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Raul De Souza
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RAUL DE SOUZA, a native of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is considered by international critics (Down Beat, New York Jazz Magazine, Rolling Stones and many other) as one of the greatest trombone players in the world. Multinstrumentalist, composer, he plays alto and tenor sax and percussion besides the trombone. Having recorded nine albums, winning numerous national and international awards he is the inventor of the Souzabone, an eletric trombone set at C, with the implement of a chromatic valve. RAUL DE SOUZA is an entry in the Also Encyclopedia of Jazz by Leonard Feather. His album "Colours" is adopted at the Berklee School of Music (EUA) as a subject matter, due to the rhytmic and melodic variations it presents
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by C. Andrew Hovan
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By Rodrigo Lima
Label: Jazz Station Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Disc 1: Canção Praieira; Novos Cariocas (Anat's Song); A La Vuelta; Brasileirão; Flying Waltz; Altinho; Vida Nova;
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Mistura; Nosso Borogodó Coió.
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by Chris M. Slawecki
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by John Kelman
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