Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Bola Sete e Seu Conjunto - Aqui Esta o Bola Sete (1957)

Hello, good evening! I bought a new scanner; actually, the community bought it via donations to Paypal and the Brazilian alternative Pagseguro. I made some calculations; each album required eight scans, four passes on each side. Perhaps the old scanner did the job nicely, the load was huge, it was almost 4,000 (four thousand) scan in approximately 15 months. Anyway, the bottom-line is that nothing is stopping me now. And to celebrate, it is time to present another nice contribution made by Jorge Mello, featuring a legendary Brazilian musician. Let’s see.

This is Bola Sete e Seu Conjunto – Aqui Esta o Bola Sete (1957), for Odeon, which is Bola Sete debut LP in the Para Dancar style. With the help of Jorge Mello, we are gradually completing Bola Sete discography in his early yearly years. And there is more to come since all these albums never had a chance to be reissued in CD. Bola Sete plays electric guitar renditions of Brazilian standards, Bolero and two compositions by his own. Odeon did not credit musicians in this session. Tracks include:

01 - Aquarela do Brasil (Ary Barroso)
02 - Rico Vacilon (Rosendo Ruiz)
03 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
04 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso)
05 - Solamente Una Vez (Agustin Lara)
06 - Morena Boca de Ouro (Ary Barroso)
07 - Baccará (Bola Sete)
08 - Molambo (Jaime Florence "Meira" / Augusto Mesquita)
09 - No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)
10 - Remexendo (Radamés Gnattali)
11 - Czardas (V. Monti)
12 - Por Um Amor (Bola Sete)

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Carolina Cardoso de Menezes e Orlando Silveira - Honeymoon in Rio (1956)

I never imagined that a request made more than a year ago is now addressed by Loronix community after all this time, especially this album, a really hard to find record, never released in Brazil. We need to send Kudos to our friend Eric and his nice work on preparing hi-res scan covers from front and back, making also the transfer on WAV, enabling the creation of FLAC files that are growing fast in popularity after Happy Hour creation. I think it is time to publish my complete wish-list somewhere. Let’s see.

This is Carolina Cardoso de Menezes e Orlando Silveira – Honeymoon in Rio (1956), for Capitol (USA), never released in Brazil, featuring the piano of Carolina Cardoso de Menezes and the accordion of Maestro Orlando Silveira, delivering Samba and Baiao, funny translated by Capitol as “Baions”. I would like to show you the delicious liner notes written by Capital, with the whole atmosphere of this record. Tracks include:

…Romantic Rio offers that “certain” extra in its scenic attractions… and in its highly personalized music… SAMBA, anyone?

Brazil in 1956 underwent a tremendous change with a new president, new plans for expansion and economic improvements, a new census listing the, population at 58 million and a new customs ruling which allows North Americans to visit the magic country without a visa.

Rio itself is about the size of Philadelphia and is the second largest city in South America-Buenos Aires is larger. Its hotels are superb, its restaurants first rate, its night life gay and expensive. Horse racing is popular, as is soccer, boxing, tennis and polo. Bullfighting, however, is not allowed. There are good theaters, and taxis (distinguished by special red license plates) are easily available for a few cruzeiros (it takes 50 to make a U.S.A. dollar). Brazilian food and wines are excellent, and scenery like Copacabana Beach with its sleek hotels and curving sidewalks of gorgeous hand-set mosaics, and mighty Sugar Loaf and Corcovado mountains, are as attractive as anything you could desire.

The samba and the baion characterize Brazil-and Rio-as well as any of the country's native contributions to art. Orlando Silveira plays the true baions and pretty Carolina Cardoso de Meneses the authentic sambas in this album, recorded for Capitol in Rio with the romanticists in mind.

Make no mistake, Rio is romantic. Its music is proof.


Track List

01 – Baiao (Orlando Silveira)
02 – Na Pavuna (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
03 – Cabeça Inchada (Orlando Silveira)
04 – Me Leva Seu Rafael (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes
05 – Paraiba (Orlando Silveira)
06 – Cabelos Brancos (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
07 – Baiao da Guarda (Orlando Silveira)
08 – Atire a Primeira Pedra (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
09 – Que nem Jilo (Orlando Silveira)
10 – Com que Roupa (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
11 – Asa Branca (Orlando Silveira)
12 – E Com Esse que Eu Vou (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)

Challenge | Who are They?

