THE BEST OF GUITARIST SANDRO ALBERT
| Air Date: 02-23-25 through 03-02-25
| On Demand: 02-23-25 through 03-09-25
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The Best of Guitarist Sandro Albert: Bio
When guitarist Sandro Albert arrived on the American jazz scene several years ago, it was pretty clear that his talent as a performer, songwriter, and producer was a musical revelation: His ‘Color of Things’ album featured his ability to delight with a turn of a phrase made each song something very special for Brazilian Jazz fans. And all of this is wrapped up in a sound and style that recalls Pat Metheny and Toninho Horta without mimicking either one.
Yellowjacket bass player Jimmy Haslip was impressed, saying “Sandro Albert is one of the best young contemporary guitarists. And as a composer, he writes refined music.”
Then add the combination of talented instrumentalist, imaginative arranger, and crafted composer wrapped up in one person: Sandro Albert seems to have unlimited ideas in his head, and each selection exudes originality. Utilizing his Brazilian background and his American jazz influences, Albert has written great music full of imagination and warmth.
Albert was born and raised in the south Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, where he was introduced to a musical future in an unlikely way: “I bought my first guitar there from the ice cream man. I used to listen to him play his guitar when he would take breaks. He was an older man and he played very well. I had saved some money and had bought an air rifle but my father made me return it. Then I remembered the ice cream man and his guitar. I guess he needed the money because he sold it to me for what I had.”
In Brazil, Sandro found his magical sense of harmony and melody; in the United States, he defined his masterful improvisational style. Two countries with a musical foot in each.
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This week’s show:
Hour One: The Best of Guitarist Sandro Alpert
Set 1: The Sounds of Brazil Opening Theme
Timeless<>India.Arie with Sergio Mendes/Timeless
Super Ambient<>Bossacucanova/Ipanema Lounge V.1
Fiesta In Belo Horizonte<>Martin Boettcher/Sound Kaleidoscope
Welcome to the Brazil Club Lounge
Circular<>Bianca Rossini/Kiss of Brazil
Special Announcement
Luxo Do Lixo<>Ivan Lins/America Brasil
Set 2:
Introduce Our Next Set
Minas to Rio<>Sandro Albert/The Color of Things
Jazzil<>Corcovado Experience/Bossa Now #6:After Dark
Introduce Next Song
Nos Dois<>Milton Nascimento/A Barca Dos Amantes
Tender Storm<>John Klemmer/Brazilia
Morning In Rio<>Sergio Mendes/Encanto
Set 3: The Spotlight Song of the Week
Tarde Solar<>Patricia Talem/Patricia Talem
Song 4 U<>Jorge & Vinni Vercillo/Nas Minha Maos
O Proximo Verao<>Jingo/Nu Brazil
Hour Two: The Best of Guitarist Sandro Alpert
Set 1:
If We Could Dance Now<>Sandro Albert/Color of Things
Welcome To Our Second Hour
Nos E O Mar<>Doris Monteiro/ Bossa Nova Sua Historia
O Leaozinho<>Brasil Inc./Instrumental
Bossa 31<>Rosalia de Souza/Garota Moderna
Special Announcement
Your Smiling Face<>John Pizzarelli/Bossa Nova
Set 2: Introduce Next Set
Estate<>Sandro Albert/Soulful People
Introduce Next Song
Midnight Heartbreak<>Nelson Rangell/In A Brazilian Mood
Samba Da Barra<>Azymuth/Tightrope Walker
Dreamaway<>Slowdown/Retrospectives
Set 3:
Serrado<>Grooveria/Havaianas
Azul<>Mahmundi/ Mahmundi
Love Dance<>Mike Metheny/Street of Dreams
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