Hugely popular in his native Brazil, Ivan Lins can write charming songs of such harmonic subtlety that some have hailed him as the successor to Antonio Carlos Jobim. But he can also overdo the sentiment embarrassingly. This set with the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart has its sugary moments, but there is more of Lins at his best. Much of this is thanks to the cool, delicate orchestrations of Ralf Schmid and some beautiful work by the band's soloists, notably saxophonist Andi Maile and trumpeter Joo Kraus. The latter is featured in a rare Lins instrumental, a tribute to Miles Davis.