Black Orpheus (Manhã de Carnaval)

Alfredo came over with his congas, and we had a terrific jam session, plus he brought several CD’s of Chucho Valdes, who is one of my favorite piano players. This tune is called Black Orpheus (in english), after the 1959 Brazilian movie by the same name. The song was a big part of the popularization of samba in the US in the early 60’s, and has become a jazz standard. The recording of the piano and congas was done with a Rode VideoMic, which attaches to my camera. I added the bass and clave later.