Mark Quint albums. Mark Quint is a jazz vocalist who has made the rounds from L.A. to Chicago and back and recently settled into the Seattle scene. On his second album, the compositions are a split effort between Quint and Brazilian transplant Marco de Carvalho, so there's a good mix of traditional vocal jazz and soft Brazilian influences. In particular, the samba is present in a number of the pieces, perhaps most notably in "This Is the Way" and "Samba Groove" (for a stray moment here and there these even recall ideas from the Getz/Gilberto albums). Regardless of the style employed, Quint lays out a very soft and smooth line throughout the album. His voice can be a bit thin for some of the louder sections, but he makes up for it by hitting some of ...