Vira Loucos (subtitled Cyro Baptista Plays the Music of Villa-Lobos) is an album by percussionist Cyro Baptista performing the compositions by or inspired by Heitor Villa-Lobos which was released on the Japanese Avant label in 1997.[1]
Vira Loucos | ||||
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Released | August 19, 1997 | |||
Recorded | September–November 1996, Hillside Sound, Englewood, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:08 | |||
Label | Avant Avan 061 | |||
Producer | John Zorn & Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
In his review for Allmusic, Brian Olewnick notes that "Baptista has a assembled a group both light on its feet and capable of negotiating the trickiest of rhythmic passages and deliriously romantic melodies with wit, enthusiasm, and grace. Highly recommended".[2]
All compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos except as indicated