Brazil Summer

Cocktail Mood is a new production by Scenario Music in which, upon listening, a Latin sound is immediately evident. It is colored by a hundred faces from the musical culture of South America and the vibrations of intelligent deep house beats. However, references to the world of black music, jazz, soul, and ambient are not lacking. They are constant elements in the various experiments by Lord Sinclair.

The debut album of the Cocktail Mood combo is definitely a work that shows the artistic maturity of the author, who in this case is accompanied by trumpeter Massimo "Clan" Greco (musical guest on three tracks on the album: Bari/New York/Rio, Aspettando Te, and Brazil Summer), saxophonist Federico "Cocktail" Montefiori (guest on the splendid track Comfort In Stereovision), guitarist Stefano Geniale (author of the arrangements along with Mau and Sinclair), and drummer Maurizio "Mau" Vurchio, the mind behind the rhythmic pulsations and the animator, along with Sinclair, at the live performances.

The strongest references of the imaginary Cocktail Mood need to be searched for in the roots of the great school of Brazil (from Jobim to Azymuth) contaminated by the innovative gusto (above all in the beats) of "modern sounds" born from the influence of current maestros such as Jazzanova, Fila Brazillia, and Thievery Corporation… Brazil Summer is a new pearl that has come out of Scenario Music's jewel case. It is an excellent piece of work in line with the label's best productions.