Ed Motta - AOR

'AOR' is Ed Motta's affectionate and exciting tribute to Album-Oriented Rock, by bands such as Earth, Wind & Fire, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, The Beach Boys and Steely Dan. Featuring lyrics by Rob Gallagher aka Earl Zinger, the former front-man of Galliano and current MC for Kruder & Dorfmeister. The musicians include American guitar star David T. Walker, Incognito guitarist Bluey Maunick and Brazilian legends Jota Moraes, Chico Pinheiro and Z� Canuto.

Ed Motta is a Brazilian singer and composer; he plays several instruments, and arranges and produces music in many different countries. His style, while remaining loyal to funk-soul, mixes influences that vary from jazz to popular Brazilian music, from Hollywood film soundtracks to rock, from classical music to American standards, from bossa nova to reggae. Ed has played with names such as Roy Ayers, Chucho Vald�s, Jean-Paul Bluey Maunick, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Paul Griffin, Bernard Purdie, Bo Diddley, Ed Lincoln, Mondo Grosso, Marcos Valle, Jo�o Donato and Dom Salvador, among many others.