Chico Pinheiro
Acoustic Guitar Solo on
Moon River

About

Chico Pinheiro's partial-chorus acoustic guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this gentle waltz reading of Mancini and Mercer's beloved standard. Covering roughly forty percent of the 40-bar ABAC form at 84 BPM in G in 3/4 time, Pinheiro weaves delicate, harmonically sophisticated lines that bring a subtle Latin warmth to the arrangement. The acclaimed Brazilian guitarist's nylon-string tone and fingerstyle technique add an intimate, chamber-music quality that complements Stella Cole's vocal beautifully, creating an unexpected but effective fusion of Brazilian and American musical sensibilities.

Chico Pinheiro was 47 to 48 years old at the time.