Outra Coisa

Outra Coisa

For Outra Coisa, Marcello Gonçalves arranged a dozen Mocair Santos pieces from their large-ensemble scores into intimate, lyrical duets, with Anat often playing in the rich lower register of her instrument and Gonçalves channeling the orchestral textures of the originals into his 7-string guitar. The music of Santos has always been such a treasure, says Gonçalves, a longtime member of Trio Madeira Brasil. But it wasn t until I started going closely through his scores that I realized how natural they feel on guitar, as if they had been composed for the instrument. "Moacir Santos music has this lightness and freedom", Gonçalves adds. "Anat can really dance and sing with it just listen to her beautifully warm sound and playful phrasing in Nanã and Coisa No. 1." Outra Coisa has received a 2017 Grammy Nomination for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.