Airto – Natural Feelings LP RSD 2019 Marbeled Vinyl Ltd Ed only 500 pressed Flora Purim Mint Archival Sleeve
Masterpiece.....Essencial
I'm a big fan of Jazz Miles Davis and Keith Jarrett. Airto Moreira is a very famous Brazilian percussionist and with great curiosity, I wanted to discover his work, as well as that of his wife, Flora Purim. I really enjoyed his second album Seeds On The Ground (1971). Natural Feelings (1970) has the same profile: Jazz Fusion, Free Jazz, Jazz tinged with "Afro-Samba" rhythms (which we find mainly in the first two superb tracks composed by Airto Moreira: "Alve" and "Xibata (She-Ba-Ba"). The other tracks, mostly composed by Hermeto Pascoal, are more in a Jazz Fusion line (although the brilliant "Andei" is very "folklore"). Airto Moreira is accompanied by Flora Purim, Hermeto Pascoal, Ron Carter and Sivuca. Despite the high general quality of Natural Feelings, I have a weakness for all the tracks that breathe brazilliance. But in the MPB landscape, this approach is so original and a source of inspiration and creativity (discover the aesthetics of the album cover) that a careful listening is essential as the album is so rich
Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Foreverwith Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George Duke, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz".