Art & Memory

The living legend of Brazilian music turns 80 alongside Paul McCartney. Two career-spanning Spotify playlists included.

A celebration of the most joyous and addictive musical manifesto of all time, which announced a new artistic movement in the Brazil of the late 60s.

Two early '80s Djavan records that somehow sound both dated and absolutely genius.

I hate BEST OF or TOP X lists. I just like to throw everything I find beautiful into a big bag, toss it over my shoulder and carry it around…

This energetic live album was recorded once both had returned to Brazil from abroad. The sound is a laid back and messy early 70s affair, with the percussion way up in the mix. Smell of grass is in the air, almost as soon as you pull the vinyl from the sleeve.

"What are some essential jazz records I'd like?" I've been asked this question so many times. But gun-to-my-head, here you go.

"There I go, there I go, there I go, there I go..."

I fell in love with early Dinah Washington while living in Austin. Conjuring images of gabardine shirts and slacks, this was music that sounds suburban, in the best possible way.

This is a record I fell very deeply in love with on first hearing, and have been haunted by ever since. Though "haunted" is probably the last word you'd associate with this record--its songs are deliciously catchy and sun-drenched.

Here’s an album title that says nothing. In 1960, pianist and composer John Lewis was signed to Atlantic. During this incredibly prolific stretch, he made 11 albums under his own…