"Time and the River" is a beautiful ballad written by Gold/Schroeder and made famous in 1959 by Nat King Cole. The work was arranged for LaQuan Smith's 2022 Showcase at New York Fashion Week, after having been told by his assistant that this is a favorite piece of the fashion icon's. I reimagine the arrangement in a large-ensemble Bossa Nova style of Brazil, with slow-moving horn lines and open space to support the Alto 2 feature — a "palate cleanser" arrangement, all complacent within the pulse of its "Tempo do Rio" — or, its "Time of the River." :)