VIDEO / DVD: Backgrounder: Nicola Stilo and Toninho Horta — and#39;Duetsand#39;

This week’s Backgrounder comes courtesy of Bill Kirchner, who sent along Nicola Stilo and Toninho Horta’s gorgeous album Duets (1999). Stilo is an Italian flutist and Horta is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. Both musicians play beautifully and are prolific, having recorded dozens of albums. Recorded in Rome, the album features the following tracks: Naima (John Coltrane), Meu Canário (Toninho Horta), In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington), Bibi’s Mood (Nicola Stilo), Bons Amigos (Toninho Horta e Ronaldo Bastos), My One and Only Love (Guy Wood and Robert Mellin), Illusion (Nicola Stilo), Vento (Toninho Horta), My Ideal (Chase/Robin/Whiting) and Very Early (Bill Evans). Here’s Duets without commercial interruption… …