Around Brazil is a solo piano album by Simon Nabatov. It was recorded in 2005 and released by ACT Music.

Around Brazil
Studio album by
Released26 May 2006
RecordedSeptember 2005
StudioRainbow Studio, Oslo; Cologne
GenreJazz
Length68:57
LabelACT
ProducerSiegfried Loch

Recording and music

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The album of solo piano performances by Nabatov was recorded in September 2005.[1] All of the tracks were recorded at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo, except for "Partita de Março", which was recorded in Cologne.[1] The album was produced by Siegfried Loch.[1]

Nabatov plays prepared piano on "Depois que o Ilê passar".[2] "Valsa de Pôrto Das Caixas" is a delicate waltz by Antônio Carlos Jobim.[3] On "Partita de Março", the formal theme gradually emerges, "almost like the sculptor finding the form that is already present in the uncut stone."[4] It quotes Jobim's "Waters of March" and Bach.[2]

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

Around Brazil was released in Germany by ACT Music on 26 May 2006.[1] It was the fifth in their Piano Works series.[1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a quite extraordinary essay in modern pianism [...] he takes each piece out into areas of creative improvisation that no one else would have thought of".[4] They also highlighted the extreme separation of bass and treble in the recording.[4] The MusicWeb reviewer wrote that, "If you care about good jazz – or good music of any kind – you need to buy this CD."[5]

Track listing

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  1. "Desde que o samba é samba" (Caetano Veloso)
  2. "Estrada do Sol" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  3. "Partita de Março" (Simon Nabatov)
  4. "Nenê" (Ernesto Nazareth)
  5. "Eu vim da Bahia" (Gilberto Gil)
  6. "Depois que o Ilê passar" (Miltao)
  7. "Na Baixa do Sapateiro" (Ary Barroso)
  8. "My Sertão" (Nabatov)
  9. "Valsa de Pôrto Das Caixas" (Jobim)
  10. "Qualquer coisa" (Veloso)
  11. "Você é linda"(Veloso)

Personnel

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  • Simon Nabatov – piano

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Simon Nabatov – Piano Works V: Around Brazil". actmusic.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Spencer, Doug (27 August 2006). "Simon Nabatov". abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ Spencer, Doug (20 August 2006). "Ralph Towner". abc.net.au. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1065–66. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Augarde, Tony (2006). "Simon Nabatov – Around Brazil". musicweb. Retrieved 12 February 2018.