Batucada

by Walter Wanderley

Overview

Fortunately, Walter Wanderley sticks mostly to Brazilian standards on Batucada, and though his lounge-organ sound occasionally veers close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening, the album is well-recorded. His organ is occasionally more reminiscent of a hockey rink accompanist than a jazz improviser, but he slips and slides around on the keys and employs an endearing and quintessentially Brazilian less-is-more approach. Brazilian mastermind Marcos Valle guests on guitar, and percussion is well-handled by Paulinho, Dom Um Romao, and Lu Lu Ferreira. Talya Ferro's vocals on "Wave" are solidly in a jazz vein, though rather transparently postured to captivate an American crossover audience. Obviously, an album like Batucada isn't a prime example of Brazilian pop, but fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	04/28/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031558218
Rank:	64729

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Walter Wanderley   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano
Walter Wanderley Trio   Primary Artist
Talya Ferro   Primary Artist,Vocals
Claudio Miranda   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sebastian Netto   Bass
Dom Um Romao   Drums
Marcos Valle   Guitar

Technical Credits

Arnold Goland   Composer
R. Gilbert   Composer
Phil Zeller   Composer
Acy Lehman   Cover Design
Mario Albanese   Composer
Paulo Sergio Valle   Composer
Jack Gold   Composer
Joao Donato   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
John Pisano   Composer
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Walter Wanderley   Leader,Arranger
Peggy Lee   Composer
Ronaldo Boscoli   Composer
Roberto Menescal   Composer
Val Valentin   Engineering Director,Engineering Supervisor,Director of Engineering
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Rudy Hill   Engineer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
John Joseph Pisano   Composer
Philip Zeller   Composer
Marcos Valle   Composer,Arranger
Ciro Pereiro   Composer
C. Taylor   Producer