George Duke - A Brazilian Love Affair [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

George Duke - A Brazilian Love Affair [24 Bit FLAC] vinyl

Released: 1980
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Crossover Jazz
Source: Epic FE 36482 Original Pressing vinyl
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rate: ~ 2,900 - 3,100 kbps
Bit Depth: 24
Sampling Rate: 96,000 Hz

A1 Brazilian Love Affair
A2 Summer Breezin'
A3 Cravo E Canela
A4 Alone-6AM
A5 Brazilian Sugar

B1 Sugar Loaf Mountain
B2 Love Reborn
B3 Up From the Sea it Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite
B4 I Need You Now
B5 Ao Que Vai Nascer

George Duke had been fairly visible in the R&B world thanks to funk gems like "Reach for It" and "Dukey Stick" when he ventured to Rio to record A Brazilian Love Affair, a superb date employing such greats as singers Flora Purim and Milton Nascimento and percussionist Airto Moreira. Although not the return to instrumental jazz some hoped it would be, this heartfelt effort does contain its share of jazz-influenced material. From a jazz standpoint, the CD's most noteworthy songs include Nascimento's "Cravo e Canela," the charming "Brazilian Sugar," "Love Reborn," and the exuberant "Up from the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite." Meanwhile, Nascimento's vocal on the ballad "Ao Que Vai Nascer" is a fine example of Brazilian pop at its most sensuous. But however one labels or categorizes this music, the album is clearly a labor of love from start to finish.