Bij Discogs is dit album te vinden onder EAN-nummer 888915131657. Het is in 2016 ook uitgebracht onder de titel "Singular", EAN-nummer 7897181600234. "Brazilian born Badi Assad’s lineage is sometimes likened to Brazil’s musical royalty. Her latest release, “Hatched” is a collection of covers and two original works of Brazilian themed works. Assad plays guitar on all nine tracks of what is not only stellar guitar work, but also stirring vocals. Hardly new to the music world, in fact her career spans twenty years, she has been called one the the finest Brazilian guitarists of her generation. She calls upon works from the likes of Mumford & Sons, Lorde, and even has her own version of “The Hanging Tree” from the movie “The Hunger Games.” On some level, her arrangements have a “Copacabana” feel to them yet remain deceptively simple. Oh and don’t forget the impressive guitar work. All in all, this was an enjoyable, very listenable release." (Audiophilereview)
Selectie tracks van de 1ste 3 albums die de Braziliaanse gitariste uitbracht: "Solo" (1994), "Rhythms" (1995) en "Echoes Of Brazil" (1997). Ze maakte ze voor het Chesky-label, dat altijd waakt over optimale opnametechniek. Haar verbazingwekkende 'finger picking'-virtuositeit op akoestische gitaar is dus kraak- en kraakhelder te horen, maar klinkt tegelijk heel warm. Ze put veel uit Braziliaanse jazz en samba, soms ook uit Spaans klassiek en rerereert soms aan folkgitaristen als Michael Hedges of Leo Kottke.
"This (in 1994) young, dazzlingly virtuosic Brazilian guitarist performs entirely solo on this album, even though sometimes she seems to be doing the work of three or more musicians simultaneously. Borrowing sonic ideas from the innovative Brazilian group Uakti, she simulates various percussion instruments and sings and scats in clear, vibrant Portuguese while playing rapid-fire, technically impeccable acoustic guitar. On several tracks she also chooses only to play guitar, in a rhythmically complex or a delicate manner. The material she plays ranges all over her nation's spectrum, including the music of her brother Sergio (half of the famous Assad classical guitar duo), Edu Lobo, Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Egberto Gismonti, as well as non-Brazilian Ralph Towner. The combination of classical technique, a Brazilian jazz sensibility, and the unique touches of percussion and voice is exquisitely captured by Chesky's audiophile equipment." (Allmusic)
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