Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal - Bossa Got The Blues

Styles: Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:54
Size: 32,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:10) 1. 1937
(2:42) 2. Mandacaru
(3:21) 3. Train To Ipanema
(4:18) 4. Sambalaya
(2:06) 5. Blues Bossa
(3:41) 6. Laudi's Theme
(3:00) 7. Bossa Got The Blues
(3:16) 8. Kalunga Rocket
(3:07) 9. Vou Nessa
(4:08) 10. Galeria Menescal

Listening to BossaCucaNova creates the impression that you're driving an exquisite Italian sportscar on a leisurely and sunny Sunday afternoon. You can hear the smooth purr of the engine powering your rhythm, soft but ferocious, a napping tiger, through the open window. Slicing through the breeze moderates its temperature so that it feels both warm and cool simply perfect on your skin. You turn to the left and the right and smile to return the greetings extended by the colorful and inviting scenery bathing in the golden light of that friendly sun above. Bossacucanova makes every day feel better than a good day feel like a simply perfect day for a nice ride.

Bossa Got The Blues maintains the preeminence of Bossacucanova Alex Moreira on keyboards, Marcelinho Da Lua on scratches and samples, and Marcio Menescal on Fender and keyboard bass among contemporary Brazilian bands whose sound springs from filtering traditional bossa nova through modern production and electronica. It also showcases one of the founding fathers of bossa nova guitar: guitarist, composer, and producer Roberto Menescal, who wrote the famous "O Barquinho (Little Boat)" and happens to be father of Bossacucanova bassist Marcio. (Father also joined son and crew for the band's 2001 global debut Brasilidade [Zuirigiboom/Six Degrees].)

Thanks to Papa Roberto, Bossa Got The Blues and some sweet, swinging Grant Green jazz guitar, too, all wrapped up in Bossacucanova's trademark luxurious 1960s production and presentation. Flavio Guimarães' harmonica leads "Laudir's Theme" out from a Brazilian jungle into an acoustic blues, his howls and wails pouring down on the guitar hook like sweet and sticky syrup. Leo Gandleman, whose saxophones have graced recordings by Gilberto Gil and other Brazilian stars for four decades, also climbs onboard to sing the blues.

These ten tracks would split and retrofit quite nicely into two sides of a vinyl LP, and Gandleman plays on the songs that would close side one (track five, "Blue Bossa") and two (track ten "Galeria Menescal"). "Blues Bossa" cribs the melody to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" before opening up a dance floor jointly rocked by Menescal's electric guitar chords and Gandelman's moaning and groaning baritone and tenor saxophones. Gandelman adds tenor, baritone and flute in a lovely dance with acoustic guitar and vibraphone to "Galeria Menescal" (which opens, in case you missed all the old school, with the sound of a needle coming down on a vinyl album).

Yes, you could downshift and grind your Bossacucanova sportster into a deeper, harder and more powerful gear. But when you feel as good as the sound of Bossa Got the Blues!, why mess with simply perfect?By Chris M. Slawecki
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/bossa-got-the-blues-bossacucanova-e-roberto-menescal-six-degrees-records

Personnel: BossaCucaNova: arranger; Alex Moreira: keyboards; Marcelinho Da Lua: producer; Marcio Menescal: bass; Roberto Menescal: guitar.

Additional Instrumentation: Cris Delanno: vocals; Laudir DeOliveira: percussion; Renato Endrigo: percussion; Leo Gandelman: saxophones, flute, horn arrangements; Flávio Guimarães: harmonica; Carlos Malta: bass flute, piccolo; Jota Moraes: vibraphone; Ian Moreira: percussion; Sidinho Moreira: percussion; Rio Maracatu: percussion; Paulinho Trompete: flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet.

Bossa Got The Blues

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Cris Delanno - Now and Forever

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:16
Size: 134,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:57)  1. Beat It
(3:50)  2. West End Girls
(3:14)  3. Life
(4:48)  4. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
(5:00)  5. You Are Not Alone
(3:36)  6. Lucky
(3:42)  7. Make It Mine
(3:56)  8. 21 Guns
(3:43)  9. Am I the Same Girl
(3:39) 10. The Best of My Love
(4:15) 11. I Can't Give You Anythng but Love
(4:44) 12. Joy and Pain
(3:35) 13. Now and Forever
(3:13) 14. The Kids Aren't Alright
(2:58) 15. You Rise Me Up

Born in the U.S. but raised in Brazil, Cris Delano began singing in a children's chorus before becoming a backup vocalist for local numbers. In 1999, she published a book called Mais Nunca E Preciso Cantar (More Than Ever Is Necessary to Sing). 

