CD of the Day - "Osmar Milito: Samba Jazz"

CD of the Day
Osmar Milito Trio: "Samba Jazz" (Cripmomt/Criato) 2010

Recorded in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, but only issued now in May 2010, "Samba Jazz" features a trio led by veteran pianist Osmar Milito - with Augusto Mattoso on bass & Rafael Barata on drums - performing 24 songs composed by the Minas Gerais bossa hero Pacífico Mascarenhas, founder of the Sambacana group.
Among the tracks are "O Jogo," "Começou de Brincadeira," "Pouca Duração," "O Vento Que Soprou," "Lua Narcisa," "Num Desses Dias" and "Olhando Estrelas no Céu."