After taking a break with the Cross Hermit soundtrack, we’re back with more bossa nova from Hiroto Saitoh. This time it comes in the form of Dia Novo, an album (or EP) of arrangements of bossa nova greats like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moreas, Baden Powell, Chico Buarque, and Paulo and Marcuos Valle by Hiroto Saitoh and his friends. A lot of artists for just six tracks, I know, but trust me when I say it’s all good.
These are some serious chillout tracks. The source material is of course pretty highly regarded among bossa nova fans, so it’s definitely interesting to see how Saitoh and the other arrangers have handled them. You’ll also see another familiar face here with Apaco on vocals, who you may remember from our Melodia review.
Hit the jump to find out whether these arrangements amount of sacrilege in our review of Dia Novo. (more…)
