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Antonio Adolfo: Hybrido - From Rio To Wayne Shorter

By Roger Farbey
April 12, 2017
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Antonio Adolfo: Hybrido - From Rio To Wayne Shorter

With well over thirty albums to his name, Brazilian composer and pianist

Antonio Adolfo

piano
b.1947

" data-original-title="" title="">Antonio Adolfo has now conjured up a really attractive paean to the master saxophonist and composer

" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Shorter. The selection of tracks is excellent because it clearly demonstrates just how key a figure Shorter is to jazz. It doesn't replicate the 1988 Blue Note collection The Best Of
Wayne Shorter
saxophone
1933 - 2023
" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Shorter but does include three numbers from that album.

"Deluge" offers a warm ensemble-led invocation of this enticing track taken from Ju Ju. Then there's a relaxed version of Shorter's classic "Footprints," embellished by Z�� Renato's wordless vocals. "Prince of Darkness" from

Miles Davis

trumpet
1926 - 1991

" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Davis's 1967 album Sorcerer is lusciously percussion-rich (including a deep tabla-like Bai?o percussion introduction). "Black Nile" from 1964's Night Dreamer is a satisfying interpretation of the original with bright piano from Adolfo.

The elegance of "Beauty And The Beast" is encapsulated in its mixture of bossa and samba (Adolfo refers to it as SamBossa) and is one of two tracks taken from Shorter's "Native Dancer" album which he recorded with

Milton Nascimento

guitar and vocals
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Milton Nascimento. The title track from Speak No Evil is a model of stately modality with its majestic and memorable theme and rich tenor solo from Marcelo Martins whilst the elegant "Ana Maria," again from Native Dancer, sports some nimble guitar from Lula Galv?o.

To conclude the set, there's a lone self-penned number by Adolfo, "Afosamba," a perfect example of his first-rate talent as a composer. The arrangements throughout are strong and for those familiar with all the Shorter tracks it affords them a new and vibrant dimension. For those unfamiliar with the numbers, the album will serve as an excellent and enticing primer, prior to sampling the original source material. It's also a timely reminder of just how important Shorter is in terms of his illustrious back catalogue of compositions.

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Track Listing

Deluge; Footprints; Beauty and the Beast; Prince of Darkness; Black Nile; Speak No Evil; E.S.P.; Ana Maria; Afosamba.

Personnel

Antonio Adolfo

piano

Antonio Adolfo: piano; Lula Galvao: electric guitar; Jorge Helder: bass; Rafael Barata: drums; Andre Siqueira: percussion; Jesse Sadoc: trumpet; Marcelo Martins: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute; Serginho Trombone: trombone; Ze Renato: vocals (2); Claudio Spiewak: acoustic guitar (3).

Album information

Title: Hybrido - From Rio to Wayne Shorter | Year Released: 2017 | Record Label: AAM Music

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