8 originals and 5 covers translated into English, where the Swedish evergreens Underbart är kort (Wonderful is brief) and Den lilla bäcken (Little Stream) are the most surprising. Mastered in Rio de Janeiro by Ricardo Garcia - João Gilberto's preferred mastering engineer. FROM THE REVIEWS: "Challenging the title Best Swedish Album Of The Year in the genre" Groove (www.groove.se) "An inspiring intoxication" Lira (www.lira.se) "The gorgeous song 'Plunge into the Miracle' is a warm puff of oxygen, illuminating the cold with a soft and wavy, surging latin pop, a love for the bossa nova with a careful twist of samba." "Among JC's musician friends, Peter Asplund's trumpet is spraying a hot-tempered note confetti over the Brasil party where Sebastian Notini and Micke Sehlstedt's hive of rhythms keeps everyone on track." Östgöta Correspondenten (www.corren.se) "Schütz is taking Brazil-jazz in a personal direction" Dagens Skiva.com (www.dagenskskiva.com) "Wonderful" Dusty Groove America (www.dustygroove.com) FEATURED PARTICIPANTS: Aline de Lima (vocals) [2] Brazilian singer living in Paris, released her debut album in 2006 on the French quality label Naive. Peter Asplund (trumpet) free-lance jazz artist with several grammy and jazz awards. Plays with Bo Kaspers Orkester and Stockholm Jazz Ochestra; has recorded with Viktoria Tolstoy, Sylvia Wrethammar, Lisa Ekdahl, Ainbusk Singers, Kent, Weeping Willows, Wannadies, etc. Karin Hammar (trombone) free-lance jazz artist; leads Karin Hammar Good Vibe Project, and also plays in Sliding Hammers together with her sister Mimmi; has recorded and performed with Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Nils Landgren, Viktoria Tolstoy, Svante Thuresson, Marie Fredriksson (of Roxette) and Maria Schneider. Sebastian Notini (percussion & drums) plays with Lisa Nilsson and Simone Moreno; has toured with and/or recorded with Jorge Ben Jor (composer of "Mas Que Nada") Marcos Suzano, Ramiro Musotto, Lina Nyberg, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Robyn, Joey Tempest, Marie Fredriksson, Sofia Karlsson, and many more. Bosse Lindman (fretless electric bass) [1,9,10] played with the legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés in the 70's, then moved to Germany and made a living as a jazz musician. Niklas Hakegård (grand piano) really is a hidden gem in the Swedish jazz scene, with his delicate but distinctive style. The piano player of Mjölby Big Band, with several albums released. Henke Sundqvist (rhodes and piano) [1,9] plays in the bossanova-pop band Cloudberry Jam from Linköping which sold gold in Japan several times. Also running the solo soul project Twaine. Glenn Fransson (double bass) One of east Sweden's best jazz bass players. Plays on loads of albums and is often invited to perform as a guest with big bands and small combos. Has played with Rigmor Gustafsson. with: Micke Sehlstedt – percussion & drums Peter Bruun – udu, percussion Katarina Nilsson – backing vocals Harald Erici – piano [5] Pelle Hansen – cello [6] Samba chorus [13] : Ann-Sofie Lundh, Heléne Blad, Katarina Nilsson, Johan Pettersson, Rickard Beurling Produced by J.C. Schütz. Mixed by J.C. Schütz apart from [4] and [9] mixed by Tommy Ekman. Mastered by Ricardo Garcia at Magic Master Studio, Rio de Janeiro.