Annie Kozuch - Here With You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:09
Size: 89.6 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Chega De Saudade
[2:48] 2. I Love Being Here With You
[2:56] 3. How Deep Is The Ocean
[5:03] 4. Corcovado Quiet Nights
[4:03] 5. You've Changed
[3:43] 6. I'm Through With Love
[3:27] 7. Nosotros
[4:09] 8. Carinhoso
[2:27] 9. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
[4:01] 10. Who Can I Turn To
[2:47] 11. Somos Novios

Trilingual Annie Kozuch was raised in Mexico City and took to show business early. A subject of screen as well as song, it is a surprise that Here With You is her first disc. She sings in all her languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese) on this recording, with the Portuguese song, Jobim's "Chega De Saudade" ("No More Blues") being the pick of the bunch. "Chega De Saudade" is considered, by many, to be the first Bossa Nova composition, having been recorded by Joao Gilberto in 1958.

Guitarist Richard Padron and flautist Cecilia Tenconi make this a fully Bossa Nova experience. Breezy and sexy, Jobim's music could have only come from Southern Hemispheric climes, and Kozuch knows how to tap into the humidity. The gentle, swaying rhythm established by the band enables Kozuch to draw from the song all of the longing held in the lyrics,"Que ela regresse, porque eu não posso Mais sofrer" (..."let him come back; I can suffer no more"). ~C. Michael Bailey

Annie Kozuch: vocals; Frank Ponzio: piano; Saadi Zain: bass; Vito Lesczak: drums; Samuel Torres: percussion; Richard padron: guitar; Cecilia Tenconi: flute and saxophone; Jose Gallegos: electric piano.

Here With You

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Annie Kozuch - Mostly Jobim

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 37:50
Size: 86.6 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:34] 1. Waters Of March (Aguas De Marco)
[4:24] 2. Wave
[3:43] 3. A Felicidade
[3:36] 4. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (I Know I'll Love You So)
[2:56] 5. So Nice
[3:12] 6. Desafinado
[3:47] 7. Someone To Light Up My Life
[3:46] 8. Girl From Ipanema
[4:59] 9. How Insensitive (Insensatez)
[3:48] 10. Agua De Beber

"I believe I learned my songs from the birds of the Brazilian rain forest". ~Antonio Carlos Jobim. Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (1927-1994), known as Tom Jobim, was responsible for writing dozens of unforgettable bossa nova songs that made their way to the US in the early 60s. I was a teenager lying on my bedroom floor in Mexico City, when I first heard of this composer through his collaboration with Joao Gilberto. Although I didn't appreciate or understand it at the time, his soft music and lyric spoke directly to my heart.

Little did I know, years later, living in New York City, I would be collaborating with some of the best musicians a girl could ask for. After performing MOSTLY JOBIM live at Feinstein's at the Lowes Regency, musical director, Frank Ponzio (piano) and I, brought in Vito Lesczak (drums) and Saadi Zain (bass) to collaborate and set some arrangements as we explored his music further. We were fortunate to have Cecilia Tenconi (saxophone and flute) and Sean Harkness (guitar) lend their wonderful musicianship and sensitivity to the material and to our delight, Edson 'Cafe' Aparecido da Silva completed the sound we were seeking with some authentic Brazilian percussion and color.

I am humbled and honored to have worked with such incredible musicians and hope ACJobim is smiling. Thank you for the gift of your music. Your music lives on! ~A.Kozuch

Mostly Jobim

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