Album lore

Cécile Brocas’s That was a dream, released in early 2026 on Continuo Jazz, assembles eleven tracks that weave Brazilian jazz rhythms with the sensibilities of French vocal jazz. The album draws from a repertoire blending standards such as Thelonious Monk’s “Monk’s Dream” and Cole Porter’s “Love For Sale” alongside French-language pieces like “Que feras-tu de ta vie ?” and “La muraille de Chine.” Brocas’s voice threads through these selections with a measured elegance, framed by arrangements that respect jazz tradition while nodding to Brazilian grooves.Noteworthy is the track “Peace,” which captures the album’s understated mood—quiet yet attentive, a signal of Brocas’s careful balancing of lyricism and rhythmic nuance. With modest listener figures on Last.fm, That was a dream remains a subtle artifact within the jazz canon, one that rewards those attuned to the intersections of vocal jazz and the Brazilian idiom.

Album lore

Cécile Brocas’s That was a dream, released in early 2026 on Continuo Jazz, assembles eleven tracks that weave Brazilian jazz rhythms with the sensibilities of French vocal jazz. The album draws from a repertoire blending standards such as Thelonious Monk’s “Monk’s Dream” and Cole Porter’s “Love For Sale” alongside French-language pieces like “Que feras-tu de ta vie ?” and “La muraille de Chine.” Brocas’s voice threads through these selections with a measured elegance, framed by arrangements that respect jazz tradition while nodding to Brazilian grooves.Noteworthy is the track “Peace,” which captures the album’s understated mood—quiet yet attentive, a signal of Brocas’s careful balancing of lyricism and rhythmic nuance. With modest listener figures on Last.fm, That was a dream remains a subtle artifact within the jazz canon, one that rewards those attuned to the intersections of vocal jazz and the Brazilian idiom.