Azul

by Helena Noguerra, Helena

Overview

Helena's Azul is wonderfully laid-back bossa nova with subtle electronic touches and inventive arrangements. It sounds like a companion album to Bebel Gilberto's modern bossa nova classic Tanto Tempo. Helena's dusky and unaffected voice floats over the shuffling tempos like the voice of a Brazilian angel. The fact that she is French (as are all the musicians, including ace French producer Bertrand Burgalat) makes the record even more impressive. The songs are all quite nice and perfectly evoke and inspire a quiet late-night mood (Phillipe Katerine wrote the music, Helena the words). With any justice this record will be as hyped and as popular as the Gilberto record. It is just as good, if not better. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	08/18/2023
Label:	Tricatel
UPC:	3770004998708

Tracks

1. Morrer nos seus braços
2. Île amoureuse
3. Vida nunca terà fim
4. Baby butterfly
5. Esse lugar
6. Mon bel andalou
7. Ceù azulou
8. Vai meu amor
9. M'en Aller
10. Vem aqui
11. Tout commence

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Helena Noguerra   Primary Artist
Helena   Primary Artist
Steve Arguelles   Sequencing,Percussion,Drums
Benoit Delbecq   Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Bass Station
Bertrand Burgalat   Vibraphone
Christophe "Disco" Minck   Bass,Choir/Chorus,Organ (Hammond)
Philippe Katerine   Choir/Chorus,Guitar

Technical Credits

Steve Arguelles   Programming,Mixing
Katerine   Composer
Helena   Photography
Helena Noguerra   Composer
Herve Dutournier   Mastering
Philippe Katerine   Producer
The Recyclers   Arranger
Frank Loriou   Artwork