Edison Machado & Boa Nova JW057LP elaborate forms and criss-crossing counterpoint

elaborate forms and criss-crossing counterpoint distinguishes her sonic signature on the crowded New York contemporary music scene

landing on charts around the world

in under a half-hour

“I actually took a couple of tone rows that inspired me melodically or harmonically and loosely based my writing on that particular hour

Theon Cross - tuba

Edison Machado & Boa Nova JW057LP elaborate forms and criss-crossing counterpointRecorded in New York City in early 1978 but never released, Edison Machado & Boa Nova captures a pivotal figure in Brazilian music history at the height of his artistic powers. Combining North and South American jazz traditions with Machado's revolutionary samba innovations, Edison Machado & Boa Nova represents a triumph against the odds. After facing persecution under Brazil's military dictatorship and being forced to sell his drum kit in 1976,