George Duke had been fairly visible in the R&B world thanks to funk gems like "Reach for It" and "Dukey Stick" when he ventured to Rio to record A Brazilian Love Affair, a superb date employing such greats as singers Flora Purim and Milton Nascimento and percussionist Airto Moreira.
Although not the return to instrumental jazz some hoped it would be, this heartfelt effort does contain its share of jazz-influenced material.
From a jazz standpoint, the CD's most noteworthy songs include Nascimento's "Cravo e Canela," the charming "Brazilian Sugar," "Love Reborn," and the exuberant "Up from the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift Bite." Meanwhile, Nascimento's vocal on the ballad "Ao Que Vai Nascer" is a fine example of Brazilian pop at its most sensuous.
But however one labels or categorizes this music, the album is clearly a labor of love from start to finish.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazilian Love AffairGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 07:23 | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| 2 | Summer Breezin'George Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Cravo E CanelaRonaldo Bastos, Milton Nascimento | George Duke | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | Alone-6 AM | George Duke | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 5 | Brazilian SugarGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | Sugar Loaf MountainGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Love RebornGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Up from the Sea It Arose and Ate Rio in One Swift BiteGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | I Need You NowGeorge Duke | George Duke | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | Ao Que Vai NascerFernando Brant, Milton Nascimento | George Duke | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Caxanga | George Duke | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Brazilian Love Affair (Single Edit) | George Duke | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 52 mins | 119 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 342 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Adler | String Contractor |
| 2 | Vic Anesini | Digital Mastering, Mastering |
| 3 | Penny Armstrong | Project Director |
| 4 | Ronaldo Bastos | Composer |
| 5 | Chico Batera | Agogo, Bongos, Castanets, Chekere, Congas, Ganza, Percussion, Roto Toms, Tambur, Triangle |
| 6 | Roland Bautista | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Fernando Brant | Composer |
| 8 | Gina Campanaro | Packaging Manager |
| 9 | Lynn Davis | Vocals |
| 10 | George Duke | Arranger, Bells, Composer, Crumar, Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Oberheim Synthesizer, Orchestra Bells, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Vocals |
| 11 | Flavio Faria | Vocals |
| 12 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 13 | Mitch Gibson | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Jerry Hey | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 15 | Toninho Horta | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 16 | Josie James | Vocals |
| 17 | Jamil Joanes | Bass |
| 18 | Ricky Lawson | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 19 | Lucinha Lins | Vocals |
| 20 | Zé Luis | Vocals |
| 21 | Jorge Luiz | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Paul M. Martin | Computer Graphics |
| 23 | Kerry McNabb | Engineer |
| 24 | Byron Miller | Bass |
| 25 | Andy Mills | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Airto Moreira | Guest Artist, Percussion, Shaker, Surdo, Tambourine |
| 27 | Milton Nascimento | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals |
| 28 | Flora Purim | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 29 | William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. | Trombone |
| 30 | Sheila E. | Bongos, Caixa, Chimes, Cowbell, Guest Artist, Timbales, Water Chimes |
| 31 | Roberto Silva | Agogo, Apito, Caxixi, Drums, Talking Drum, Tambur |
| 32 | Simone | Vocals |
| 33 | John Snyder | Reissue Producer |
| 34 | Raul de Souza | Trombone |
| 35 | Scott H. Thompson | Liner Notes |
| 36 | Vania Toledo | Photography |
| 37 | Lucia Turbull | Vocals |
| 38 | Tommy Vicari | Engineer |
| 39 | Allen Weinberg | Art Direction |
| 40 | Larry Williams | Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 41 | Erik Zobler | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |