"..A small gem. [..] Presented here are several of [Oscar's] most fetching pieces, each intricately arranged, sometimes for as few as two musicians, sometimes for an ensemble that includes Castro-Neves and the Paul Winter Consort. Delicately plucked rhythms and Castro-Neves' hushed vocals give even his arrangement of J.S.Bach's 'Air for the G string' a decidedly breezy, Brazilian flavor, no less so than the bustling 'Street Corner Samba'. But the achingly beautiful melodies that Castro-Neves has composed for tunes such as 'Rio Dawning' and 'Luizana' are what really commant your attention. Lovely, poignant and haunting, they remain with you long after the record has stopped spinning."

- WASHINGTON POST

Living Music, 1987