LUZ - Lucia Minetti | MUSICAMORFOSI

On Luz, singer Lucia Minetti joins the Musicamorfosi ensemble in a journey through South American song, jazz, chamber music and original contemporary Italian pieces. Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Cartola and Chico Buarque meets newly written material. Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi of La Crus guests on Marea.

Available edition

Hi-Res WAV file 88.2 kHz / 24 bit — Velut Luna CVLD106. Originally released on 1 June 2004. The JBC listing offers the digital edition shown in the variant selector.

Tracklist

1. Bossa del vento? — 3:49 (Nicola Campogrande / Dario Voltolini)
2. Marea — 5:03 (Daniele Di Gregorio / Saul Beretta)
3. Tango del vento — 3:16 (Nicola Campogrande / Dario Voltolini)
4. Coração Vagabundo — 5:27 (Caetano Veloso)
5. Vocé — 5:49 (Pietro Ballestrero / Lucia Minetti)
6. Se ritorni — 4:00 (Emilio Galante / Saul Beretta)
7. Só Danço Samba — 3:08 (Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes)
8. De Cara a la Pared — 4:30 (Lhasa de Sela)
9. Quando Eu Penso na Bahia — 1:52 (Ary Barroso)
10. Luz! — 4:38 (Javier Pérez Forte / Saul Beretta)
11. As Rosas Não Falam — 3:21 (Cartola)
12. Quantomar — 3:44 (Yuri Beretta)
13. Disseram Que Eu Voltei Americanizada — 2:09 (Luiz Peixoto / Vicente Paiva)
14. Acalanto — 1:47 (Chico Buarque)
15. Derradeira Primavera — 2:47 (Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes)
16. Apanhei-te Cavaquinho — 2:47 (Ernesto Nazareth)
17. Por Toda a Minha Vida — 2:20 (Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes)

17 tracks in total. Timings follow JBC's original listing; digital catalogues sometimes differ by a few seconds. An unassigned “10:20” in the old copy does not represent an eighteenth track.

Musicians

Lucia Minetti — vocals; Musicamorfosi: Pietro Ballestrero (guitar), Daniele Parziani (violin), Marco Decimo (cello), Andrea Zani (piano), Yves Rossignol (double bass), Roberto Zanisi (12-string guitar, cümbüş and percussion), Gennaro Scarpato (drums and percussion), Debora Mancini (narration). Also featured: Alberto Nazzareno Turra (electric guitar, Quantomar), Javier Pérez Forte (guitar, Luz!), Saul Beretta (piano, Marea), Daniele Di Gregorio (marimba, Marea) and Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi (guest vocals, Marea).

Recording and mastering

Recorded live in studio on 17–19 May 2004 at the Teatrino di Corte, Villa Reale, Monza, Italy, in digital 88.2 kHz / 24 bit according to the Velut Luna production notes. “Live in studio” does not establish the presence of a concert audience.

Credits

Production: Velut Luna
Artistic producers: Saul Beretta and Lucia Minetti
Recording, mixing and mastering: Marco Lincetto
Cover photo: Silvia Lelli
Other photography: Napoleone Ferrari and Naìda
Design: Naìda Tarakcija.

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