

Read "Bossa, Jazz ‘n’ Samba" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Brazilian singer Patty Ascher has an embarrassment of talent riches. She is an accomplished singer and songwriter who displays both talents convincingly on Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba. Supported by a superb band, Ascher displays an impressive depth and breadth of lyric invention carefully arranged by an array of composers. Her voice is a well-balanced mezzo, creamy and rich with a smooth and silky texture. Among the ten originals on Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba is Ascher's “Booking Time," ...

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Patty Ascher: Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba

Read "Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


In addition to serving as an album title, Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba could also serve as the defining mantra for a good portion of the albums on the Zoho Music label. While that company has released a wide variety of discs, covering Afro-Cuban cookers (Arturo O'Farrill), rock-solid blues (Ike Turner), and updated takes on the tango tradition (Pablo Aslan and {{Pablo Ziegler), Brazilian music of all shapes and sizes also makes up a significant part of its catalog. One side ...


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