Kevyn Lettau - Velas - Muito Mais 1991
Personnel:
Yutaka Yokokura, Frank Zottolik (keyboards),
Kevyn Lettau (vocals),
Oscar Castro-Neves (acoustic guitar, cavaquinho),
John Pisano (acoustic and electric guitars, 12 string guitar),
Alex Acuña (drums),
Michael Shapiro (drums, percussion),
Luis Conte, Everaldo Ferreira, Laudir DeOliveira (percussion),
Justo Almario (soprano, alto and tenor saxophones),
Gary Meek (alto saxophone, EWI),
Judd Miller (EWI),
Claudio Slon, Kenia, Kevyn Lettau, Frank Zottolik, Kleber Jorge (background vocals).
Produced by Yutaka Yokokura. Tom Sassa, Executive Producer, Jose Marino Associate Producer. Arranged by Yutaka Yokokura, Frank Zottolik, Oscar Castro-Neves, Dori Caymmi and Jose Marino.
Recorded 1989, at Double “Y” Studios. Alahambra, CA. Japan release 1989, US release 1991.
A short time before Japanese keyboardist Yutaka entered the studio for his self-titled debut album, and a full year before singer Kevyn Lettau did likewise with her own self-titled debut, these two teamed up to front an all-star group of L.A.’s top Brazilian musicians.
Recorded originally for Japan’s Pony Canyon label, ‘Velas’ stands as a musical summit for Brazilian jazz , sporting arrangements that are fully in tune with the American ear. In the small handful of legendary discs we cherish most, this one ranks as one of the best, from beginning to end.
Much of the credit for the success of this CD belongs to a name that is nowhere to be found in liner notes: Sergio Mendes. A quick glance at the line-up here reads like a ‘who’s who’ list: guitarists Oscar Castro-Neves and John Pisano, drummers Luis Conte and Claudio Slon and keyboardist and singer Kleber Jorge all have long connections to Mendes, and Lettau sang with Sergio’s band for several years.
The musicianship is telling, especially under the direction of Pisano and Conte - these songs take on a sheen all their own, and its easy to hear how this synergy resulted in music above and beyond the written note. Songs like ‘Muito Mais’ and ‘Voltei Pra Ficar’ showcase Lettau’s soaring musical spirit - and its from this project that she went on to carve out her own niche in Brazilian song. In many ways, you could easily consider this to be the ‘hidden’ Kevyn Lettau recording!
You could also say the same for Yutaka’s role here - his arrangements and keyboard play sizzle at every turn. The smoothly passionate style that we’ve come to love on his subsequent CDs ‘Another Sun’ and ‘Brazaisa’ is prominent throughout each of these 11 tracks.
For most any CD, these two talents would be more than enough, but when you add the abundance of artistry found here the result is a masterpiece, pure and simple.
Setlist:
01. Ilha Dos Frandes
02. Whenever Your Heart Wants to Sing
03. Sanhaço
04. Obsession
05. Muito Mais
06. Aquelas Coisas Todas
07. St. Nick
08. Voltei Pra Ficar
09. Confiança Dum Irmão
10. Up on the Hill
11. Bosco Mania
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