Ana Caram Rio After Dark One-Step

Brazilian bossa nova and pop jazz singer Ana Caram, who also plays guitar and flute, was born in São Paulo on October 1, 1958. Caram graduated from São Paulo with a degree in composition and conducting and moved to New York in the 1980s. Caram's first major fame came when she performed with the famous Paquito D'Rivera at the JVC Jazz Festival at Carnegie Hall in July 1988. A record deal with Chesky Records was the result, and for the first album she was able to engage the Brazilian veteran of bossa nova, Antônio Carlos Jobim, for joint songs. In June 1992, she performed again at Carnegie Hall at the JVC Jazz Festival. She has worked with various Latin jazz and bossa nova musicians such as Paquito D'Rivera, Sergio Assad and Odair Assad. The album "Rio After Dark", released in 1989, is now considered a bossa nova classic and was her debut album for the audiophile label Chesky Records.
On "Rio After Dark", Jobim accompanies his protégé on the piano – on Caram's versions of his classics "Meditation" and "Anos Dourados" – and contributed the background vocals. Another star guest appearance comes from Grammy winner and Cuban-American saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera, who plays saxophone and clarinet in the tracks "La Cumbia" and "O Que Vier Eu Traço". Accompanied by pianist, composer and producer David Chesky, flutist Steve Sacks, bassist David Finck and percussionists Carlos Alberto de Oliveira and Café, Caram's smooth voice and syncopated guitar playing showed that she is an authentic and wonderful new voice that will continue the glorious tradition of bossa nova. "Rio After Dark" is a very special jewel in the Chesky discography and we are pleased to present the LP reissue of this wonderful album, in the course of the "Chesky Original Masters" series: in the sonically superior one-step process, pressed on 180 gram heavy vinyl (33 rpm)!

Features:

• One-Step Pressing
• Limited Edition
• 180g Vinyl

Selections:

Side A
1. Rio After Dark
2. Alagoas
3. Meditation
4. Viola Fora De Moda
5. Sem Legenda
Side B
1. Summer Days
2. La Cumbia
3. Anos Dourados
4. Renovaçào
5. O Que Vier Eu Traço
6. Serrado