Azymuth - Light As A Feather

Far Out

£26.10

Format: Black Vinyl LP
Catalogue No.: FARO170LP
Barcode: 5065007965375
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Jazz

Tracklist:
SIDE A
Partido Alto
Avenida Das Mangueiras
Light As A Feather
Fly Over The Horizon (Voo Sobre

SIDE B
Jazz Carnival
Young Embrace (Um Abraco Da Mocidade)
Dona Olimpia
This Exists (Existe Isto)

FULL LENGTH REMIXED AND RE-MASTERED VERSION OF THIS CLASSIC LP FEATURING TOP 20 CLASSIC JAZZ CARNIVAL!

Four decades on and Azymuth has reached legendary status amongst fans worldwide and across the music industry thanks to the trio’s pioneering blend of traditional Brazilian jazz and proto funk fusion from the early 70’s right through to the present day.

In 1979 the band’s first Milestone Records release, ‘Light As A Feather’ quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year. Featuring the worldwide disco/fusion hit single ‘Jazz Carnival’ and going on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, the album stayed in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks.
An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, ‘Light As A Feather’ marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The end result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.