Saudades LP (ECM Records) Consignment and—back in his own high-school

and—back in his own high-school days—looks up from strumming Van Morrison’s “Gloria” in Manny’s Music on 48th Street to see Jimi Hendrix smiling benignly upon him

Four Questions is another composition inspired by Dr

Now He Sings

Trumpeter Ralph Alessi

delivering solos with a light yet forceful touch

Saudades LP (ECM Records) Consignment and—back in his own high-schoolIn March 1979, Brazilian percussionist Nan Vasconcelos fulfilled his long standing desire to blend the berimbau into an orchestral context with the "Saudades" album. Egberto Gismonti, the creative arranger for the string ensemble and a co composer, contributed to this innovative concerto. Conducted by Mladen Gutesha, who previously collaborated on trans idiomatic projects with ECM, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart brought the vision to life.