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Tania Maria vol1

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Wow, every single album ever recorded by Tania is a Superb one, and this one is no exception; recorded in 1974 and released in 1975 (over 31 years ago !!! and it stills sound super fresh !!! because timeless jewels like this one don't follow any pop formulas that age almost instantly).
This album immediately reminded me of that classic song by Carlos Lyra (Influencia do Jazz),because Tania has that natural and effortless ability to translate several Samba songs into Brazilian Jazz like she did here.
This CD is just a little over 44 minutes long, but is incredibly enjoyable; Tania's funky swing is present in every cut; that incredible Fender piano and her (claim-to-fame) scatting and whistling at unison with her piano, are also showcased.
Many of these cuts were written by other great Brazilian songwriters like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ivan Lins, Jorge Ben, Vinicius de Moraes, Dorival Caymmi, Joao Donato, Chico Buarque etc. etc., but one of the highlights here is a song co-written by Tania "A Cruz", wow!! this CD does not stop amazing me.
So, if you are a Tania's fan, or if you just love Jazz or Brazilian Jazz, you WILL NOT go wrong with this amazing CD.

Tania Marias 70s outing with this fabulous Brazilian trio is nothing short of stunning. Great tunes! Sadly, I ordered this item twice, but was met with the same disappointment. It seems that something must have gone wrong in manufacturing the discs, since both copies I received, from two different sources, contained "stuttering" artefacts in the audio, which seemed inherent in the actual sound clips. Something must have occurred either during pressing or mastering. Most unhappy about this! But the music is great - if you can bear listening to it for all the sonic problems. I recommend picking up the sequel "Via Brasil 2", which comes from the same studio, but without any audio issues.