The beauty of “The Latin Tinge” (as Jelly Roll Morton originally labeled it)is that it can be used as an entire vehicle for the band, or simple as added accents. Here, you have some pop Brazilian music compared with some romantic Latin flavors with the addition of legendary Pacquito D’Rivera.
Vocalist/composer Antonio Loureiro also plays piano, drums , vibes and a number other things laying around in the studio as he mixes and matches artists such as Thiago Franca/sax, Alexandre Andres/fl, Trigo Santana/b and a variety of other guests which include vocalists Siba and Tatiana Parra. Some of the pieces such as “Pelas Aguas” change moods like a Brazilian neighborhood, intricate and intense, then melodic and melancholy. “Reza” has a gentle flow, while the title track has Loureiro’s piano and voice in a lamentful melancholia. Vibes yearn with voices on “Parto,” while an intricate and soulful “Luz da Terra” shows passionate sounds coming from this artist.
Pianist/composer Vana Grieg goes the more straightforward path with jazz along with Sean Conly-Matthew Parrish/b, Marcello Pellitteri-Gene Jackson/dr and Vinicius Barros/perc on this collection of originals. The 11+ minute “Declaration” opens slowly and quietly like a morning flower before blossoming into overdrive, while D’Rivera’s warm clarinet hovers over Gierig’s piano on the flowing title track. The trio pops into overdrive on both “Texting While Driving” and “Conversations, as strings, handclaps and clarinet make for a lively scene on “ Morning Cadence.” A bolero takes action on “The Spell” and Gierig serenades on “Rome.” All the warmth and excitement of a Latin Quarter are squeezed into this charming session
Boranda Records
Enja Records