Hello, good evening! Here we go on another challenge game, very easy this time, giving everybody the opportunity to play. As every challenge, the mission is the identification of the artists and you can follow this link to get a hi-res version. Who are they?

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Monday, August 18, 2008

Dorival Caymmi - Caymmi (1985)

I received couple of messages with congratulations to Loronix tribute to Dorival Caymmi. However, I was not comfortable by missing the chance to introduce and remember Dorival Caymmi with music. I woke up this morning with a non schedule Mom’s visit and this album, by the way, a double album featuring Dorival Caymmi on the first LP with his violao and Dorival Caymmi at the second LP with Radames Gnattali. My mother ran to a store on Saturday, getting this one for our tribute. You should thank her for the initiative.

It is important to mention a strange coincidence here, which is the photo used yesterday on the tribute and the speeches of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge Amado, Caetano Veloso and Carybe available at the first LP. Unfortunately, my scanner stills defective, delivering white stripes. I hope I can manage a new one tomorrow and update this post with this really amazing album. Let’s see.

This is Dorival Caymmi – Caymmi (1985), recorded by Fundacao Emilio Odebrecht to celebrate Dorival Caymmi 70th anniversary in 1985. This is not a commercial album, distributed only to Fundacao Emilio Odebrecht customers. Caymmi is 100% made of new recordings with Dorival Caymmi and his violao on the first LP and Dorival Caymmi with Maestro Radames Gnattali on the second LP. I’m confident this is what we need to make the best possible tribute to the Master.

God Bless Dorival Caymmi. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dorival Caymmi
(music, voice, violao)

Radames Gnattali

(piano, arrangements)

Aloisio Didier
(keyboards)
Joel Nascimento
(bandolim)
Luiz Otavio Braga
(violão 7 cordas)
Mauricio Carrilho, Joaquim dos Santos
(violao)
Henrique Cazes
(cavaquinho)
Dazinho
(flute)
Oscar Bolao, Beto Cazes
(percussion)
Zeca Assumpcao
( bass)
Camerata Carioca
(choir)

Track List

DORIVAL CAYMMI & VIOLAO

01 - Depoimento de Jorge Amado
02 - É Doce Morrer no Mar (Dorival Caymmi / Jorge Amado)
03 - Festa de Rua (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - A Preta do Acarajé (Dorival Caymmi)
05 - Canção da Partida (História de Pescadores) (Dorival Caymmi)
06 - A Lenda do Abaeté (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - O Que É Que a Baiana Tem (Dorival Caymmi)
08 - Depoimento de Caetano Veloso
09 - Depoimento de Tom Jobim
10 - Das Rosas (Dorival Caymmi)
11 - Dora (Dorival Caymmi)
12 - Eu Fiz Uma Viagem (Dorival Caymmi)
13 - Peguei Um Ita no Norte (Dorival Caymmi)
14 - Maracangalha (Dorival Caymmi)
15 - Acalanto (Dorival Caymmi)
16 - Depoimento de Carybe


DORIVAL CAYMMI & RADAMES GNATTALI

01 - Caymmiana (Radamés Gnattali) Instrumental
02 - Você Já Foi à Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
03 - João Valentão (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - O Samba da Minha Terra (Dorival Caymmi)
05 - Sargaço Mar (Dorival Caymmi)
06 - A Mãe D'água e a Menina (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Pescaria (Dorival Caymmi)
08 - Vatapá (Dorival Caymmi)
09 - Marina (Dorival Caymmi)
10 - Dois de Fevereiro (Dorival Caymmi)
11 - Oração de Mãe Menininha (Dorival Caymmi)

Challenge | Who are They?

Hello, good evening! Our last challenge was very difficult, and I had to reveal the answer and move to a new one. The mission is now simple, you just need to identify each musician and also the “Conjunto” they were part of in the 60’s. The first to answer correctly, wins a Rapidshare 1-month Premium account. A hi-res image is available here. Get the chance!

