It seemed that with Natureza, Moreno's time had finally arrived.īut the Natureza recordings were unheard until now, with a release on the British imprint Far Out Recordings. His charts narrowed the gaps between bossa nova, jazz, easy listening and pop and Moreno was an ideal fit, with her breezy delivery and skillful guitar. ![]() Joyce Moreno was in line to become - if not as familiar a name as the women above - then at least as established as fellow international Brazilian luminaries like João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, or Antonio Carlos Jobim, names well known in the U.S., thanks in no small part to Ogerman's arrangements for them. We're discussing Natureza, an album Moreno recorded in New York City back in 1977 with legendary arranger and conductor Claus Ogerman and a crack ensemble featuring Brazilian session musicians and jazz players ranging from former Herbie Hancock bassist Buster Williams to session man Joe Farrell (whose silken sax and flute work could be heard accompanying the likes of Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin and Laura Nyro at the time). " A vida tem sempre razão," she says over video chat, quoting fellow Brazilian poet Vinicius de Moraes (himself famous for writing the words to "Girl from Ipanema"), before translating the line: "'Life is always right.' Whatever happens, life has its reasons, it's always right." At her home in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian singer-songwriter Joyce Moreno waxes philosophical about an album that sat unreleased for upwards of 45 years.
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