Flor by Gretchen Parlato

Gretchen Parlato has returned, not only to the recording industry but to herself, with her new Brazilian-inspired project, Flor. Portuguese for “flower”, Flor is the artistic embodiment of the GRAMMY®-nominated singer’s deep dive into motherhood over the last six years, a metamorphic interval of space that allowed Parlato to discover the fullness of her essence through a new lens. In this season of epiphany, Parlato reaps her most personal harvest yet, which she refers to as, “a blossoming, an opening, an offering, a return.” “There is a story to tell, now.” A gorgeous synthesis of original material, American popular music, European classical music, and Brazilian standards, Flor exemplifies the many ways in which motherhood has reconnected Parlato to her own inner child, revisiting the enchantment of falling in love with music for the first time, particularly the various Brazilian genres she became enamored with as a young teenager. “This is music that I’ve always wanted to honor,” says Parlato. “What I’m trying to find isn’t outside of myself. It’s not out of reach, it’s actually that internal revealing of what already exists.” Credits: Released March 5, 2021 Gretchen Parlato -Voice Marcel Camargo - Guitar and Musical Direction Artyom Manukyan - Cello Léo Costa - Drums and Percussion Guest Personnel Mark Guiliana - Drums Gerald Clayton - Piano Airto Moreira - Voice and Percussion Produced by Gretchen Parlato Co-Produced by Marcel Camargo and Léo Costa Executive Producer Dave Stapleton Engineered and Edited by John Davis at The Bunker Studio Assistant Engineer: Alex Conroy Mixed by Helik Hadar at Hadar Studio Mastered by Felipe Tichauer at Red Traxx Mastering Artwork by Judy Frisk Art direction by Gretchen Parlato Lyrics to Songs handwritten by Gretchen Parlato Song titles handwritten by Marley Guiliana Biography Text by Angelika Beener Voices: Magnus Thompson, Thaddeus Thompson, Ashley Thompson, Chloe Camargo, Muna Blake, Johna Blake, Charlie Grenadier, Marley Guiliana. ℗ 2021 Edition Records