The father/daughter team of Magrus Borges/dr and Ella Borges/voc-p-key-b deliver a warm mix of accessible samba pulses with a team of Rodrigo Sha/sax, Jonathan Dills/cel, Kim Freitas/ag, Alain Bradette/sax, Greg Little/tp, Ruvit Bracho/vi and Larry Williams/tp through a selection of originals.
Daughter Ella has a husky coo to her voice, romantic with the tenor sax on “Why” and bringing soft sadness to the R&B-ish “What Happened to Our Love”. She looks good in nylon, as she frames herself around Freitas’ strings on the gentle “Dreamer” and “Slipping Away” while on piano she is fragrant on “Show Me The Way”. There are some pop soul moments as she sings Portuguese on “O Tempo Traz” and the upbeat “Estrelas No Ceu” while smooth as silk on “Speak From Your Heart”. Polished family portraits in song.