Retrato Brasileiro - Giuditta Franco, Pietro Pasinato

Just voice and guitar bring Brazilian song into focus. Giuditta Franco and Pietro Pasinato perform twelve pieces across bossa nova, samba and jazz, with spare arrangements that leave melody, lyrics and rhythm room to breathe.

A portrait of Brazilian song

From Corcovado and Água de Beber to Chega de Saudade, Retrato em Branco e Preto and Garota de Ipanema, the duo explores music by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell and other great composers. The programme also includes Interlúdio, composed by Pietro Pasinato.

Tracklist — 12 tracks

1. Corcovado — 3:47
2. A Felicidade — 3:30
3. Samba em Prelúdio — 4:12
4. Água de Beber — 3:06
5. Só por Amor / Retrato Brasileiro — 7:00
6. Chega de Saudade — 3:53
7. Interlúdio — 1:31
8. Retrato em Branco e Preto — 2:48
9. Samba da Volta — 3:43
10. Luz Negra — 2:41
11. How Insensitive — 3:10
12. Garota de Ipanema — 2:47

Performers and arrangements

Giuditta Franco — vocals; Pietro Pasinato — guitar. All arrangements by Giuditta Franco and Pietro Pasinato.

Recording session

Recorded live in the studio on 22 August 2022 at Magister Recording Area, Preganziol, Italy, with original 88.2 kHz / 24-bit digital recording. Production and artistic direction: Marco Lincetto for Velut Luna; recording, mixing and mastering: Marco Lincetto. Photography: Marco Lincetto; design: L'Image.

JBC formats

Velut Luna · CVLD351. JBC lists a physical CD (SKU CVLD351CD) and a separate 88.2 kHz / 24-bit Hi-Res WAV download (SKU CVLD351).