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Title: Luiz Ea and Vitor Assis Brazil live! (But not on this CD.)
Review: Luiz Ea (of Tamba Trio fame) was an enormously talented pianist and a briliant arranger to boot, while Vítor Assis Brasil was probably the most inventive saxophone player ever to come out of Brazil. Sad to say, this CD, recorded in Rio in the late 70's, does neither of them justice. The playing wanders along aimlessly, with both men sounding like they're not quite all there (which they probably weren't.) The recording quality is appalling. In sum, this CD is a mess in every way.If you want to discover (or rediscover) these giants of Brazilian jazz, you'd be better off looking at their other (ANY other) recordings. I know what I'm talking about - I have most of them, and they're almost invariably of a very high standard.
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