Carlos Barbosa-Lima

The guitar playing of Carlos Barbosa-Lima is a textbook example of purity in music: Each note emerging from the Brazilian-born classical/jazz musician’s instrument just seems right, as if no other could be in its place. His sparkling tone pushes each of those notes out into the world with boldness and heart, and his precision and aptitude give the music added potency; it’s a sound you can listen to all night long and still be in awe when you finally pack it in.

For his latest, Manisero, Barbosa-Lima, a longtime New York resident, met up in Munich with fellow guitarist Johannes Tonio Kreusch and Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, the latter’s brother, who produced the 13-song program and accompanied the pair on piano on four tracks. Drawing from a collection of largely Brazilian sources for their material—including Barbosa-Lima’s compatriots Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Pixinguinha, and Heitor Villa-Lobos—the pair of guitarists and their occasional pianist make it all sound exceedingly easy.

PERSONNEL:

• Carlos Barbosa-Lima - guitar
• Johannes Tonio Kreusch - guitar

• Guest star: Cornelius Claudio Kreusch - piano on tracks 1,2,5 & 13

TRACKS:

• 01. El Manisero
• 02. Manhã De Carnaval
• 03. Solamente Una Vez
• 04. Canta, Canta Mais
• 05. Ay, Jalisco, No Te Rajes!
• 06. Por Causa De Você
• 07. Rosa
• 08. Cielito Lindo
• 09. Danza Criolla I
• 10. Danza Criolla III
• 11. Gato
• 12. Sentimental Melody
• 13. Estrellita