"Brazilian Horizons, Vol.2" - "Straight No Chaser" review

Rave review about "Brazilian Horizons Vol.2" (produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro) printed in the Summer 1999 issue of "Straight No Chaser" magazine (London, UK), page 61

"Brazilian Horizons Vol.2"
(Milestone)
Review by Jonah Colon

Now, under normal circumstances I don't like compilations. Why not? Because grazing is an activity for cud chewers and me no sheep. However, "Brazilian Horizons" is only a compilation of Brazilian-influenced jazz music in the same way that the Complete Sonnets of Shakespeare is a mere compilation of Elizabethan poetry.

Arnaldo DeSouteiro, the same pair of ears behind "A Trip to Brazil", which is the best bossa-nova compilation known to science, is responsible for putting Vince Guaraldi's "Samba de Orfeu" right next to John Coltrane's "Bahia" - this is a compiler principled enough not to include so much as a single well-known, played out or otherwise obvious tune for the sake of selling a few more copies. No, instead we get McCoy Tyner and Freddie Hubbard doing "Manhã de Carnaval", Bill Evans, Bola Sete...nothing less than a love letter to the influence of Brazil on jazz music.

Every one an unheard classic. The man has homing ears. Sit around the CD machine, swim wear on: get some fun. Fall in love, get a tan. It is summer. (JC)