Raul de Souza

Raul de Souza (born August 23 1934, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) a renowned trombonist who was a session musician for several notable artists, including Sergio Mendez, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Milton Nascimento, Sonny Rollins, Cal Tjader and the jazz/fusion band Caldera.

American composer and pianist George Duke, was brought in to produce de Souza's first and second releases "Sweet Lucy" and "Don't Ask My Neighbors". In 1979, de Souza released "'Til Tomorrow Comes", an Arthur Wright production. The recording was completely devoid of any jazz, and was an effort to jump aboard the disco bandwagon. The album was poorly received and it was his last for Capitol, after which he faded into obscurity.

"Colors" is available on CD as part of the Original Jazz Classics series from Fantasy Records.

Discography

As leader

*1974: "Colors"
*1979: "'Til Tomorrow Comes"

As sideman

*Hermeto Pascoal - "Slaves Mass" (1976)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWjz-66DuI4 YouTube of Raul de Souza with Frank Rosolino playing Corcovado]
* [http://brazilianmusic.com/raul/ Profile on de Souza at Brazillianmusic.com]
* [http://brazilianmusic.com/mrsamba/rsouza.html Interview with de Souza]
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