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Dorival Caymmi

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM

Eu conheci o Dorival Caymmi nos idos de 48, 49. Eu estava assim muito empenhado, eu queria ser músico de qualquer jeito, me aproximei dele e depois nos tornamos grandes amigos. O Dorival Caymmi é um gênio, uma pessoa assim que se eu pensar em música brasileira eu vou sempre pensar em Dorival Caymmi. Ele é uma pessoa incrivelmente sensível, uma criação incrível, eu digo isso sob o ponto de vista musical, sem falar do poeta e do pintor, porque o pintor, inclusive, eu ganhei um quadro dele, eu dei uma flauta ao filho dele e ele me deu um quadro que é uma maravilha. Eu outro dia perguntei a Danilo Caymmi: mas, rapaz, como é que seu pai pinta assim? Ele disse, ele estudou. Um negócio! Porque o Dorival é um grande pintor mesmo, não é negócio de brincadeira não, e nas músicas, então, nem se fala...

I met Dorival Caymmi way back in 48, 49. I was very eager, I wanted to be a musician no matter what, and tried to get acquainted with him; afterwards we became good friends. Dorival Caymmi is a genius, a person of such talent that if I think of Brazilian music I'll always think of Dorival Caymmi. He is an incredibly sensitive person, has a tremendous creativeness, and I say this from a musical viewpoint, without speaking about the poet and the painter. Because the painter... I have one of his paintings. I gave his son a flute and he gave me a painting of his, that is marvelous. The other day I asked Danilo Caymmi: Tell me, how can your father paint so well? He said: He studied. It's something! Because Dorival is really a great painter, it's not just for fun, no; and in his songs then he's the tops.


JORGE AMADO

Caymmi representa um dos momentos mais altos da criação brasileira e da criação baiana, em particular. Quer dizer, a poesia mais profunda da vida baiana, do povo baiano. Caymmi é uma flor nascida lá em cima que desabrocha de toda essa terra trabalhada, da cultura popular adubada com suor, com sangue, com sonho, com esperança, com todas as dificuldades possíveis que o homem encontra, com toda a magia, e que de repente produz uma flor de cultura, uma coisa esplêndida, única, luminosa, que é a obra de Caymmi, desse poeta extraordinário.

Caymmi represents one of the peak moments of Brazilian creation and particularly Bahia's creation. That is, the most profound poetry of life in Bahia, of people from Bahia. Caymmi is a flower horn up above, that blooms out of this whole toiled land, from popular culture, fertilized with sweat, with blood; no, with dreams, with hope, and all the difficulties a man can possibly encounter; all the magic, and which suddenly produces a flower of culture, a splendid thing, unique, radiant, which is the work of Caymmi, this extraordinary poet.


CAETANO VELOSO

Caymmi é fácil demais e, por isso mesmo, um pouco difícil falar de Caymmi. Porque ele é uma paixão total, assim, o amor que eu tenho por ele e que eu posso conceber que se tenha por ele, é assim total, sem limitações, é uma coisa assim de uma beleza ilimitada, e ao mesmo tempo é uma coisa muito simples. Ele é um compositor até que não é, como é que se diz, prolixo, ele não tem canções demais, ele tem um número grande de canções, mas relativamente pequeno, comparado com outros compositores, mas cada canção dele é uma jóia, assim perfeita, e todo o clima dele é uma clima de quase uma sabedoria muito profunda que ele parece tertido desde sempre, é uma coisa, calhou acontecer aquele homem, não é? O João Gilberto fala sempre que o Caymmi é que é o gênio da raça. O João Gilberto diz que aprendeu tudo com Caymmi e que a gente deve estar sempre aprendendo com Caymmi. "Aprenda tudo com ele..." o joão Gilberto fala de Caymmi. Você vê, é engraçado porque... são três gerações: o Caymmi, o João Gilberto e eu, e o João Gilberto diz isso pra mim, pra mim e pros meus colegas de geração, pros meus companheiros, e o João Gilberto foi o mestre imediato da minha geração, porque nós somos uma geração que começou com uma admiração, por uma admiração pela bossa nova, não é?... E a bossa nova foi que nos formou e o João Gilberto que era o núcleo, o centro da bossa nova, assim, ele sempre viu o Caymmi como o exemplo máximo do artista como deve ser e do homem como deve ser.

