Bill Withers & Studio Rio - Lovely Day *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 26th April 2024
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection for that date.

As mood changers go, this track is up there with the best
Last year whilst DJing with miche at Shapes festival in the snow- capped
mountains of Switzerland, a breathtaking yet ominous Alpine sky suddenly
became a picture postcard moment. The clouds parted and a double rainbow
formed, as miche dropped Studio Rio's bossa nova remake of Bill Withers' all-time
classic 'Lovely Day'. From there, the dancefoor shifted gears and morphed into
full- swing feel- good vibes, in a beautiful, spontaneous moment nobody could
have planned for.
Mr Bongo now proudly presents a reissue of this brilliant, bossa-channelling Bill
Withers reinterpretation from Studio Rio's 2014 release 'The Brazil Connection'.
Masterminded by the German Grammy award- winning Berman Brothers, the
project was born out of their deep love of Brazilian music. "Our goal was to bring
the Brazilian joie de vivre to iconic performances by well- known artists. What
would these classic songs sound like had they been recorded in the studios of
Rio de Janeiro in the frst place, with the best Brazilian musicians and arrangers?"
the brothers refect.
Capturing the life force of Brazil, the beating heart that is its music, they set out to
fnd the musicians who would ft best with their concept. Landing in Rio in 2013 a
series of coincidences led to them being introduced to their idols Marcos Valle
and Roberto Menescal, who both agreed to come on board. The Berman Brothers
also wanted to fnd some of the musicians who recorded with one of Brazil's
most infuential composers Tom Jobim. "Fifty years after Jobim made the music
that really defnes bossa nova, we found that many of his sidemen were still
active, including Paulo Braga of Jobim's famed rhythm section. It was magic;
everything just fell into place."
There's no question that the original of 'Lovely Day' is up there as one of the most
feel-good, spirit-lifting anthems of all time. Here the brothers, with the help of a
whole host of Brazil's fnest musicians, rework Bill's soul- fuelled groove into a
bossa nova slice of sunshine. With the blessing of Bill and Sony, they were given
access to the original multitracks so they could incorporate Bill's vocals perfectly
into the new arrangement.
Joy- injected horns and bouncing double bass blend with the smile- inducing
samba favour of Pretinho da Serrinha's cavaquinho playing. Tying it all together
Torcuato Marinao who worked with the likes of Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil and
Caetano Veloso, completes the line-up as arranger of the songs.
The perfect end-of-the-night track, mood lifter or soul warmer, remakes don't get
much better than this.
A feel-good Brazilian bossa nova reinterpretation of Bill Withers' classic soul
anthem utilising the original multitrack recording of Bill's vocal.
Masterminded by the German Grammy award-winning Berman Brothers, featuring
Pretinho da Serrinha on cavaquinho and arrangement by Torcuato Marinao.

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