Elza Soares – Elza, Miltinho e Samba (1968) – Volume 2

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Publicado em: Sunday, July 02, 2006 by zecalouro

This is the second out of three albums that Elza Soares has recorded with Miltinho in the late 60’s. The first one is already available at Loronix and was the first Elza Soares album posted by zecalouro.

Those who got the first Elza Soares – Elza, Miltinho e Samba – Volume 1, do not miss this release.

Here we have the same swing, the same Elza and Miltinho and an outstanding out of print LP from the 60’s that zecalouro is very happy to share with all his friends since Elza has conquered many fans at Loronix.

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Este disco pode ser buscado, individualmente, no Um que Tenha. Agora, se você tiver baixado o volume 6 do box Negra, quando buscou o Elza Soares – Carnaval & Samba,  não precisa baixar de novo, pois Elza, Miltinho e Samba – Vol. 2 é a primeira parte do volume.

Doris Monteiro – Doris Monteiro (1970)

Link original: Doris Monteiro – Doris Monteiro (1970)
Publicado em: Sunday, July 02, 2006 by zecalouro

Doris Monteiro, just to heal this weird day were Brazilian soccer team has collapsed in Germany. A beautiful work from 1970. She is here on a different style from the 60’s, some kind of transition between Bossa Nova to the modern and swinging style from the 70’s.

Orchestrations are by Carlos Monteiro de Souza. This Doris Monteiro – Doris Monteiro (1970) is a recommendation from a knowledgeable Doris Monteiro friend of Loronix. You can trust.

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Não tinha este disco, porém graças à colaboração do Amilcar e do Luis Esteban (ver comentários)  ele foi publicado pelo Falcão no Poeira e Cantos. Porém, o blog saiu do ar e agora, graças à colaboração do Fulano Sicrano, ele está disponível no Um que Tenha.

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Joyce – Joyce (1968)

Link original:  Joyce – Joyce (1968)
Publicado em: Saturday, July 01, 2006 by zecalouro

Big question: how zecalouro could forget Joyce after more than a hundred posts? Bad green bird. Well, Joyce is so cool that it is mandatory to start from her 1968 debut album Joyce – Selftitled.

I want to say thank you to Domingos Junior, a very friend of Loronix, that owns a Blog calledPlease, Garçon! – one of the tracks from Joyce – that made me remember of her. He is also zecalouro’s Doris Monteiro Consultant. Thanks Domingos.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Parallel Realities Studio.

Erlon Chaves – Sabadabada (1965)

Link original: Erlon Chaves – Sadabadaba (1965)
Publicado em: Saturday, July 01, 2006 by zecalouro

What amazing word and what a wonderful album: Sabadabada, the 1965 Erlon Chaves LP.

Sadabadaba is also a very common word that identifies one of the best websites dedicated to Bossa Nova, http://www.sabadabada.com/.

zecalouro found at The Writings of Jose Domingos Rafaelli a great Sadabadaba review, as follow:

The late maestro, pianist, composer and arranger Erlon Chaves led a medium big band with some of the best Brazilian musicians with superb results. The arrangements have a big amount of swing and the soloists (among them Raul de Souza, Hector Costita, Kuntz Wagner, Papudinho and Chaves himself) put their hearts off on this record. The title track, an original Chaves composition, in the Tadd Dameron vein, is one [of the most] lyrical and beautiful melodies ever written in Brazil. Recorded in 1964.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Buzios Bossa Blog.

Neyde Fraga com Walter Wanderley e seu Conjunto – Balançando (1964)

Link original: Neyde Fraga com Walter Wanderley e seu Conjunto – Balançando (1964)
Publicado em: Friday, June 30, 2006 by zecalouro

Good Night Gentleman!

zecalouro is with this album under his wing for weeks using Google several times per day on a never-ending quest to find additional information.

The quest is over, unsuccessfully over. Lazy green bird. He just wants to say that this LP from 1964 – Balançando, with Walter Wanderley and Neyde Fraga is very good. Maybe Walter is the only organist zecalouro knowns that can make a crowd dance using only an old organ.

Neyde Fraga is also surprising.

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Não Tinha este disco. Porém, graças à colaboração de uma visitante do blog e ao Fulano Sicrano, ele foi publicado no Um que Tenha. Agora ele também está disponível no Parallel Realities.

Elza Soares – Carnaval & Samba (1969)

Link original: Elza Soares – Carnaval & Samba (1969)
Publicado em: Friday, June 30, 2006 by zecalouro

Elza Soares – Carnaval & Samba (1969) is an unique LP from Elenco, where Elza sings sambas enredos. Some clarification is needed here, Samba-Enredo is the music choosen by each Escola de Samba – Samba School – in Brazilian Carnaval to suport the Carnaval parade. Each Escola de Samba has a different song each year.

