Performer: Claudio Roditi
Genre: Jazz / Latin
Album: Two Of Swords
Released: 1991
Style: Bossa Nova
MP3 version ZIP size: 1876 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1467 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1800 mb
Rating: 4.2
Votes: 997
Other Formats: MIDI AIFF AHX DTS WAV VOX AA

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1	Two Of Swords Written-By – Claudio Roditi	7:51
2	Rua Dona Margarida Written-By – Claudio Roditi	5:25
3	Airegin Written-By – Sonny Rollins	4:35
4	Portrait Of Art Written-By – Claudio Roditi	7:29
5	Dom Joaquim Braga Written-By – Claudio Roditi	5:59
6	How I Miss Rio Written-By – Claudio Roditi	6:24
7	Secret Love Written-By – Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain	9:32
8	Blues For H.O. Written-By – Claudio Roditi	6:04
9	Pra Mim Written-By – Claudio Roditi	6:14
10	Con Alma Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie	6:21
11	Thabo Written-By – Claudio Roditi	6:16

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Da Music – CCD 79504
• Recorded At – RPM Studios

Credits

• Bass – David Finck (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), Nilson Matta (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Design – Malcolm Walker
• Drums – Akira Tana (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), Duduka Da Fonseca (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Executive-Producer – Alan Bates
• Photography By – Hal Oringer
• Piano – Danilo Perez (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11), Edward Simon (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Producer – Mark Morganelli
• Recorded By – Malcolm Addey
• Trombone – Jay Ashby (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi

Notes

Recorded at two separate sessions on September 24 and 25, 1990, Two of Swords finds Claudio Roditi leading two separate groups. One of them, which he calls a "Brazilian Quintet," employs trombonist Jay Ashby, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Nilson Matta and drummer Duduka Da Fonseca -- the other, which he calls a "Jazz Quartet," includes pianist Danílo Perez, bassist David Finck and drummer Akira Tana. Both groups serve Roditi well, and both of them are hard bop-oriented. The main difference between the two, apart from personnel, is the fact that "the Brazilian Quintet" is more overtly Brazilian-influenced. "The Brazilian Quintet" is still playing hard bop, but it's hard bop that is more consistently mindful of the samba beat that Roditi was surrounded by growing up in Rio de Janeiro. While "the Brazilian Quintet" sticks to Roditi's own compositions, "the Jazz Quartet" embraces Roditi originals as well as "Secret Love," Sonny Rollins' "Airegin" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma" (which is "the Jazz Quartet"'s most Latin-influenced offering). Two of Swords won't win any awards for being cutting-edge or groundbreaking, but for bop played with plenty of soul and conviction, you can't go wrong with this CD.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 31397 95042
• Label Code: LC 0585
• SPARS Code: DDD