Espirito

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Espirito is the second studio album by Lawson Rollins, released in 2010. The music blends flamenco and Latin jazz. Rollins wrote all the music and co-produced the album with Shahin Shahida (Persian-American musician) and Dominic Camardella. The album features a lineup of renowned musicians, including Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Kayhan Kalhor (from the Silk Road Ensemble), Charlie Bisharat on violin, and Horacio Hernandez on drums.

Two tracks, Moonlight Samba and Havana Heat, reached the Billboard jazz chart. Espirito received positive reviews from jazz and world music critics.

Track listing:
1. Rumba del Sol (4:33)
2. Moonlight Samba (5:38)
3. Havana Heat (4:16)
4. Café La Martinique (6:09)
5. Return to Rio (4:50)
6. Blue Mountain Bolero (4:38)
7. Santa Lucia Waltz (4:32)
8. Espirito (5:45)
9. Cape Town Sky (6:04)
10. Footprints (2:28)
11. Migration (6:46)
12. Shadowland (6:35)
13. Into the Light (4:20)
Total time: 66:40

Espirito means "Spirit" in Portuguese. The album sits in Lawson Rollins’s discography after Infinita (2008) and before Elevation (2011).