Early on in his career, Argentinian-born Victor Biglione eaned his repetation as a top-line studio musician as part of Rio's busy music scene. While many of his recordings are hard to locate these days, a 'Best of..' collection holds many great moments, making Biglione a featured performer for this year's 'Brazilian Guitar Month'.

The CD is called 'Biblioteca' and Biglione's fluid, electric guitar style is the bedrock for this greatest hits collection, 15 songs that range from his classic ballad 'Balea Azul' to fusion burners like 'Jean', 'Rio California' and the haunting 'Invitation'.

In Portuguese, Biblioteca means library, and Victor Biglione's library is well stocked with his greatest hits. This talented guitarist has added his special synthesis of jazz-fusion to a multitude of top Brazilian stars and this carefully balanced collection shows why. With a fluid, rapid-fire technique that belies his Argentinean background, Biglione weaves his musical magic with songs like "Balea Azul" (an early Ambiant anthem) and the energetic pulse of "Rio California." Hard to find, this CD is a rare treasure from an artist who has a real knack for getting things right.

Biglione is perhaps Brazil's most underrated guitarist. A mainstay of Rio's studio scene, his compelling virtuosity and flexible style of play has graced hundreds of albums from Gal Costa to Emilio Santiago.

His passport contains stamps for Montreal, New York and Los Angeles, as well as dozens of European stops as this talented guitarist has molded a career of exotic and powerful recordings: from duets with pianist Marcos Ariel, his work with Boca Livre's Zé Renato to his solo settings and self produced titles.

Equally adept in both the acoustic and electronic worlds, guitarist Victor Biglione is an amazing performer, and Biblioteca is a five star collection of his best recordings