Iconic Brazilian singer/composer has written many MPB standards revered at home and abroad. American singers including , , and have recorded his songs. In 1980, produced 's reading of "Love Dance," and he cut "Velas" for in 1981. Vocalist and Brazilian fusion trio released , a collection of ' songs, in 1986. Composer/trumpeter collaborated with on in 1995. In 2000, the tribute album included contributions from and . , whose founder is a longtime fan, released ' star-studded in 2020. also commissioned chose this career-spanning program of well-known and obscure songs. He's supported by the 91-member and a jazz quartet ( , piano; , drums and percussion; , bass; , guitar). German composer/arranger wrote charts. sings and gets alternating guest support from trumpeter and vocalists . The latter, an expert interpreter of ' music, also contributes English lyrics to two songs. Set opener "Renata Maria" is a lush samba buoyed by fretless jazz bass, strings, winds, lithe piano, and organic percussion. , though 78, retains elasticity and suppleness in his reedy, smooth tenor in relating the story of a siren-like goddess who drives a man mad. He also offers its mirror image in "E Isso Acontece" (a rare tune with self-penned lyrics), as love is lost and the protagonist moves on, grateful for the experience. The title track, sung by (with words by ) contains an elegant intro by string and jazz quartets worthy of 's reading of "Rio" near the album's end bears her lyrics and indelible vocal signature in a gauzy reverie of the composer's birthplace. ' "I'm Not Alone" is sung by with English lyrics by ' interpretations can be edifying. His "Congada Blues" finds him and dueting in chants above a funky samba. "Corpos," co-composed with longtime collaborator , is a jazz waltz layered with syncopated percussion, slippery guitar, brass, reeds, and strings; ' expansive, emotionally raw vocal poignantly addresses the plight of the "disappeared" during Brazil's two-decade military rule. He has recorded the romantically desperate closer "Nada Sem Voce" several times before, but never like this. Framed by delicate piano, strings, guitar, and brushed snare, the singer pleads for his beloved to remain, but she is already gone. also includes liner notes by with extensive commentary by . This late-career release is revelatory, as gets inside his songs to impart emotional nuances hidden in both lyrics and music. The program is elegant and potent throughout, presenting in a musical setting befitting his artistry. ~ Thom Jurek