Product Description

Ray Pereira, Leo Dale and Doug DeVries take the passion and poetry of Brazilian guitar, add some dynamism and fire with West Africa percussion and stir in soaring and delicate melodies on saxes and flutes. The soundtrack to this video is available from iTunes with vastly improved sound quality

“A new force to be reckoned with in Australian music * * * * – Kevin Jones, ABC Limelight Magazine

“Steeped in Brazilian rhythms with the percussion coming out of Africa” – Leon Gettler, The Age

“Hypnotic Afro – Brazilian accented jazz” – Doug Spencer, Weekend Planet, Radio National

Ray, Leo and Doug

The Album

Ray, Leo and Doug came together to capture the acoustic qualities of their instruments live in a great sounding room. Ray brought along his suitcase of rhythms from around the world to lay the rhythmic bed for the magical fingers of guitar virtuoso Doug Devries and the melodic tones of Leo Dale’s alto sax to create music that will lift your spirits, make your toes tap and your heart sing.

The Recording

The first six tracks were recorded live in The Meeting Room at The Maribyrnong City Council chambers with Ray, Leo and Doug sitting around playing in a semi circle. The last two tracks were recorded live in Leo’s home studio with guitarists Bryan Karahasan and Tim Nikolsky joining Ray, Leo and the electric bass of Zvi Belling. Peter Knight, Tony Hicks and Ben Gillespie played horns and Phillip Rex played double bass for one track. Percussion overdubs were recorded at Leo’s.

The Cover

Leo’s cover idea was inspired by a scene from the movie: Cincinnati Kid. ‘ Late at night, over a game of poker, long after the gig is over, is the time when schemes are plotted, when the SCAMs are hatched.’ Phil Greenwood did the photography and Richard Lewis the graphics.