Luciana Souza - Duos Ii (remastered) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Luciana Souza's Brazilian Duos, released in 2002 was nominated for a Grammy. This InchremasteredInch version replaces the original album (SSC 1100) in Sunnyside's catalog. The gifted vocalist is backed by three different acoustic guitarists - Romero Lubambo, Marco Pereira (playing eight-string), and Walter Santos (Souza's father). Souza interprets classic Brazilian songs by figures like Dori Caymmi, Luiz Gonzaga, Djavan, Jobim, Toninho Horta, and her parents, Walter Santos and Tereza Souza.

Grammy winner Luciana Souza was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, where she grew up in a family of Bossa Nova composers. A respected composer and vocalist, she defies categories bringing her outstanding musicianship and unique sound to any project. Whether performing works by Osvaldo Golijov, Paul Simon, or Herbie Hancock, singing with the big bands with Maria Schneider and Kenny Wheeler, or performing in small jazz groups, Souza brings something to the music that has been called Inchtranscendental.Inch Her new CD, Duos III closes the trilogy, while the simultaneously released the Book of Chet is Luciana's highly introspective exploration of the singing of Chet Baker. Both records are to be released on August 28th, 2012, on Sunnyside Records.

Brazillian jazz vocalist Luciana Souza returns wit her final album in her trilogy. NORTH & SOUTH takes classic standards from Brazil and America and interprets them in her own beautiful way.