Suite Três Rios


Suite Três Rios is a jazz / world music album by Dan Costa. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, the album features legendary Brazilian artists such as Jaques Morelenbaum, Marcos Suzano and Leila Pinheiro, and was mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug. It was considered one of the best of 2016 by DownBeat.

Reception

"Costa's melodic sensibility shines throughout", according to DownBeat critic Carlo Wolff, who considered the album 'finely crafted' and "an entrancing homage to Brazil". All About Jazz critic Paul Naser says: "Brazilian jazz, like its American counterpart, has fondly remembered its roots as it unabashedly moves forward".

Track listing

  1. Alba
  2. Chorinho
  3. Samba
  4. Bossa Nova
  5. Baião
  6. Maracatu
  7. Modinha
  8. Aria

    Personnel

The album won a Global Music Award in 2016.