Bossa Nova / Delicado

This is an ethereal record. The continual return of the haunting central theme creates a hypnotic dreamlike atmosphere giving the whole work a symphonic tone-poem quality. This is not traditional Brazilian bossa-nova but a finely woven textural work. Comparisons have been made with Chick Corea's legendary "Return to Forever" but these pieces are also deeply original - Cristovao Bastos, Quarteto Brasil's leader, arranger and principal composer has been an important figure on the Brazilian music scene for almost forty years.