In the Dark

I travelled back to Brighton this morning and spent the afternoon in a series of meetings in my sweltering office. I now haven’t got the energy to post anything but some music, so here is some rare footage of Brazilian guitarist and pioneer of Latin Jazz Baden Powell (full name Baden Powell de Aquino) recorded in Germany in 1970. The lovely tune with a melancholy edge is called Manhã da Carnaval. He not only plays it beautifully but also displays admirable dexterity in holding his cigarette in right hand as he does so..

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