umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Beautiful track (as most of his songs are) imho Undisputed King of Mellow He's always capable of picking the right musicians / sessionmen in order to create the perfect magical blend for his tracks...JMHO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Franks_(musician) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Dedicated by Michael to Brazilian Friend & Composer Musician Antonio Carlos Jobim-RIP while he was still alive...Later on (after he passed away) Michael dedicated other songs to him ( deceased 1994) with whom he had also collaborated music-wise...Jobim's music has undoubtedly been an inspiration to Michael through the years David Sanborn - saxophone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antônio_Carlos_Jobim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Flora Purim is a Brazilian vocalist living in the US...Has collaborated w Michael and also Chick Corea's Return To Forever, Santana, Al Jarreau plus others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Album cover - Painter Paul Gauguin's "Two Tahitian Women" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gauguin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) With Peggy Lee Edited July 1, 2022 by umbertino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 With Brenda Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 From magnificent (imo) album "Abandoned Garden" ...Entirely dedicated to the memory of Brazilian composer, musician & personal friend Antonio Carlos Jobim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 Special one...Music & lyrics Leblon & Ipanema...Both nice neighborhoods with beautiful beaches in Rio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 From "Passionfruit" 1983...Another extraordinary album..... Love this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 One of his most known tracks.... Great Randy Brecker ( whom I got to see live once at a jazz concert here in Trento) on flugelhorn Randy is brother to saxophone player and famous sessionman Michael Brecker-RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 On track "Amazon" On harmonica - the incredible Toots Thielemans-RIP...Best harmonica player in the world....A sessionman wanted by many artists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toots_Thielemans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted July 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2022 One of his best imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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