Quarteto Novo
Quarteto Novo
Quarteto Novo is the only album from the collective Quarteto Novo, released in 1967. Renowned for fusing northeastern Brazilian baião styles with bebop and folk, the album has earned a reputation as a masterwork that shaped Brazilian jazz’s global evolution. Its acoustic ethos and inventive arrangements forged a bridge between regional tradition and modern jazz, influencing a wide array of subsequent artists and genres.