This was a fun album to arrange the horn section for Eli Goulart. I owe it to bassist, composer and arranger André Cayres who has been inviting me to perform many Brazilian parties in Europe with Eli. A band featuring an authentic Brazilian Rhythm section. In the arrangements I stretched the harmonization with upper-structure voices beyond the common normal unison pop horn arrangements, imagined and treated the three horns as string section with flute, harmon mute or flugelhorn and trombone.
It was over 30 times remixed and licensed on compilations. The label never gave reports to the musicians, claimed to Eli's wife that they had to pay off Eli's loan on a PA system, while collecting 1-3k * 30!! per remix and relicensing.
It was with great sadness when I learned from his passing in 2002.
Featured artists are:
Eli Goulart - Guitar, Vocals, Composer
André Cayres - Bass, Arrangements
Christophe de Oliveira - Drums
Christian Torkewitz - Woodwinds
Thorsten Heitzmann - Trombone
Volker Goetze - Trumpets, Arrangements
Alphonso Garrido - Percussion