Caymmi is too easy and for this very reason it is rather difficult to speak about Caymmi. Because he is an absolute passion, and the love I have for him and that I can conceive it is possible to have for him, is absolute too, with no limitations, it's a thing of unlimited beauty; it is not, and at the same time it is, a very simple thing. He is a composer who is not too, how do they say it, prolix; he doesn't have too many songs, he has a large number of songs, but relatively few when compared to other composers. But each of his songs is a jewel, so perfect, and all his aura is an aura nearly of a very profound wisdom, which he seems to have had always. It is something! it just happened that there exists such a man, isn't that true? João Gilberto always says that Caymmi is the real genius of the race. João Gilberto tells that he learned everything from Caymmi and that we should always be learning from Caymmi. "Learn everything from him...", João Gilberto says about Caymmi. You see, it is funny... because we are three generations: Caymmi, João Gilberto and I, and João Gilberto says this to me, to me and to all colleagues of my generation, to my friends. And João Gilberto was the immediate master of my generation, because we are a generation that began with an admiration, an admiration for bossa nova, isn't it?... And it was bossa nova that formed us, and João Gilberto was the nucleus, the core of bossa nova, and he always regarded Caymmi as the utmost example of how an artist ought to be and how a man ought to be.


CARYBE

O Axé de Opó-Afojá, Candomblé de Mãe Senhora, uniu três pessoas que hoje em dia são três irmãos de esteira — cada um tem uma esteira. Agora, um é Obá Onicoí, outro é Obá Olorum e o outro é Obá Onoxocum. Em português, seriam Dorival Caymmi, Jorge Amado e Carybé. E, aí nos unem laços assim secretos e misteriosos, não é?... Agora na vida comum eu acho que ele é fabuloso. Agora, ele tem uma coisa contra que não consegue fazer as coisas por causa da preguiça, porque o grande inimigo dele é a preguiça, ou amigo, deve ser amigo, mais do que inimigo, porque não há dúvida que preguiça é uma coisa gostosa, não é? Com bicho-do-pé, se tiver, ainda melhor. Ele fica lá naquele Rio das Ostras, comendo ostra, tocando violão, limpando garrucha, punhais, colecionando bengalas... Então ele vai levando a vida assim... Pinta um quadrinho, e tal, todos eles são bons, menos o meu retrato porque o meu retrato é o Retrato de Dorian Gray, que ele vai pegando, assim, cada dois anos, três anos, um ano e meio, então, mudo... De repente eu estou mais mocinho, daqui a pouco ele faz um coroco, e, enfim, é isso...

O Axe de Opó-Afojá, MãeSenhora's Candomblé, united three persons who are today three worshipbrothers. One is Obá Onikoí, another is Obá Olorum and the other Obá Onoxokum. In Portuguese they would be Dorival Caymmi, Jorge Amado and Carybé. And so we are united by bonds that are secret and mysterious... Now, in everyday life, I think he is fabulous. But he has one thing against him, he cannot do things on account of his lazyness, because lazyness is his big enemy, or friend; I guess it must be a friend, more than an enemy, because no doubt lazyness is something delightful, isn't it? With chigoe, if you have it, better still. He stays there in that faraway Rio das Ostras, eating oysters, stringing his guitar, polishing blunderbusses, daggers, collecting canes... And so he takes life easy... He hangs around, paints a picture or so, all of them good by the way, with the exception of my portrait, because my portrait is the real "Portrait of Dorian Gray", which he goes back to every two years, three years, one year and a half... and I change. All of a sudden lam younger, then he makes me a decrepit old man... Yeah, that's what I had to say...


DORIVAL CAYMMI

30/4/1914 Salvador, BA
16/8/2008 Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Challenge | Who are They?

This is the first out a series of Loronix Challenge pictures sent by a friend that asked to keep his name secret. He sent a LOT of nice pictures and I hope he likes this first pick, which is, oops! I cannot say who are they, this is your mission. The first who say the name of the musicians, wins a 1-Month Rapidshare Premium Account. It is not necessary to identify who is behind the piston player, which is Rubens Bassini. What about the others? You can get a hi-res copy following this link. Good luck!

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Marina - Simples como Fogo (1979)

Hello, good evening! Since Loronix started, I got the habit of listening to at least one LP daily. Sometimes I use to hear albums that I would never consider a candidate of being posted at Loronix. I got also the habit of making the transfer to digital, no matter for Loronix or for my personal collection.

My musical preferences are diversified. I like to hear rock and also love to take albums that bring me very good memory of the past. This is Marina debut LP, an artist never released before at Loronix and a singer that I like very much. It is also an album that brings back very good memories. I want to share these memories with this album that is really different from the music we use to hear at Loronix. Let’s see.

