Randy in Brasil
Randy in Brasil is the twelfth solo album by jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker. It was produced and arranged by Ruriá Duprat in November 2006 but not released until September 2008 by Mama Records. The album won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Overview. Randy in Brasil was produced and arranged by Ruria Duprat at the popular Banda Sonora Studios in Brasil and features a band of Brazilian musicians. The album took three years to come to fruition and features compositions by Brazilian musicians Djavan, Gilberto Gil, João Bosco, Ivan Lins The only performers to  join Brecker on every track are keyboardist Ruria Duprat and guitarist Ricardo Silveira. Gilson Peranzzetta plays on his composition, "Fazendo Hora". Conception. The idea of recording in Brazil was from a meeting of Brecker with Marco Bosco in Japan. Bosco told him of the record company in Brazil that he was starting with Ruria Duprat, and invited him to record for them. Was supposed to be released in Brazil on Duprat's Rainbow Records, but the label was never fully developed. Critical reception. Josef Woodard quipped in "JazzTimes" that "the presence of slick electronics is laid on too thickly". Awards . "Randy in Brasil" was awarded the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. The other nominees were "Floating Point" by John McLaughlin, "Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball Adderley" produced by Gregg Field and Tom Scott, "Miles From India" produced by "Bob Belden", and "Lifecycle" by Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern. Brecker had won four previous Grammys, the last also being Brazilian influenced and in the same category, was "Into the Sun" in 1998.