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Back to Brazil

Diane Marino

Label: M&M Records
Released: 2025
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Tracks

Toucans Dance; Incompatibilidade de Gênios ; Dois Pra Lá Dois Pra Cá ;O Morro Não Tem Vez; Retrato em Branco e Preto; Mesa de Bar; Só Danço Samba ; O Amor em Paz; Você Passa Eu Acho Graça; Chovendo Na Roseira

Personnel

Diane Marino

piano and vocals

Frank Marino

bass, acoustic

Chris Brown (CB)

drums

Rusty Jessup

saxophone, tenor

Mitch Reilly

flute

Ralph Pace Jr.

drums

Dann Needham

drums

Dann Sherrill

percussion

Vince Quinn

guitar

John Parks

guitar

Terry Townson

trumpet

Jamie Nichol

percussion

Scott Corey

percussion

Joe Caploe

percussion

Additional Personnel / Information

Diane Marino…vocals/piano/keyboard Frank Marino…bass Chris Brown…drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10) Rusty Jessup…tenor/soprano sax/flute (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) Mitch Reilly…tenor sax/flute (tracks 1, 7, 8) Ralph Pace…drums (tracks 3, 9) Dann Needhan…drums (track 6) Vince Quinn…guitar/cavaquinho (tracks 3, 9) John Parks…guitar (track 6) Terry Townson…trumpet (track 3, 6, 9) Dann Sherrill…percussion (tracks 3, 6, 9) Jamie Nichol…percussion (tracks 3, 6, 9) Scott Corey…percussion (tracks 3, 6, 9) Joe Caploe…percussion (tracks 3, 6, 9)

Album Description

Having a deep love and affinity for Brazilian music, pianist, vocalist, arranger, Diane Marino diverts from the mainstream jazz and Great American Songbook repertoire with “Back to Brazil”. Diane pays homage to the music's literate and complex lyrics singing all tracks in Brazilian Portuguese, the language in which it was originally written. “Back to Brazil” has a voice all its own, weaving together traditional Samba, Bossa Nova, Brazilian pop music from the Tropicalismo trend of the late 60’s through'70's, contemporary compositions with great floating rhythms, beautiful melodies and affecting chord progressions. Diane takes the listener on a journey through time with a collection of Brazilian gems from the 60’s - 90’s with “Back to Brazil”. The journey begins with the playful Toucans Dance, a samba in ¾ time by Dori Caymmi, followed by João Bosco/Aldir Blanc’s, track 2 Incompatibilidade de Gênios (Incompatible Thoughts) and track 3 - Dois Pra Lá Dois Pra Cá (Two Steps Left, Two Steps Right) both penned in the Tropicalismo Era of the 70’s. Contributing to the rise of Bossa Nova and Samba in the 60’s is track 4 - O Morro Não Tem Vez (Favela) Antônio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes, track 5 - Retrato Em Branco E Preto (Picture in Black and White) Antônio Carlos Jobim/Chico Buarque, track - 6 Mesa de Bar (Bar Table) Paulo André Barata, track 7 - Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba), track 8 - O Amor Em Paz (Love in Peace) both by Antônio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes, and track 9 - Você Passa Eu Acho Graça (You Walk By, I Think It’s Beautiful). The journey ends with Antônio Carlos Jobim’s classic Chovendo Na Roseira (Double Rainbow) Obrigado- Thank you for taking this journey with Diane Marino’s “Back to Brazil”

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