Brazil Chill

• Artist: Bob Baldwin
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• Release Date: March 16, 2004
• Genre: Jazz

Review

Over the past 15 years or so, the Atlanta-based keyboardist has made his way into the smooth jazz elite via a series of funky rhythm and jazz projects on mostly indie labels. Several of his recordings featured hints at his quiet but steady love affair with all things Brazilian, and here on his A440 Music debut, that quiet obsession becomes the magnificent focus. Not content to simply be an American emulating the music from afar, Baldwin creates a joyful celebration of the culture's deep and diverse rhythms by recording the date in Rio de Janeiro with a host of percussive minded native musicians. Finding his own American smooth jazz meets the Rio groove thing somewhere between jolts of "Cafezinho" and the hardcore percussion forest of "Carnival," Baldwin jams with saxophonist Leo Gandelman, guitarist Torcquato Mariano, keyboardist Marcos Ariel (playing flute here), bassist Alex Malhieros, vocalist Zolea Ohizep and a handful of top drummers and percussionists--Café, Armando Marcal, Ivan Conte and Juliano Zanoni. Rather than simply fashion a collection of great tunes, Baldwin's intent is to create an entire Brazilian mood from start to finish. But there are concessions to his own native land. A return trip to Manhattan inspired the urban groove driven "New York Samba," driven by Café's seductive percussion textures. And amidst the exotica of the South American journey is the in the pocket, blues flavored smooth jazz ballad "Sho Nuff," featuring guest sax star Jeff Kashiwa. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Street Sounds (Intro)	Bob Baldwin, Tony Clark	Bob Baldwin	(0:26)
Cafezinho	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(5:06)
Manhattan Samba	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(2:49)
I Wanna Be Where You Are	Leon Ware, Arthur Ross	Bob Baldwin	(5:46)
Everybody's Beautiful (In Brazil)	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(6:16)
Late Night Samba (Interlude)	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(1:18)
Last Call (For Love)	Bob Baldwin, Zoiea Ohizep	Bob Baldwin	(6:32)
Brazil Chill	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(5:22)
Sho Nuff	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(4:35)
Beijos (The Kiss)	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(6:25)
Carnival (Interlude)	Bob Baldwin	Bob Baldwin	(5:18)
I Wanna Be Where You Are (Reprise)	Leon Ware, Arthur Ross	Bob Baldwin	(1:36)

Credits

Jeff Jenkins (Saxophone), Marcos Ariel (Flute), Marcos Ariel (Soloist), Bob Baldwin (Bass), Bob Baldwin (Percussion), Bob Baldwin (Piano), Bob Baldwin (Strings), Bob Baldwin (Keyboards), Bob Baldwin (Piano (Electric)), Bob Baldwin (Vocals), Bob Baldwin (Vocals (Background)), Bob Baldwin (Voices), Bob Baldwin (Producer), Bob Baldwin (Fender Rhodes), Bob Baldwin (Mixing), Bob Baldwin (String Bass), Bob Baldwin (Dialogue), Bob Baldwin (Street Sounds), Alex Malheiros (Bass), Ivan Conti (Drums), Café (Percussion), Café (Bongos), Café (Conga), Café (Street Sounds), Leo Gandelman (Sax (Tenor)), Leo Gandelman (Soloist), Carl Griffin (A&R), Ronald Jenkins (Bass), Jeff Kashiwa (Saxophone), Armando Marcal (Percussion), Armando Marcal (Vocals), Armando Marcal (Caxixi), Armando Marcal (Pandeiro), Armando Marcal (Repique), Armando Marcal (Quica), Torcuato Mariano (Guitar), Tony Dawsey (Mastering), Phil Hamilton (Guitar), Gerey Johnson (A&R), Roy Matthews (Engineer), Carlos Dasilva (Percussion), Carlos Dasilva (Bongos), Kent Anderson (Executive Producer), Roy Mathews (Engineer), Délia Fischer (Melodica), Délia Fischer (Soloist), Sarah Catherine Presley (Production Coordination), Zoiea Ohizep (Vocals), Juliano Zanoni (Percussion), Juliano Zanoni (Drums), Tony Clarke (Cowbell), Tony Clarke (Street Sounds), Toninho Anderson (Assistant Engineer), Gonzalo (Photography), Dennis Johnson (Drums), Dennis Johnson (Producer), Dennis Johnson (Engineer), Dennis Johnson (Mixing), Dennis Johnson (Dialogue), Dennis Johnson (Street Sounds), Caryl Lucas (Stylist), Caryl Lucas (Publicity), Daniel Musy (Engineer), Marcelo Rosa "J.R" (Assistant Engineer), Patricia Vogt (Graphic Design), Ragan Whiteside (Flute)