Album lore

So Soft Yet, issued by Clean Feed in late 2011, finds trumpeter Dennis González joining forces with João Paulo to explore a delicate intersection of free jazz and sertanejo traditions. The eleven tracks unfold with a measured restraint unusual in avant-garde settings, favoring subtle interplay over bombast. Throughout, González’s trumpet lines weave through João Paulo’s contributions with a patient lyricism, as on “Augúrio,” where muted tones and sparse phrasing evoke a quiet, introspective mood.The album’s sonic palette balances free improvisation with echoes of sertanejo's rustic roots, yielding a sound that is at once exploratory and grounded. Recorded in an era when Clean Feed was expanding its catalog of adventurous jazz, So Soft Yet stands as a nuanced artifact for listeners attuned to the intersections of Brazilian folk idioms and avant-garde jazz expression.

Album lore

So Soft Yet, issued by Clean Feed in late 2011, finds trumpeter Dennis González joining forces with João Paulo to explore a delicate intersection of free jazz and sertanejo traditions. The eleven tracks unfold with a measured restraint unusual in avant-garde settings, favoring subtle interplay over bombast. Throughout, González’s trumpet lines weave through João Paulo’s contributions with a patient lyricism, as on “Augúrio,” where muted tones and sparse phrasing evoke a quiet, introspective mood.The album’s sonic palette balances free improvisation with echoes of sertanejo's rustic roots, yielding a sound that is at once exploratory and grounded. Recorded in an era when Clean Feed was expanding its catalog of adventurous jazz, So Soft Yet stands as a nuanced artifact for listeners attuned to the intersections of Brazilian folk idioms and avant-garde jazz expression.