Grandeza by Sessa
Grandeza is an album about the natural gesture of love and the softness of the human body. It’s also about my love for Brazilian music and its many shapes and colors. I like to think that it exists somewhere among the rituals that celebrate life. It’s a reminder that amongst all the pain, music comes to reaffirm the beauty in living.
Tracklist
| 1. | Grandeza | 2:59 |
| 2. | Tesão Central | 2:30 |
| 3. | Gata Mágica | 2:18 |
| 4. | Flor do Real | 3:35 |
| 5. | Sangue Bom | 2:18 |
| 6. | Dez Total (Filhos de Gandhy) | 2:12 |
| 7. | Infinitamente Nu | 2:39 |
| 8. | Orgia | 2:06 |
| 9. | Tanto | 4:02 |
| 10. | Língua Geral | 2:26 |
| 11. | Toda Instância do Prazer | 2:55 |
Credits
released April 25, 2019
Sessa:
Vocals, nylon guitar, upright bass, shakers
with:
Ciça Góes - vocals
Lau ra - vocals
Lia Elazari Biserra - vocals
Paloma Mecozzi - vocals
Sofia Botelho - vocals
Eduardo Camargo - percussion
&
Müsica de Selvagem:
Arthur Decloedt - upright bass
Filipe Nader - alto & baritone saxophones
Oscar "Cuca" Ferreira - bartitone saxophone
Amílcar Rodrigues - trumpet and flugelhorn
Guilherme Marques - drums
Recorded by Jonas Morbach, Nick Graham Smith and Gui Jesus Toledo at Pendulum Music, A Voz do Brasil, Estúdio Canoa and Teatro TAIB in São Paulo, Brazil. Mixed by Daniel Schlett at Strange Weather, NYC. Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal. Produced by Yonatan Gat. Arranged by Sessa. Additional arrangements by Filipe Nader, Arthur Decloedt and Eduardo Camargo. All songs by Sessa.
Artwork and design by Talita Hoffmann
Back cover photo by Paloma Mecozzi
Cover and insert photos by Helena Wolfenson
Sessa:
Vocals, nylon guitar, upright bass, shakers
with:
Ciça Góes - vocals
Lau ra - vocals
Lia Elazari Biserra - vocals
Paloma Mecozzi - vocals
Sofia Botelho - vocals
Eduardo Camargo - percussion
&
Müsica de Selvagem:
Arthur Decloedt - upright bass
Filipe Nader - alto & baritone saxophones
Oscar "Cuca" Ferreira - bartitone saxophone
Amílcar Rodrigues - trumpet and flugelhorn
Guilherme Marques - drums
Recorded by Jonas Morbach, Nick Graham Smith and Gui Jesus Toledo at Pendulum Music, A Voz do Brasil, Estúdio Canoa and Teatro TAIB in São Paulo, Brazil. Mixed by Daniel Schlett at Strange Weather, NYC. Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market Mastering, Montreal. Produced by Yonatan Gat. Arranged by Sessa. Additional arrangements by Filipe Nader, Arthur Decloedt and Eduardo Camargo. All songs by Sessa.
Artwork and design by Talita Hoffmann
Back cover photo by Paloma Mecozzi
Cover and insert photos by Helena Wolfenson
License
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Sessa's songs are sung in Portuguese, with visceral, sensual lyrics in the vein of Caetano Veloso, and the melodic flourishes of Jobim. However, the music gets a deliberate minimalist treatment rarely found in contemporary Brazilian music, more reminiscent of the bareness of Leonard Cohen, with touches of tropicalia and free jazz.