Sounds of Brazil, by Angela Turone & Chris Platt

Sounds of Brazil

by Angela Turone & Chris Platt

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1.	Desafinado 04:59	buy track
2.	Pra Machucar Meu Coração 06:57	buy track
3.	Doralice 02:58	buy track
4.	Pawnbroker 02:58	buy track
5.	A Felicidade 05:41	buy track
6.	Bewitched 04:01	buy track
7.	Chega de Saudade 04:39	buy track
8.	Lendas Brasileiras 05:45	buy track
9.	A Festa Do Divino 04:09	buy track

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Angela Turone & Chris Platt’s debut album Sounds of Brazil is a surefire testimony to this duo’s brilliant pairing. Toronto-based vocalist and pianist Angela Turone and guitarist Chris Platt come together to present a stunning collection of music that showcases their love and appreciation for Brazilian music. Together since 2014, the duo explores the diverse and beautiful music of Brazil and seamlessly intertwines this influence with their jazz roots.

Sounds of Brazil features the unrivalled talents of acclaimed Toronto-based musicians Chase Sanborn (trumpet/flugelhorn), Pat Collins (upright bass), Robin Claxton (drums), Andrew Downing (cello), John Nicholson (flute/tenor saxophone) and Minas Gerais born percussionist Hélio Cunha. The album is produced by Gordon Sheard, a Toronto-based composer and pianist with a PhD in ethnomusicology, focusing on Brazilian music.

Sounds of Brazil showcases the duo’s refreshing arrangements of music by some of Brazil’s most esteemed composers and lyricists. Listeners will surely recognize classic works by renowned bossa nova composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, but will also discover new pieces and writers they are bound to fall in love with.

Sounds of Brazil is brimming with a multitude of textures and instrumentations that rarely repeat themselves. The title track, Desafinado, features Turone’s effortless vocals, clever horn lines and classic Brazilian percussion alongside a tightly knit rhythm section. Lendas Brasileiras features an intuitive and subtle performance by Turone and Platt in their original incarnation as a duo. The most adventurous track, A Festa do Divino, explores ambient textures and many percussive layers reminiscent of Rio de Janeiro’s elaborate Carnaval. The album also features new interpretations of two pieces from the Great American Songbook, including the Rogers and Hart classic, Bewitched.

Destined to become a staple in every listening library, Sounds of Brazil is scheduled for release on June 19th, 2020.

credits

released June 19, 2020

All arrangements by Angela Turone and Chris Platt
Pre-production: Geoff Young and Gordon Sheard
Producer: Gordon Sheard
Recorded at Canterbury Music Company, August 2019
Sound Engineer: Jeremy Darby and Julian Decorte
Editing: Julian Decorte, Canterbury Music Company, and Gordon Sheard
Mixing: Jeremy Darby, Canterbury Music Company
Mastering: Peter Letros, Wreckhouse Mastering
Cover art & layout design: Frank Turone, Turone Visual Solutions
Photography: Lianna Turone

Vocals & Piano: Angela Turone
Guitars: Chris Platt
Flugelhorn & Trumpet: Chase Sanborn
Flute & Saxophone: John Nicholson
Cello: Andrew Downing
Bass: Pat Collins
Drums: Robin Claxton
Percussion: Hélio Cunha
Synth drone: Gordon Sheard

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about

Angela Turone & Chris Platt Toronto, Ontario

Angela Turone and Chris Platt are Canadian musicians that have been collaborating
since 2014. Angela and Chris met in their hometown, Toronto, while completing their
studies in the jazz performance program at the University of Toronto. With Angela on vocals and piano and Chris on guitar, they seek to explore the diverse and beautiful music of Brazil. ... more