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Saxophonist Hidefumi Toki works here with his "Samba Friends" -- a great group of mixed Japanese and Brazilian players, all grooving in the style you'd expect from the title! The sound is a wonderful blend of Japanese fusion and Brazilian jazz -- headed by Toki's excellent work on soprano and alto sax, and augmented by electric piano from Helio Celso, guitar from Yoshiro Nakamura, drums from Armando Araujo, and percussion from Francis Silva -- plus a bit of vocals from Lelia Maria, who brings a nicely sunny sound to the set! The feel is almost ...read more