This is Marina – Simples como Fogo (1979), for WEA, the debut LP of Marina, a Brazilian singer, composer and musician with more than 20 albums released in Brazil and several successful tunes composed with Marina most regular partner, her brother and philosopher Antonio Cicero. Simples como Fogo starts with a track that worth the whole album, Marina rendition to Solidao by Dolores Duran, performed here as probably you never heard before. I’m really glad to share this album, but Simples como Fogo brings bad news, the white stripes at front and back cover. Perhaps my scanner has finally getting tired after thousand of cover scans. I hope you appreciate this album as I did today. Tracks include:

Personnel

Robson Jorge, Lincoln Olivetti (cool!)
(arrangements)
Perna Froes
(arrangements at Revolta)

Marina Lima
(voice, violao)
Picole
(drums)
Jamil Joanes
(bass)
Paulinho Soledade
(guitar)
Robson Jorge
(piano, oberhein, moog)
Lincoln Olivetti
(oberhein, moog)
Chiquinho do Acordeon
(accordion)
Sidinho
(percussion)
Marcio Montarroyos
(trumpet)
Ricardo Silvio
(sax)

Special Guests

Sergio Dias
(guitar at Memoria Fora de Hora, Não Há Cabeca, Tao Facil)
Paulo Cesar
(bass at Tao Facil)
Paulinho Braga
(drums at Revolta)
Arthur Verocai
(violao at Revolta)

Track List

01 - Solidão (Dolores Duran)
02 - Transas de Amor (Os Sonhos de Quem Ama) (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
03 - A Chave do Mundo (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
04 - Tão Fácil (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
05 - Maneira de Ser (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
06 - Revolta (Moraes Moreira)
07 - Literalmente Louca (Marina Lima / Maga)
08 - Não Há Cabeça (Ângela Roro)
09 - Memória Fora de Hora (Marina Lima / Antônio Cícero)
10 - Muito (Caetano Veloso)

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Eumir Deodato & Lindolpho Gaya - Love, Strings and Jobim | The Eloquence of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1966)

Hello, good morning! I will be out of home tonight, that’s why I’m making this extraordinary post this morning. By the way, a extraordinary post of a unusual album recorded in 1966 by Elenco with the original title as “Antonio Carlos Jobim Apresenta” and reissued in 1975 as “Love, Strings and Jobim | The Eloquence of Antonio Carlos Jobim”, a lust and cheat title with Antonio Carlos Jobim holding his violao at the beach. I said cheat title? Sure! Let’s know why!

This is Eumir Deodato & Lindolpho Gaya - Love, Strings and Jobim | The Eloquence of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1966), for Elenco, featuring a constellation of Brazilian musicians with a single and important exception, which is Antonio Carlos Jobim that did not take part of this recording session. I’ve been wondering how many friends took this album as Antonio Carlos Jobim career record across four decades. Aloysio de Oliveira and Ray Gilbert’s idea was to introduce new artists to the American audience through Antonio Carlos Jobim popularity in US. Maestro Lindolpho Gaya and Eumir Deodato were invited to write the arrangements and to be credited as main performers, which is something that never happened. I’m crediting both as main performers at this post; at least Loronix makes it as originally conceived.


Additionally, the back cover features pictures of the composers, not the musicians. Tracks include:

Last info: the whole story by Arnaldo de Souteiros from The Music Discographies at bjbear71.com, here.

Personnel

Eumir Deodato
(piano, arrangements on tracks 06, 10, 11)
Lindolpho Gaya
(arrangements)
Sergio Barroso
(bass)
Edison Machado
(drums)
Oscar Castro Neves
(violão)
Mauricio Einhorn
(harmônica)
Jorge Ferreira da Silva
(sax, flute)

Track List

01 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Razão de Viver (Tears) (Eumir Deodato / Paulo Sergio Valle)
03 - Você (You) (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
04 - Seu Encanto (The Face I Love) (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
05 - Samba Torto (Pardon My English) (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
06 - Imagem (Image) (Luis Eça / Aloysio de Oliveira)
07 - Chuva (Rain) (Durval Ferreira / Camargo)
08 - Preciso de Você (Hurry Up And Love) (Aloysio de Oliveira / Tom Jobim)
09 - Morte de Um Deus de Sal (Neptune's Heptune) (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Morrer de Amor (I Live To Love You) (Luvercy Fiorini / Oscar Castro Neves / Vrs. Gilbert)
11 - Tristeza de Nós Dois (The Sight Of You) (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn / Bebeto / Vrs. Gilbert)
12 - Preciso Aprender a Ser Só (If You Went Away) (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle / Vrs. Gilbert)

Sabadabada 4th Anniversary Update!

