Vã Revelação – Bruna Black

Vã Revelação

Produced by Emilio D. Miler & John Finbury

Music by John Finbury

Lyrics by Bruna Black (7,9), Caro Pierotto & Grecco Buratto (4,8), Thalma De Freitas (2), Vitor Ramil (6), Alexia Bomtempo (3,5) & Apoena Frota (1).

Lead Vocals: Bruna Black
Piano: Rhodes,
Accordion: Vitor Gonçalves
Guitar: Chico Pinheiro
Bass: John Patittucci
Drums: Duduka Da Fonseca
Percussion (1-6): Rogério Boccato

Percussion(9): Léo Rodrigues, Vinicinhos Magalhães & Caue Silva
Background Vocals(9): Vitor Gonçalves, Duduka Da Fonseca, Rubens Oliveira, André Maia Lima, Zuri Oliveira Santos, Beth Scott, Omisha Chaitanya, John Finbury, Ari Lavigna, Emilio D. Miler & Bruna Black.

Recorded by Ari Lavigna at The Powerstation @ Berklee NYC, assisted by Neal Shaw and Beth Scott

Percussion (Tracks 1-6) recorded by Rogério Boccato at Glass Door Studio

Percussion (Track 9) recorded by Ricardo Camera at Trama Nacena, assisted by Douglas Martins and Caio Laranjeira

Mixed by Ari Lavigna at Nómade Mix
Mastered by Carlos Freitas at Classic Master USA

Art Direction by Mayra Muniz & Bruna Black Graphic Design by Mayra Muniz
Cover Photo by Estêvão Andrade
John Finbury’s photo by Alessio Romano Group photo by André Maia 

Vã Revelação Gallery

Portuguese

2- Pearls

Music by John Finbury, Lyrics by Thalma De Freitas

Pearls universal value
Natural resilience, protection
Art in creating in the midst of distress

Jewelry in response to a foreign body
Transmutation

Us, harmonies in common
In ideal agreement
And even in rejection
In deep surrender

Us, union among equals
Peers, partners, parents
Our work is much greater than the sum of its parts

There’s many frets to amalgamate
I learned how it’s necessary to forgive
Art of dealing in the midst of distress
Pearls response to a foreign body
Transmutation

Generous confusion
Enchanted curse
Destined to free
My best friend

I’m not a fleeting mistake
Regretting the good will
Painful adaptation
Human condition

Pearls sentimental value
Protection, natural resilience
Art in creating in the midst of distress
Jewelry in response to a foreign body
Beautiful
Transmutation

4- The Winter Between Us

Music by John Finbury, Lyrics by Caro Pierotto & Grecco Buratto

And so like this it flew away
in shades of blue
and sadness came
Foi num vendaval

T’was a storm
that passed through here
it blew form the south
and brought the night upon us

It’s gone, the love, passed away
in the middle of the season
in a summer rain

We’re left with cold and pain
from the winter between us
all that remains is emptiness

And I ended up here by myself
in the winter of this love
that’s gone, has left

We’re left with cold and pain
from the winter between us
this emptiness

And I ended up here by myself
in the winter of this love
that’s gone, has left
And so, like that, it flew away

6- One Night With You

Music by John Finbury, Lyrics by Vitor Ramil

One night with you
Makes time go away
The clock comes and goes
Then for an instant stops

Then starts running
Nonstop
You and I
We didn’t even feel it go by

One night with you
Makes the house go wild
Through the streets comes and goes
The city is like a sea

The waves open their veil
Over us
You and I
We are an endless beach

Let me tell you
My eyes can always see
If the heart tells me
it no longer understands

I know now
Every star will forget us
But tonight, my love
will make us last

One night with you
Makes the day wait
The car did not start
From the postman, not a sign

The Earth lost it
didn’t even spin
You and I
forgot to wake up.

Let me tell you
My eyes can always see
If the heart tells me
it no longer understands

I know now
Every star will forget us
But tonight, my love
will make us last

8- I Wonder

Music by John Finbury, Lyrics by Caro Pierotto & Grecco Buratto

I wonder if there were no plans
would we be happy with our mistakes
I wonder if maybe what had dreamed for myself
it’s not for me anymore

I wonder if the angels hear me
Judging and smiling down on my misfortunes
I wonder if beyond what I had dreamed for
there’s something else for me

I wonder if the morning that brings the new sun born in the
horizon source that reflects in my eyes and shines

(solo)

If the morning that brings the new sun born in the
horizon source that reflects in my eyes
and shines

Will the future be more humane
corners that take me far away to another plan

I wonder if I made it to where I’ve always wanted to be and
dreamed of
that I dreamed of, of being me

John Finbury is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated composer based in Andover, Massachusetts. His earliest music education and influence came from his father, Herbert, a musician (violin) and one of the first jazz composition students at the Schillinger School in Boston, which would later become Berklee College Of Music. In his teenage years, John played rock & roll drums, most notably at the “The Bitter End” in New York City. In college, John studied classical piano and music theory and composition at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge and Boston University.

