BOSSA NOVA HOTEL
BOSSA JAZZY
Bossa Nova Hotel, released in September 2016 by the Italian label RNC Music (Milan), is the second album by Last Aliens in Rio. If Teu Doce Jeito de Dizer Adeus (2015), debut album, was conceptual and somewhat experimental, Bossa Nova Hotel brought a jazzy and elegant bossa, indicating the path that Felipe Lion defined for his project and that would be repeated in the following albums. For this, he was accompanied by a band formed by young and talented musicians, coming from various jazz and MPB streams and who helped create the atmosphere desired by Lion. The 10 tracks of Bossa Nova Hotel are based on bossas in 7/8 time – Lion’s trademark – played with a very jazzy feel. Musa Urbana, the album’s opening song, stands out, as well as the very “carioca” Onde Tu Tá? and the pop A Gente se Cola. In addition to bossas, there is also space for beautiful songs such as Asas Acrílicas and Giorgia Lullaby. In them, Lion explores all his melodic and poetic potential to create small and delicate gems. The album had excellent international acceptance, mainly in Japan and South Korea, where the music Musa Urbana remained for several months in the Top Charts of jazz and bossa nova. Many of the songs on this album have entered international jazz and lounge music compilations, as well as playlists by various professional curators, such as Future Hits, made especially for Air France’s international flights. A curiosity: the cover of Bossa Nova Hotel makes reference and pays tribute to Roxy Music, an English band that always used powerful female figures on their covers.
TRACK LIST
Onde Tu Tá?
Small Peaceful World - feat. Rita Oliva
Eu Só Vendo Doce
Três Falsas Lágrimas
Fica Como Está
Lovely Light Hand - feat. Naomy
Asas Acrílicas
A Gente Se Cola
Georgia Lullaby
CREDITS Produced by Felipe Lion & Alexandre Fontanetti. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Space Blues studio, São Paulo (Brazil). Sounds engineer Alexandre Fontanetti. Assistants Leandro Henrique & Marcelo Cavalcanti. Cover: photo by Felipe Lion; Art by Weslei Marinho (WM Fusion) & Rogério de Lucca; Model Alessandra Vilhena. Tracks: # 1 MUSA URBANA vocals – Felipe Lion, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos, alto sax – Marcelo Freitas; # 2 ONDE TU TÁ? Vocals – Felipe Lion, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 3 SMALL PEACEFUL WORLD vocals – Rita Oliva, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, Weissenborn – Alexandre Fontanetti, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 4 EU SÓ VENDO DOCE vocals – Felipe Lion, backing vocals – Alexandre Fontanetti, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, eletric guitar – Alexandre Fontanetti, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 5 TRÊS FALSAS LÁGRIMAS vocals – Felipe Lion, backing vocals – Leandro Henrique, guitar – Leandro Henrique; # 6 FICA COMO ESTÁ vocals – Felipe Lion, backing vocals – Alexandre Fontanetti & Leandro Henrique, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 7 LOVELY LIGHT HAND vocals – Naomy, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 8 ASAS ACRILICAS vocals – Felipe Lion; guitar – Leandro Henrique, requinto – Alexandre Fontanetti; # 09 A GENTE SE COLA vocals – Felipe Lion, backing vocals – Alexandre Fontanetti, piano – Luciano Ruas, guitar – Leandro Henrique, clarinet – Marcelo Freitas, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos; # 10 GIORGIA LULLABY vocals – Felipe Lion, guitar – Leandro Henrique, Omnichord – Alexandre Fontanetti, bass – Alex Dias, drums – Wagner Vasconcelos. All songs were written by Felipe Lion. A GENTE SE COLA and TRÊS FALSAS LÁGRIMAS were written by Lion in partnership with Leandro Henrique.