Fantastic, bombastic! The Sanctuary. The Pioneer. The Inspiration for Loronix creation. Sabadabada is celebrating today 4 (four) delivering Brazilian music at the Internet. And to celebrate 4 years, Sabadabada was also updated with surprising picks carefully selected by Sabadabada staff, including: Ely Arcoverde, Hermeto Pascoal, Betinho, Angelo Antonio, Jorginho Telles, Arnauld Rodrigues, Zimbo Trio, Manoel da Conceição, plus singles!

Get the chance! The Sanctuary has also a breathtaking collection of covers artwork organized by record label with albums that you only find at Sabadabada.

Sabadabada is http://sabadabada.com Happy Birthday!

See you there!

Monday, August 11, 2008

Marisa - Viagem (1973)

Hello, good evening! This is the mandatory and obligatory repost of the first Marisa Gata Mansa LP that I have the chance to make available at Loronix. And it has been a LOT of time; Viagem was released in 06 August 2006, three years and a few days ago. Everything changed since them, the music was available at 128Kbps on a zip file with a size of 32Mb. Now we are making it on 320Kbps on a zip file with 93Mb and additional FLAC file of 190Mb. By the way, as every new album, Viagem is also available with no Rapidshare at Loronix Happy Hour; you should not miss Happy Hour and also Marisa Gata Mansa. Let’s see.

This is Marisa – Viagem (1973), for Odeon, now featuring high res cover scans from the back and front cover, including lyrics and personnel listing, something missing at the first issue. Marisa started her career in 1954 as a jazz interpreter, releasing her first solo LP in 1959. In 1956, Marisa met Dolores Duran replacing her as a singer in Bacará, a famous nightclub in Rio de Janeiro. Viagem features arrangements by Maestro Lindolpho Gaya and although not listed, the piano of Cesar Camargo Mariano. Tracks include:

Personnel

Chiquito
(violao, guitar)
Sergio Barroso
(electric and acoustic bass)
Lula
(drums)
Hugo Bellardi
(piano and electric piano)
Chiquinho do Acordeon
(accordion and electric accordion, also known as chicovox)
Norato
(trombone)
Darcy
(trumpet)
Golden Boys, Trio Esperanca
(vocals)

Track List

01 - Viagem (João de Aquino / Paulo César Pinheiro)
02 - Ta-hí (Pra Você Gostar de Mim) (Joubert de Carvalho)
03 - Cadeira Vazia (Luis Carlos Sá / Zé Rodrix / Guarabyra)
04 - Ingênuo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda / Paulo César Pinheiro)
05 - Perguntas (Joyce)
06 - Sodade Matadeira (Dorival Caymmi) Viagem (João de Aquino / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - Saia do Meu Caminho (Custódio Mesquita / Evaldo Ruy)
08 - Taberna da Glória (Renato Rocha)
09 - Doce Melodia (Abel Ferreira)
10 - Romântico do Caribe (Gonzaguinha)
11 - Quem Chorou Fui Eu (Milton de Oliveira / Haroldo Lobo)
12 - Um Dia (Caetano Veloso) Menino de Braçanã (Luis Vieira / Arnaldo Passos) Upa Upa (Meu Trolinho) (Ary Barroso)

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Challenge | What is this group and who are they?

Hello, good evening! Another quick and easy challenge game, unfortunately, no rewards this time. I just want to know the name of this Brazilian group and the name of each one of the four members. Very easy, but it is a really nice photo, don’t you think?

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Dick Farney - JAM | Jazz After Midnight (1956)

Hello, good evening! It is nice to show an album recorded by Dick Farney after a long time. Loronix last Dick Farney release was made on the very beginning of February. This album is really hard to find in its first 1956 issue. This is probably the first Dick Farney album in the 12-inch format, but I’m sure this is the first 12-inch made by Columbia in Brazil. Recorded live at Teatro da Cultura Artistica, Sao Paulo, 11 July, 1956, exactly nineteen years before the passing of George Gershwin. Let’s see.