Seeking another connection to music, John ran a legendary movie house and concert hall in Salem, MA, hosting performances by BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Richard Thompson, REM, Eric Burton and The Animals, Alan Holdsworth and Pat Metheny, among many others. John was a trial attorney for 37 years and retired in 2023 to devote himself full-time to music composition and recording.

John married his lifelong muse Patty Brayden, who sings and is a frequent collaborator as a lyricist; they often performed locally as part of the Jazz Sextet “Day For Night”. John’s old friend Ned Claflin (who has also worked with Madonna and Martin Sexton) is another important associate in the lyrics department.

In what he recognizes as his first professional commission as a composer, in 1979, John wrote and recorded a soundtrack for “Portraits from the 2 O’clock Lounge”, a TV documentary by Fred Simon produced for WGBH Boston. The R&B and pop songs he wrote and recorded in the early 80s have garnered current critical attention, with many being acquired in 2014 by Fervor Records. This renewed interest in his music sparked a new era in John’s composing focused on his longstanding interest in the beautiful music of Brazil.

In 2014 John released an EP of four original songs of Brazilian Jazz called “The Green Flash”. All four songs were nominated for The American Songwriting Awards in 2015, with “SambaDan” winning the award for Best Instrumental.

2015 saw the release of “Imaginário,” an album consisting of 11 original songs of Brazilian jazz featuring vocalist Marcella Camargo, accompanied by some of Boston’s finest musicians: Fernando Huergo, Mark Walker, Tim Ray, Claudio Ragazzi, Roberto Cassan, and Ricardo Monzon.

In 2016, Finbury emerged on the Latin Music scene when a song from “Imaginário” called “A Chama Verde” was nominated for a Latin Grammy for “Song Of The Year.” In 2017, John released his second Brazilian jazz-infused album, “Pitanga”, which received critical acclaim. Finbury’s album “Sorte!”, in collaboration with Brazilian singer-songwriter Thalma de Freitas was released in May 2019. With music by John and lyrics and vocals by Thalma, they recorded six original songs at The Power Station Studios in New York City, produced by Latin Grammy winner Emilio D. Miler, who assembled an All-Star band featuring Vitor Gonçalves, Chico Pinheiro, Duduka de Fonseca, John Patitucci, Rogerio Boccato and the legendary Airto Moreira. On November 21, 2019, “Sorte!” Was nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

In May 2020, John released two new albums of original music: American Nocturnes- Final Days Of July” presenting intimate chamber jazz instrumental music uniquely arranged for piano, cello, guitar, accordion, and harmonica, and a new Latin Jazz album, QUATRO, featuring Magos Herrera, Chano Domínguez, John Patitucci, and Antonio Sánchez. The song “Independence Day” from QUATRO was nominated as a finalist in the Best Jazz Song Category in the 2023 International Song Competition.

In 2021, following news of the death of Chick Corea, John and Thalma de Freitas composed and recorded the song “Ring The Bells” in tribute to the great jazz master.

During the pandemic, John began an artistic collaboration with French jazz singer extraordinaire Camille Bertault. They recorded and released two singles: “Look At What A Mess You Made Of Me” in which Camille teamed up with bassist Christian McBride, and “Boulevard” with lyrics by Camille recorded with organist Larry Gouldings and Billy Martin on drums.

2022 saw the release of three original instrumental Brazilian jazz compositions recorded in São Paulo Brazil by native masters Mestrinho on accordion, Michael Pipoquinho on bass, Cainã Cavalcante on guitars, Celso de Almeida on drums, and Leo Rodrigues on percussion. Also in 2022, a renewed musical collaboration between John and jazz singer/lyricist Magos Herrera began with the release of their song “That Was Then,” featuring harpist Kristi Shade, cellist Hamilton Berry, and Julien Labro on Bandoneon, “¡Por Ennio!” with PUBLIQuartet, and “Bastille Day” featuring the extraordinary pianist Dan Tepfer, Hamilton Berry, and percussionist Rogerio Boccato.

In 2023, John collaborated with the phenomenal vocalist Bruna Black from Sáo Paulo Brazil. They recorded an album of original songs at The Power Station at Berklee in New York City and released two singles. The album features Bruna on vocals, and a familiar supporting cast: Vitor Gonçalves on keyboards and accordion, John Patitucci on bass, Duduka De Fonseca on drums, Rogerio Boccato on Percussion, and Chico Pinheiro on guitar. The album is called “Vã Revelação” and it was released on May 14, 2024.