One of my favorite contemporary guitarists, Diego Figueredo shows all of his strengths in this mix of solos, duets and small group swing from a Brazilian flavor, teamed with Nilson Matta/b, Duduka Da Fonseca/dr, Helio Alves/p, Nicholas Payton/tp and Ken Peplowski/cl. In solo format, Figueiredo is as smooth as velvet, caressing the strings on ”Back To Copacabana” and “ Malandrinho”. A duet with Alves form sonatas on “Infanci” and “Areia Branca” while Payton serenades on “My World”. Peplowski’s tenor is gentle in the group-formed “My Friend Ken, and his clarinet is warm for the graceful “Regards From Bahia”.
If you haven’t discovered this gent yet, you’re missing out.