Delano made her debut with Em Tom Maior, a tribute to local star Tom Jobim. The album was produced in 2000 by composer/arranger Roberto Menescal, founder of Brazilian label Albatroz. The independent Filha Da Pátria followed in 2001. ~ Drago Bonacich https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cris-delanno-mn0000134383

Now and Forever

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Cris Delanno, Nelson Faria - Bossa Is Her Name

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 35:49
Size: 82.0 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. Cry Me A River
[3:34] 2. I Should Care
[3:21] 3. I'm In The Mood For Love
[1:56] 4. I'm Glad There Is You
[2:04] 5. Can't Help Lovin' That Man
[2:13] 6. I Love You
[2:34] 7. Say It Isn't So
[2:27] 8. It Never Entered My Mind
[2:32] 9. Easy Street
[2:02] 10. 's Wondeful
[2:54] 11. No Moon At All
[3:17] 12. Laura
[2:45] 13. Gone With The Wind

About Cris Delanno: Born in the U.S. but raised in Brazil, Cris Delano began singing in a children's chorus before becoming a backup vocalist for local numbers. In 1999, she published a book called Mais Nunca E Preciso Cantar (More Than Ever Is Necessary to Sing). Delano made her debut with Em Tom Maior, a tribute to local star Tom Jobim. The album was produced in 2000 by composer/arranger Roberto Menescal, founder of Brazilian label Albatroz. The independent Filha Da Pátria followed in 2001. ~ Drago Bonacich

Nelson Faria, one of the best guitarists of his generation, recorded and performed with some of Brazil's biggest artists, like Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo, Cássia Eller, Nana Caymmi, Zélia Duncan, João Bosco, Wagner Tiso, and Toninho Horta, among others. Faria worked with Leila Pinheiro on the show Na Ponta da Língua, with Paulo Moura's septet on the show Rapsody in Bossa, and with Baby Do Brasil on her show Acústico. He released his first solo CD in 1993, Ioiô (Perfil Musical). With José Namen, Marcos Suzano, and Bororó, Faria recorded Beatles, Um Tributo Brasileiro. He recorded Janelas Abertas with Carol Saboya and Três/Three with Nico Assumpção and Lincoln Chieb. With Nico Assumpção, Carlos Malta, and Lincoln Cheib, he formed the group Ninho de Vespas. Faria studied at the Guitar Institute of Technology (Hollywood, CA) with Joe Diorio, Joe Pass, Scott Henderson, and Frank Gambale for one year, taking contemporary harmony and guitar classes with Ted Greene. He has developed music workshops throughout Brazil and the U.S., having recorded the first videoclass produced in Brazil for Giannini Instruments, Toque de Mestre, as well as the video Ginga Brasileira with Antônio Adolfo, released abroad as Secrets of Brazilian Music. Faria also wrote the books A Arte da Improvisação (Lumiar Editora) and The Brazilian Guitar Book (Sher Music Co.). ~Alvaro Neder

Bossa Is Her Name mc
Bossa Is Her Name zippy

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Cris Delanno - Grandes Cancoes: Classicos De Tom Jobim

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:54
Size: 107.4 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Chega De Saudade
[3:38] 2. Corcovado
[4:00] 3. A Felicidade
[3:16] 4. Ela É Carioca
[2:59] 5. Garota De Ipanema
[2:52] 6. Só Danço Samba
[4:19] 7. Desafinado
[2:19] 8. Samba De Uma Nota Só
[3:05] 9. Samba Do Aviao
[3:51] 10. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
[3:20] 11. Meditação
[3:49] 12. Este Seu Olthar
[4:00] 13. Wave (Vou Te Contar)
[1:40] 14. Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Você

Born in the U.S. but raised in Brazil, Cris Delano began singing in a children's chorus before becoming a backup vocalist for local numbers. In 1999, she published a book called Mais Nunca E Preciso Cantar (More Than Ever Is Necessary to Sing). Delano made her debut with Em Tom Maior, a tribute to local star Tom Jobim. The album was produced in 2000 by composer/arranger Roberto Menescal, founder of Brazilian label Albatroz. The independent Filha Da Pátria followed in 2001. ~ Drago Bonacich

