And a huge step forward for the musician who arrived in Norway in the early eighties and took Oslo by storm during the carnival in 1983 (“Samba’n er løs”)

Bugge Wesseltoft, Bendik Hofset, Jacob Young, Håkon Graf and Sverre Indris Joner are among the Norwegian musicians, but also the Madagascan guitar magician, Dozzy Njava and Claudio’s compatriot, Celio de Carvalho contribute to the whole, and when the production is directed by Paolo Vinaccia one realizes that this is neither samba, jazz nor electronica but all three at the same time and even more.

Claudio Latini’s music is more than Brazilian. He has lived in Norway since the early eighties and this country has made its mark on him yet at the same time he has kept a close watch on what is happening in Brazil - probably the most vital music nation in the world today.

It is so easy to end up in a box where he is easily accessible to us – Brazilian, samba musician, carnival aficionado. But Claudio Latini just discards the box and moves on, going his own way.

Of course his new disc is Brazilian and it is just as assuredly jazz, but it rather looks ahead and not backward. Claudio Latini does not regard either Brazil or jazz with nostalgia but instead grasps everything that characterizes him both past and present (seemingly looking at it in wonder) and so concludes “This I can do something with”. This is Claudio Latini’s new album – musical and full of surprise with a voice that springs forth and takes the lead in technological playfulness with a Brazilian rhythm basis. This voice belongs to Claudio Latini. I shall be surprised if there is a better disc than this one in Norway this year!” (Arne Berg, NRK P2)