Espirito

Espirito (Brazilian for "Spirit") is the second album by Lawson Rollins.[1] Rollins composed all of the music and co-produced the album with Persian-American musician and producer Shahin Shahida (of Shahin & Sepehr) and multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella (Flora Purim, 3rd Force, Ottmar Liebert).[2] The cast of musicians includes the Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer Flora Purim, percussionist Airto Moreira, Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor (of the Silk Road Ensemble), and Grammy winners Charlie Bisharat on violin as well as Cuban drummer Horacio Hernandez.

Espirito
Studio album by
Lawson Rollins
Released2010
GenreFlamenco, Latin jazz
Lawson Rollins chronology
Infinita
(2008)		 Espirito
(2010)		 Elevation
(2011)

The songs "Moonlight Samba" and "Havana Heat" from "Espirito" landed on the Billboard jazz chart.[3][4]

Espirito met with positive reviews from jazz and world music critics.[5][6][7]

Track listing
  1. Rumba del Sol 4:33
  2. Moonlight Samba 5:38
  3. Havana Heat 4:16
  4. Café La Martinique 6:09
  5. Return to Rio 4:50
  6. Blue Mountain Bolero 4:38
  7. Santa Lucia Waltz 4:32
  8. Espirito 5:45
  9. Cape Town Sky 6:04
  10. Footprints 2:28
  11. Migration 6:46
  12. Shadowland 6:35
  13. Into the Light 4:20
  • Total time: 66:40
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Web Sources

References
  1. "Infinita". Jazz Review. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  2. "Bio". Infinita Records. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  3. "Moonlight Samba". Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  4. "Havana Heat". Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  5. "AMG review". All Music Guide. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  6. "Espirito: An Extraordinary World Music Journey with Lawson Rollins". Wandering Educators. February 22, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  7. "Review of Espirito" (PDF). All About Jazz. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
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