This is Dick Farney – JAM | Jazz After Midnight (1956), for Columbia, featuring instrumental renditions of George Gershwin music, performed by Dick Farney and top-notch Brazilian Jazz musicians, including the legendary sax player Case, Rubens Barsotti (from Zimbo Trio) and Chou Viana. This is really a JAM session, with no rehearsal by the musicians. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dick Farney
(piano)
Case
(sax)
Rubens Barsotti
(drums)
Chou Viana
(bass)

Track List

01 - Strike Up The Band (George Gershwin)
02 - Embraceable You (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin)
03 - Oh Lady Be Good (George Gershwin)
04 - But Not For Me (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin)
05 - I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin)
06 - A Foggy Day (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin)
07 - The Man I Love (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin)

Friday, August 08, 2008

Caetano Veloso - A Bossa de Caetano (2000)

Hello, good evening! I think you should now be asking yourself why zeca is publishing an album released so early in 2000, which is a baby, according with regular Loronix releases, focused on much older music from the 50’s to the 80’s.

The answer is quite simple, this album is out of print and it is really a treat, featuring Caetano Veloso Bossa Nova repertoire, taken from his releases from 1967 to 1999. Additionally, this is a lovely album and Caetano Veloso celebrates today, 07 August, his 66th anniversary. I’m a big fan of Caetano Veloso, one of the artists that most influenced my way of thinking Brazilian popular music. Happy Birthday, Caetano. Let’s see.

This is Caetano Veloso – A Bossa de Caetano (2000), for Philips, featuring fourteen Caetano Veloso Bossa Nova cuts, including compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra, Marcos Valle, Joao Gilberto, and others. Only two Caetano Veloso compositions are available here. My very difficult choice to Loronix Preview Center is 13 – Oba, La, La – Bim, Bom, Joao Gilberto compositions. Tracks include:

01 - Summer Samba (Samba de Verao) (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - Chega De Saudade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Desde Que O Samba e Samba (Caetano Veloso)
04 - Coisa Mais Linda (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Get Out Of Town (Cole Porter)
06 - Quando Eu Penso Na Bahia (Ary Barroso / Luis Peixoto)
07 - Chuvas de Verao (Fernando Lobo)
08 - Lindeza (Caetano Veloso)
09 - Chora Tua Tristeza (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
10 - Nega Maluca (Fernando Lobo / Evaldo Ruy) Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
11 - Dindi (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira) Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - Samba e Amor (Chico Buarque)
13 - Oba-la-la (Joao Gilberto) Bim Bom (Joao Gilberto)
14 - Na Baixa Do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso)

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Orlando Silva - O Eterno Seresteiro (1969)

Here we go on the last contribution made by my mother a couple of weeks ago, which is an album that I did not know the existence, featuring two important musicians, Orlando Silva, considered by many people (including Joao Gilberto) one of the greatest Brazilian singers of all time and Jacob do Bandolim, the master of bandolim playing, a well-known artist at Loronix. Let’s see.

This is Orlando Silva – O Eterno Seresteiro (1969), for RCA, featuring Orlando Silva backed by Jacob do Bandolim with Conjunto Epoca de Ouro. Little I know about this album, recorded in the same year Jacob do Bandolim has passed, if not the last, it is one of the latest albums recorded by Jacob. Conjunto Epoca de Ouro musicians and arrangers are not credited, but Rildo Hora is credited as artistic coordination and probably has some influence on arrangements. Tracks include.

01 - Serenata do Adeus (Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Modinha (Jaime Ovalle / Manuel Bandeira)
03 - Falsa Felicidade (Paulo Medeiros)
04 - Misterioso Amor (Saint-Clair Sena)
05 - Volta Para o Meu Amor (Joubert de Carvalho / Tostes Malta)
06 - Um Novo Ceu (Ted Moreno / Fernando Cesar)
07 - Meu Companheiro (Orestes Barbosa / Francisco Alves)
08 - Vidro Vazio (Romualdo Peixoto "Nono" / Orestes Barbosa)
09 - Guacyra (Hekel Tavares / Juraci Camargo)
10 - Modinha (Sergio Bittencourt)
11 - Maringa (Joubert de Carvalho)