The eponymous debut by the wizard of Alagoas Hermeto Pascoal came more than ten years into his career and on the heels of several successful jazz/fusion group releases. Hermeto is his first album as a leader and his first to be recorded in the United States. […]
In the late 90s, legendary musician and composer Hermeto Pascoal wrote the “Sound Calendar.” 366 songs- one for each possible day of the year- composed and handwritten in the wizards inimitable style. There are plenty of recordings of selections from this wonderful trove of music. Hermeto […]
The Brazilian woodwind wizard and his group (all talented multi instrumentalists) present an amazing and often surprising work of jazz/folk fusion. Perhaps best known as a disciple of the great Hermeto Pascoal and a member of his group, Jota places his work in the same unique […]