In order not to miss anything of the festivities around the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova, the German trumpet player Till Brönner boarded a plane to Rio de Janeiro. There he gathered not only local bossa specialists, but also organist Larry Goldings and the vocal talents of Vanessa da Mata, Melody Gardot, Annie Lennox, Aimee Mann, Sergio Mendes and Milton Nascimento to work on the Great
… Brazilian Songbook. Most of the compositions for this bossa expression are also by grand master Antonio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. Brönner has mastered the bossa nova thoroughly, as if he hadn't played anything else all his life. Just like saxophonist Stan Getz who explored the bossa forest for almost forty years before him, Brönner makes extensive use of false air, which creates an extra sultry feeling. At Café Com Pao he even dares to be heard through his vocal cords. That also sounds like a born and bred Brazilian. (AD)more
