I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Mais Que Tudo: Live At Kerry Hall 1995, by Jovino Santos Neto Quarteto and it's exhilarating. Opening with Metamorph, Jovino Santos Neto on piano is joined by Hans Teuber on flute and sax, Chuck Deardorf on bass and Mark Ivester on drums creating a Brazilian flavored whirlwind. With a heart pounding piano solo by Neto, and a fluid hurricane of music by Teuber on sax, this is a powerful opening. Settling into a solid Latin influenced groove on Caranavalha, Teuber leads the way on sax with aggressive lead lines, spurred on by the solid punctuation of Neto on piano. Neto continues the push with fine articulation of his own taking the lead with Deardorf and Ivester in support. This is a live concert. I'm thinking the breaks between songs were lengthier than on the disc for musician recovery. Whew! Hoping For The Day has a nice easy 3/4 timing with Teuber and Deardorf playing the melody in tandem, floating on a stream created by Neto and Ivester. Neto creates a sweet piano interlude followed by a lush solo by Teuber on sax and an inciteful solo by Deardorf on bass. Very nice. Wrapping the release is Neto's variation on Happy Birthday, a dedication to his son's 13th birthday, Happy Birthday Ariel! in fine Samba style.
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