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SÉRGIO DIAS` JAZZ MANIA ~ LIVE EDITIO PRINCEPS 02 ~ BRAZIL ~ Jazz-Rock Fusion Recorded: 1986 Recorded live, this album presents the Fusion oriented performances by the legendary Brazilian guitarist / composer Sérgio DiasFind albums by this artist and his group Jazz ManiaFind albums by this artist. Dias was the leader of the legendary Brazilian group Os MutantesFind albums by this artist, which was the most important Brazilian Rock group in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. After the group disbanded at the end of the 1970’s, Dias left for the US, where he pursued mostly Jazz / Fusion music, playing extensively with his Brazilian expatriates Airto MoreiraFind albums by this artist and Flora PurimFind albums by this artist and with such giants as John McLaughlinFind albums by this artist and Jaco PastoriusFind albums by this artist. Upon his return to Brazil in the mid-1980’s he formed the group Jazz Mania with some of the best local players at the time, which is documented on this album and heard for the first time after almost 20 years. The music and the performances are excellent and any Fusion fan will have a feast listening to this album, which easily compares to the work of Pat MethenyFind albums by this artist of Weather ReportFind albums by this artist.

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