Younge, Adrian & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Joao Donato: Jazz Is Dead 7 (Vinyl)

Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Joao Donato: Jazz Is Dead 7 (Vinyl)

A really great entry in this excellent series – one that not only features lots of great Fender Rhodes from Brazilian jazz legend Joao Donato, but also vocals from Loren Oden on almost every track – which makes the whole thing feel like a fantastic hybrid of Joao's genius with a righteous approach to spacey soul! Oden sounds maybe even better here than ever before – singing jazzily, and drifting in and out of the instrumentation – which often has a more dynamic lead in the mix, with lots of work on a variety of instruments from Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – upbeat, but just a few shades short of funk, which works perfectly for the way that Donato slides his Rhodes in and out of the tunes.

Tracklisting:

1. Nao Negue Seu Coraçao
2. Aquarius (Bring Her Back Home To Me)
3. Desejo de Amor
4. Forever More
5. Sua Beleza é Beleza
6. Liaisons
7. Adrian, Ali & Gregory
8. Vermelho Quente
9. Conexão