Chicago’s Patricia Thomas was not quite 25 when she lent her warm, crystal-clear soul voice to the 12 tracks on the Bossa Nova cover classic »Desafinado«. The great thing about them: The tracks are partly titled in Portuguese, but all sung in English. A Grammy nomination and several reissues of the LP followed, but then Thomas and her special, wonderful album quickly faded into the background. Who cares whether we’re sitting on the steps of Selarón staircase in Rio de Janeiro on a warm summer evening night or lounging in the jazz clubs on Chicago’s South Side, as long as Thomas makes us dream. Coloured vinyl edition for Record Store Day 2024.
Pat Thomas / Lalo Schifrin – Desafinado
