Movimento CD

"Sunny and upbeat, lushly orchestrated and produced but not sugary... Harmonic nuances abound, along with richly layered choruses and tight ensemble playing. ...[Exceto Nos is] Goosebump worthy." Jazz Times, December 2004"Guitarist Ed Johnson just made the year's best Brazilian pop-jazz album recorded in the United States by non-Brazilians. ...There's wonderful chemistry at work here, resulting in smooth jazz that isn't dull, mellow pop filled with creative playing, and very authentic Brazilian music that's technically not. Just an accident of geography."DJ Johnson, Cosmik Debris, November 2004Movimento is Ed Johnson's third solo recording of vibrant, original contemporary jazz with a Latin feel and a refreshing emphasis on harmony vocals and horn arrangements. Movimento includes seven original compositions and three covers, including the classic Jobim/De Moraes samba A, Felicidade and a rocking take on O Bom Alvinho by Gerry Mulligan and Jane Duboc. Five of the tracks are vocal pieces sung in Portuguese, Spanish and English. The five instrumentals include up-tempo Brazilian Baiaos, several straight ahead numbers and a classic medium swing. The CD features Johnson's seven-piece band, Novo Tempo, a tight ensemble that evolved from Johnson's previous release, the critically acclaimed Over That Wave.Novo Tempo features brass man JOHN WORLEY, woodwind player KRISTEN STROM, and guitar/mandolin wizard SCOTT SORKIN. The rhythm section features bassist RENE WORST, drummer MARK IVESTER, and percussionist JEFF BUSCH. Canadian pianist and songstress JENNIFER ...