ALBUMAbre Alas (with Bob Mintzer)Ivan Lins & George Robert
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ALBUMAbre Alas (with Bob Mintzer)Ivan Lins & George Robert
ALBUMMy Heart Speaks (feat. Dianne Reeves, Jane Monheit, Tawanda & Randy Brecker)Ivan Lins
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ALBUMBelieve What I Say: The Music of Ivan LinsIvan Lins
ALBUMInventa RioIvan Lins, Giovanni Ceccarelli & Ferruccio Spinetti
ALBUMCom todas a cores (Lilian Raquel e Cláudio César Ribeiro)Lilian Raquel, Cláudio César Ribeiro, Toni Maresca, Paulo Costa, João Salcedo, Luís Arrigo, Ivan Lins, André Sarbib & João Moreira
Songwriter, vocalist, and pianist Ivan Lins is an icon of Brazilian music. Possessed of a reedy baritone, his vocal phrasing embraces nuance and eschews traditional restraint. Lins rose to fame in 1970 after Elis Regina scored a hit with his "Magdalena." His long recording career includes important albums for RCA (Modo Livre), EMI (A Noite, Novo Tempo), Philips (Amar Assim), and Reprise (Love Dance). 1985's GRP Live in Session featured Lins alongside Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, and others. In 1996 he, jazz pianist Chucho Valdes, and Irakere issued Live in Cuba. 2005's Cantando Histórias took home Latin Grammys for Best MPB Album and Album of the Year. 2006's Acariocando charted and won global acclaim. 2009's Regência: Vince Mendoza won Best MPB album, as did 2014's America, Brazil. 2023's My Heart Speaks featured a 91-piece orchestra and guest soloists who included Dianne Reeves and Randy Brecker.