CD of the Day - "Edson Soliva: Orquestra Bossa Jazz"

CD of the Day
Edson Soliva: "Orquestra Bossa Jazz" (Criato) 2010

Rating: *****
Inventive & charming big-band charts by arranger Edson Soliva for nine tunes composed by a living legend & a true bossa nova hero, Pacífico Mascarenhas.
Highlights: "For Emily," "Começou de Brincadeira," "O Vento Que Soprou."
Great solos by Alexandre Ferreira Gomes, José Marcio Auais, Norton Ferreira and Danilo Mendonça.
Also featuring: Juarez Moreira, Irineu Franco, Runi Alves, Levy Mateus, José Julio Meynnel Vaz, Sérgio de Oliveira e Silva, Márcio Dirant, Tiago Ramos, Rúbio Veiga, Micheas Suemar, Leo Ribeiro, Gleison Queiroz. Top class sonic quality too. An instant collectors' item, a must-have item for bossa nova geeks as well as for big band freaks.