Agustin Pereyra Lucena Quartet

This is a beautiful reissue of Argentinian guitarist Agustín Pereyra Lucena's 1980 album, La Rana. Recorded in Oslo, the album features stunning takes on compositions by Ivan Lins and Antonio Carlos Jobim, as well as a 15-minute masterpiece, "Encuentro De Sombras," and the joyous title track, "A Rã." Lucena’s fabled guitar playing, which has graced stages with icons like Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, is on full display. The album is filled with the warmth and sincerity of a man seizingajoyful moment in life through music.