{"product_id":"esperanto-1","title":"Esperanto","description":"\u003cp\u003eSecond album from \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Assis Brasil\u003c\/strong\u003e forged from the treasure trove of the Quartin Records catalog, \u003cem\u003eEsperanto\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the 1960s, \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Quartin\u003c\/strong\u003e released more than 20 albums in Brazil on his label Forma. Selling the rights of Forma to Polygram in 1969, Quartin struck out for pastures new at the dawn of the 1970s with the launch of his self-titled label. Significant works and high-water marks for Brazilian music overall followed in that decade's first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese singular gems in Brazilian music, difficult to categorize, yet compellingly beautiful, have for too long gone unheard. \u003cem\u003eEsperanto\u003c\/em\u003e's influences span both American continents, finding a meeting point for Latin jazz and North American post-bop, with \u003cstrong\u003eRoberto Quartin\u003c\/strong\u003e's perfectionist approach to sound elevating the already incandescent music to divine new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe band consists of some mercurial greats of Brazilian music: \u003cstrong\u003eDom Salvador\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), \u003cstrong\u003eEdison Machado\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums), \u003cstrong\u003eHelio Delmiro\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), and \u003cstrong\u003eEdson Lobo\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass). \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Assis Brasil\u003c\/strong\u003e passed away aged just thirty-five, due to a rare circulatory disease, but by this point his status was already cemented as one of the most talented musicians in Brazil's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeatures a track previously unreleased on vinyl, \"\u003cem\u003eChildren\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far Out Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464487571787,"sku":"1027418","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5ae866f0-f417-47e2-9bd7-1e76b7bdbb3a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727275468","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/esperanto-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}