Ben Sher's classic release from 2000.Featuring the vocals and lyrics of Brazilian singer Luciana Souza, the virtuosic work of legendary pianist Kenny Barron, and anchored by the great and tragically gone bassist Dennis Irwin, and two world reknowned Brazilian percussion masters Duduka deFonseca and Valtinho Anastacio. All About Jazz MORE SIGN UP SIGN IN Home » Articles » CD/LP/Track Review LEARN HOW Help Improve All About Jazz Support All About Jazz All About Jazz needs your help and we have a deal. For $20, we'll hide those pesky Google ads and present exclusive content for a full year! 150 RECOMMEND Ben Sher And Tudo Bem: Please Take Me To Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil) By WILLIAM GRIM November 4, 2002 Sign in to view read count Ben Sher and Tudo Bem: Please Take Me to Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil) This excellent album features some of the best Brazilian and American jazz musicians on the scene today. Several of the sidemen, such as pianist Kenny Barron and singer Luciana Souza, are important leaders in their own right. The group is firmly anchored by the great drummer Duduka da Fonseca, who is best known as one third of the virtuoso Trio da Paz. Featuring well-known bossa nova tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Baden Powell, one American standard ("Our Day Will Come") and a number of originals penned by guitarist Ben Sher and Luciana Souza, Please Take Me to Brazil is one of the most musically satisfying Brazilian oriented CDs to be released in recent years. The recording of "Wave" is particularly noteworthy, and is performed at a tempo substantially slower, but substantially more effective, than usual. Ben Sher is a fine composer and his "Chorinho Novo" has the feel of authenticity of a choro from the earlier decades of the 20th century. It is hard to say enough good things about Luciana Souza, who is just beginning to garner the attention her brilliant musicianship deserves. My only complaint about the album is that Ms. Souza does not sing on "Canto de Ossanha" and "O Astronauta." Since those songs were recorded so famously by the late Elis Regina, it would have been nice to hear another equally brilliant performer's interpretations. But this minor cavil aside, this CD is a real gem and exemplifies the best in both Brazilian and American music. Track Listing: Please Take Me to Brazil (Me Leva Pro Brasil); Wave; Saudade; Quatro Peixes; Our Day Will Come; Agua de Beber; Canto de Ossanha; Chorinho Novo; O Astronauta Personnel: Ben Sher, guitar; Dennis Irwin, bass; Duduka da Fonseca, drums; Valtinho Anastacio, percussion; Kenny Barron, piano; Luciana Souza, vocals; Adam Kohler, woodwinds; Joe Barbato, accordion; Allen Sher, cello Year Released: 2002 | Record Label: BGI Records | Style: Latin/World