Grandes Cancoes: Classicos De Tom Jobim

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Various - Relaxing Bossa Lounge Vol 1

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:56
Size: 121.2 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Easy Listening
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Marcela Mangabeira - You're Beautiful
[2:09] 2. Monique Kessous - With A Little Help From My Friends
[2:38] 3. Maria Augusta - All Of Me
[2:50] 4. Maria Creuza - Insensatez (Senseless)
[4:21] 5. Luís Carlos Vinhas - Samba Da Benção
[4:00] 6. Maria Augusta - Speak Low
[3:45] 7. Marcos Valle - Summer Samba (Samba De Verão)
[2:36] 8. Monique Kessous - A Hard Day's Night
[3:18] 9. Cris Delanno - Isn't She Lovely
[3:21] 10. Maria Augusta - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[4:01] 11. Bob Tostes - I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:32] 12. Dudu Braga - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
[4:04] 13. Marcela Mangabeira - September
[3:09] 14. Taryn Szpilman - I Say A Little Prayer For You
[2:17] 15. Monique Kessous - If I Fell
[3:45] 16. Wanda Sá - Love Is In The Air

Relaxing Bossa Lounge                

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Roberto Menescal - Eu E Cris (with Cris Delanno)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:21
Size: 94.7 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:08] 1. 's Wonderful
[3:42] 2. Retrato Em Branco E Preto
[4:05] 3. Eu E A Musica-Tá Oquei
[4:08] 4. Outra Vez
[3:58] 5. Roxanne
[3:17] 6. Sabe Você
[3:51] 7. Estate
[4:35] 8. Abraço Vazio
[4:11] 9. Body And Soul
[2:09] 10. Saudade Fez Um Samba
[5:11] 11. Corazon Partio

“EU E CRIS” estreou em novembro de 2003, no Rio de Janeiro, com o patrocínio da Unimed-Rio com enorme sucesso de público e mídia. Desde então, Menescal e Cris vêm encantando a platéia de todo o Brasil e o mundo.

O repertório de Eu e Cris inclui bossa-nova, rock, blues, pop e jazz, destacando “Eu e a Música (TÁOQUEI)” que Roberto Menescal e Aldir Blanc compuseram há dez anos, especialmente para Cris Delanno no primeiro show solo da cantora. Canções de Tom Jobim, Carlinhos Lyra, Chico Buarque, Isolda, Vinícius de Moraes se misturam às de Sting, George Gershwin, Alejandro Sanz, Bruno Martino.

Eu E Cris

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Cris Delanno - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:56
Size: 98.3 MB
Styles: Easy Listening, Latin jazz vocals
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:22] 1. Canoeiro
[3:52] 2. Just The Two Of Us
[3:55] 3. Bem Longe
[2:26] 4. Me Liga
[4:55] 5. Consolação
[3:05] 6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
[3:58] 7. Previsão
[2:39] 8. Gaiolas Abertas
[4:02] 9. Receita De Samba
[3:09] 10. O Brasil Precisa Balançar
[3:58] 11. We've Only Just Begun
[3:29] 12. O Ronco Da Cuíca

Born in the U.S. but raised in Brazil, Cris Delano began singing in a children's chorus before becoming a backup vocalist for local numbers. In 1999, she published a book called Mais Nunca E Preciso Cantar (More Than Ever Is Necessary to Sing). Delano made her debut with Em Tom Maior, a tribute to local star Tom Jobim. The album was produced in 2000 by composer/arranger Roberto Menescal, founder of Brazilian label Albatroz. The independent Filha Da Pátria followed in 2001. ~bio by Drago Bonacich

Cris Delanno

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Cris Delanno & Alex Moreira - Nosso Quintal

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 33:07
Size: 75.8 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:09] 1. Nosso Quintal
[3:10] 2. Deja Vu
[3:38] 3. Ate Sonhar
[3:53] 4. Na Flor Da Idade
[3:33] 5. Tanta Agua
[3:34] 6. Joga A Toalha
[2:09] 7. Confusao
[3:11] 8. Saudade
[3:33] 9. Ja
[3:12] 10. Valsa Com O Poeta

Delanno voice is petit and inviting, lulling listeners in different directions: Brazil’s musical past and future. When fronting the four-piece band (comprised of Alex Moreira – guitar and producer of Power Samba Jazz), Adriano Souza (piano), Guto Wirtti (acoustic bass), and Ronaldo Silva (drums) – Delanno has the presence reminiscent of female jazz vocalist from another era, but with pink hair.

