ARTIST: Nanny Assis
TITLE: Double Rainbow
LABEL: Blue Toucan Music
GENRE: Jazz
BITRATE: 179kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 05min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-11-21
TRACK LIST
1. Double Rainbow 5:06
2. A Ra 3:33
3. Bilhete 4:02
4. O Pato 4:14
5. Nenhum 3:36
6. Mas Que Nada 5:03
7. Melhor Refrao 4:27
8. Magalenha 3:57
9. Sorrir (Smile) 4:40
10.Brasilerinho 3:38
11.Folhas Secas 4:06
12.Salsinha Dali Tutu 3:33
13.Kiss From A Rose 4:23
14.Passarim 2:53
15.Revolucao Rural 3:39
16.Chovendo Na Roseira 5:06
(Portuguese Version)
RELEASE NOTES
Heralded by many in the music industry for his drumming/percussion session work,
Brazilian artiste Nanny Assis shines as a lead vocalist throughout this
wondrously produced and not over-baked studio session. Featuring a large cast,
alternating duties on selected tracks, AssisÆ whispery and sentimentalized
manner of spinning a tune, intimates a breath of fresh air. Amid soft horns and
buoyant percussion grooves, Assis also layers background vocals here. With
somber violins accenting many of these richly melodic works, featuring breezy
flutes and top-notch support by Americans; cellist Erik Friedlander, bassist
John Patittucci, and trumpeter Michael Leonahart.
Assis sings in Portuguese on the classic Brazilian pop hit, ôMas Que Nada.ö And
with the piece titled ôBrasileininho, Patittucci imparts one of his patented,
upper register bass solos to round-out a rapidly paced samba groove pumped up
with percussion rhythms, native to So. America.
These arrangements sparkle, and are not overly enamored with syrupy strings, but
AssisÆ sincerity and warmly pronounced vocals are tinged with mood-evoking
notions. These attributes are evident during ôChovendo na Roseira,ö where Assis
sings atop a romanticized acoustic guitar motif, segueing into ethereal and
drifting sensibilities. No, this isnÆt one of those ho hum Brazilian,
jazz-tinged outings. Here, Mr. Assis looms as a prophet of good cheer and
eternal hope throughout this stylistic date that warrants repeated listens.