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CD Review: Oscar Castro-Neves - All One

Written by El Bicho
Published March 30, 2006
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Luciana Souza, a famous Latin singer lends her voice to "Morre De Amor", and though my Spanish sucks (my English ain't too much better either), I do believe this is a love song. Luciana's voice is beautiful, and the piano and violin add to the richness of Souza's sound, as it does on "Nao Me Diga Adeus" where Oscar starts out funky, before merging into late night jazz bar grooves, adding Luciana in between the piano and saxophone mini-jams. "One Bad Habit" ends the disc. Oscar explains his one bad habit, which of course, "it's you...I'm always bouncing in the buff with you". Whoa, Oscar. Kids read this shit; watch your mouth.

I'm not dissing Oscar for anything; his musical portfolio and talent go unopposed, and personally, I liked this album though it's more background than forefront. Even if you don't want to hear this, you may someday, if you are in a hotel, in a midwestern mall, or going into see your broker. This album is for those of you who enjoy the Muzak sound that drifted on the fringes of '70s disco balls and the soft music that plays in your doctor's office while you're waiting for your colonoscopy. The arrangements work out fine, but each song sounds too much like an elevator ride. I was left feeling cheated, waiting for heavy Brazilian guitar-playing and conga beats to kick in.

All One started out sounding great, but then just got melded into jazz fusion that is right now being pumped through your phone, as you sit there on hold waiting for your bank.

This is Fumo, saying, "Adios, babies."

Written by Fumo Verde.

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CD Review: Oscar Castro-Neves - All One
Published: March 30, 2006
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Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: International/World, Music: Jazz
Writer: El Bicho
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#1 — March 30, 2006 @ 09:08AM — Connie Phillips [URL]

This article has been placed at the Advance.net Web sites, a site affiliated with about 12 newspapers.

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#2 — March 31, 2006 @ 11:24AM — Jack Wright

Just thought you should know that Luciana Souza is also from Brazil. My guess is she is singing Portuguese...

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