Her appearance is a reflection of her music, always mixing sounds, genres, and ideas. She says; “Joyce Moreno, Leny Andrade are two of my favorite Brazilian singers, but I’m always listening to new sounds, and we always like to work with different flavors.”

“We play old school Bossa Nova, like you might hear at ‘Beco das Garrafas,’ a place that many Brazilian jazz trios used to play. Is a different type of bossa nova. More up beat.”

Nosso Quintal

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Cris Delanno - Grandes Canções: Clássicos Do Cinema

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:50
Size: 107.2 MB
Label: Albatrozmusic
Styles: Brazilian jazz vocals, Bossa Nova
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[4:22] 1. Smile
[3:37] 2. Love Letters
[3:55] 3. Summer Of '42
[4:43] 4. As Time Goes By
[2:00] 5. Someday My Prince Will Come
[2:36] 6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
[4:51] 7. Laura
[5:24] 8. The Sound Of Music
[3:50] 9. Secret Love
[3:56] 10. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[4:01] 11. Moon River
[3:29] 12. Over The Rainbow

Nascida nos EUA, aos cinco anos de idade já era solista do Coral Infantil do Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, participando de óperas como "La Bohéme" e "Carmen". Estudou balé, flauta, piano e teoria musical na infância. Posteriormente teve aulas de técnica vocal, harmonia, improvisação musical e teatro. Começou a cantar profissionalmente em casas noturnas, tendo feito também algumas gravações de jingles para campanhas publicitárias, além de atuar como back vocal. Sua primeira como solista foi no CD "Ditos e feitos", de Roberto Menescal. Depois fez mais gravações em discos de outros artistas, como no CD "50 anos", de Aldir Blanc. Em 1993, participou do Projeto Aquarius, apresentando-se no espetáculo "Cem anos de Copacabana", ao lado da Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, sob a regência do maestro Isaac Karabtchevsky. Em 1993 seguiu para os Estados Unidos, sendo convidada para ser cantora solista do African American Unity, sendo a única branca a participar de um coral tipicamente negro de música gospel americana. Retornou ao Brasil em 1995, gravando seu primeiro disco, "Cris em Tom maior", produzido por Roberto Menescal, só com músicas de Tom Jobim. Em 1999, participou dos espetáculos "Diz que fui por aí" e "Nara, uma senhora opinião" (Teatro Ginástico e Teatro de Arena), concebidos e dirigidos por Solange Kafuri. "Nara, uma senhora opinião" foi registrado em CD no mesmo ano. Foi considerada uma três melhores vozes do Prêmio Visa-MPB de 1999, organizado pela Rádio Eldorado, de São Paulo. Publicou, em 1999, o CD-book "Mais que nunca é preciso cantar", sobre técnica vocal para o canto popular. É membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Laringologia e Voz e do National Association of Teachers of Singing, nos EUA e dá aulas de técnica vocal para o canto popular. foi professora do curso de canto popular no XXII Curso Insternacional de Verão da Escola de Música de Brasília e dá aulas na escola de Música da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Em 2000, lançou o CD "Grandes canções: clássicos do cinema", nos quais interpreta clássicos do cinema norte-americano. Ainda nesse ano, participou do projeto "Novo canto", dividindo o palco com Roberto Menescal. Em 2001, gravou o CD "Filha da pátria", com as canções "It's a long way" (Caetano Veloso), "Ânima" (Zé Renato e Milton Nascimento), "Camisa amarela" (Ary Barroso), "Fantasia" (Chico Buarque) e outras. Em 2002, lançou o CD "Caminhos cruzados - Cris Delanno canta Newton Mendonça", interpretando exclusivamente obras do compositor. Em 2006 lançou pala Deck Discos o CD "Cris Delanno", interpretando músicas de Dorival Caymmi, João Bosco, Baden Powell, João Donato e outros. Em 2012 lançou no Japão o Cd "Nosso Quintal", ao lado de Alex Moreira, seu marido, e um dos membros do grupo Bossacucanova. Embora não seja um membro oficial, Cris Delanno é presença frequente nos shows e discos do grupo.

Grandes Canções: Clássicos Do Cinema

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