Marca Passo (Blue Vinyl) SES19750 and guitarist Jimmy Ponder for

and guitarist Jimmy Ponder for a deeply soulful set opening with a cover of James Brown’s ‘Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)’

the album is available for pre-order this Friday (April 15th) at 2:00pm PST / 5:00pm EST exclusively through CraftRecordings

Kiyoshi Yamaya started his musical career in 1953 when he played in various jazz bands in town

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this being his fourth album with ECM to date

Marca Passo (Blue Vinyl) SES19750 and guitarist Jimmy Ponder forMarking fifty years since their 1975 debut album Azimuth , their new album Marca Passo proves that the band's alchemic brew of Brazilian jazz funk and cosmic samba soul remains as vital as ever, as the group honours the profound legacy of their departed founders. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Marca Passo is the first full length release since the passing of founding drummer Ivan "Mamao" Conti in 2023, following the earlier loss of keyboardist Jose