Octet and Originals

Tracks

1. Heart of Brazil 5:39
2. Boogie Baiao (Boogie Bah yaow) 4:42
3. Emaú (Eh maooh) 5:12
4. Cascavel (Kaas kah vehl) 4:11
5. Pretty World 5:05
6. Teletema (Tell eh teh mah) 5:59
7. Feito Em Casa (Phey toh ehm Kah zah) 4:55
8. Minor Chord 5:26
9. Zabumbaia (Zah boomb bah yah) 5:46
10. Toada Moderna (Toh ah dah - Moh der nah) 4:35

ALL COMPOSITIONS BY ANTONIO ADOLFO
*PRETTY WORLD: Portuguese lyrics by TIBERIO GASPAR, English lyrics by ALAN and MARILYN BERGMAN
**HEART OF BRAZIL: Portuguese lyrics by NELSON WELLINGTON, Engjish lyrics by MARIETTA WATERS
*** TELETEMA: Portuguese lyrics by TIBERIO GASPAR

Musicians

ANTONIO ADOLFO: PIANO
JESSE SADOC: TRUMPET AND FLUGELHORN
DANILO SINNA: ALTO SAX
MARCELO MARTINS: TENOR SAX AND FLUTE
RAFAEL ROCHA: TROMBONE
RICARDO SILVEIRA: GUITAR
JORGE HELDER: ACOUSTIC BASS
RAFAEL BARATA: DRUMS AND PERCUSSION

ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY ANTONIO ADOLFO

Recording Engineer: Roger Freret, Assistant Engineer: Leo Alcantara (Visom Digital - Rio - BR),
Mixing Engineer: Marcelo Saboia (Escritorio do Saboiia - Friburgo - BR),
Mastering Engineer: Andre Dias (Post Modern Mastering - Miguel Pereira - BR), Cover Design: Arisio Rabin

Special Thanks: Gabe O'Meara

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Liner Notes

Without a huge passion for Brazilian music and great feedback from fans, I wouldn't be releasing almost an album a year this past decade.

Therefore, ideas are essential to generate each new project. I have honored great Brazilian and Jazz musicians/composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, Ernesto Nazareth,
Wayne Shorter and others. This time, I am showing my music on an album exclusively dedicated to it.

For this, there is nothing better than being able to count on a group of wonderful musicians who have recorded with me in my most recent projects. They are really excellent, so I also dedicate
this work to them: Jessé Sadoc (trumpet and flugelhorn), Danilo Sinna (alto sax), Marcelo Martins (tenor sax and flute), Rafael Rocha (trombone), Jorge Helder (double bass),
Rafael Barata (drums and percussion) and, this time, Ricardo Silveira (guitar).

My original compositions - some with lyricist partners Tiberio Gaspar, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Wellington and Marietta Waters - here recorded entirely as instrumentals, run through
different musical styles that inhabit Brazilian music: samba, baiao, bossa, partido alto, quadrilha, toada, calango, maracatu and more...

I hope you enjoy my new album, "OCTET AND ORIGINALS"!!
Antonio Adolfo