Carnaval & Samba is a collection of several Sambas-Enredos. zecalouro thinks he is delivering an unique experience for those who never came to Brazil at Carnaval time. Believe me. This is one of the best posts so far. zecalouro is right now listening to this album and his heart is beating at 140, at least. Beautiful LP.

Amazing cover. Elza is dressing a Bahiana costume, very common in Bahia.

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Este disco é a segunda parte do volume 6 do box “Negra” da Elza Soares, publicado no Um que Tenha.

Nara Leao – O Canto Livre de Nara (1965)

Link original: Nara Leao – O Canto Livre de Nara (1965)
Publicado em: Friday, June 30, 2006 by zecalouro

Nara Leao, O Canto Livre de Nara (1965) is the second release of this great Brazilian singer that had an important role on Bossa Nova creation and therefore making linkage to other cultural movements and launching new composers.

This LP is the original out of print release from 1965 with participation of Dorival Caymmi and Luis Eça. Universal has this album on a boxset, which includes two additional tracks sung in Spanish.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Eliana Pittman – Eliana Pittman (1972)

Link original: Eliana Pittman – Eliana Pittman (1972)
Publicado em: Friday, June 30, 2006 by zecalouro

Eliana Pittman not considered on a strict judgment a Brazilian Diva, however, she is Jazzy and Soulful enough to be set forgotten. Eliana is the stepdaughter of the saxophonist Booker Pittman since 11 years old. She was deeply influenced and encouraged by him to become an artist. Booker was her first music teacher, mentor and partner on some records.

Her career was notably affected by personal turbulences. Since Booker serious illness on early 70’s, she has been alternating moments of reclusion and some activity. She has also worked as an actress before releasing this great album in 1972.

Eliana trademark is her easy recognized voice, full of scats and rough enough to capture any ear. In 2001, she opened a new tour starting from Rio de Janeiro. Perhaps this was her last public appearance.

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Este disco pode ser buscado na Discoteca Nacional. 

Waltel Branco – Guitarra Bossa Nova (1963)

Link original: Waltel Branco – Guitarra Bossa Nova (1963)
Publicado em: Thursday, June 29, 2006 by zecalouro

zecalouro must be wrong, but Waltel Branco is not well known in Brazil, even overseas. Friend of Joao Gilberto, Waltel took part on early Bossa Nova years being later on – after a short stay in Cuba – member of Dizzy Gillespie and Henry Mancini (collaborating with Pink Panter soundtrack).

This is his 1963 Guitarra Bossa Nova – also known as Guitarras em Fogo. Believe me, Baden Powell is credit here on Guitarras em Fogo track. Another fantastic example of how cool, surprising and never ending music we can gather from the 60’s.

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Não tinha este disco, mas graças à colaboração de uma visitante do blog ele foi disponibilizado, mas estava com a faixa “Destino” faltando.   Em seu lugar, aparecia a faixa “Samba Toff” (duas vezes). Nosso amigo colecionador anônimo acaba de enviar a versão original do álbum, que se chama Guitarras de Fogo (1962). É o mesmo disco, com outra capa (veja abaixo), as mesmas músicas, porém em ordem diferente. Pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha (Guitarra Bossa Nova) na Rádio Forma e Elenco do Martoni (Guitarras em Fogo).  

Joao Donato – Joao Donato e Seu Conjunto – Chá Dançante (1956)

Link original: Joao Donato – Joao Donato e Seu Conjunto – Chá Dançante (1956)
Publicado em: Thursday, June 29, 2006 by zecalouro

This is a very old Joao Donato from the 50’s, specifically, 1956. One of the first Donato’s album, this album mixes swinging jazz with Brazilian Rhythms, such like: Baião, Choro, etc.

The early Donato is not playing the piano here; he is in charge of the accordion, his main instrument of his beginning. Relaxing, this nice LP gives all the hints that Donato would be a great Brazilian musician.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Original Pinheiros Style.

Doris Monteiro – Doris Monteiro (1961)

Link original: Doris Monteiro – Doris Monteiro (1961)
Publicado em: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 by zecalouro

The last Doris Monteiro made a lot of noise at Loronix and zecalouro is surprised how much she is adored. So, here we go again with Doris Monteiro, 1961 and this *beautiful* cover. Remember that today is the beautiful cover day.

This was one of the first LPs from Doris ever. Doris 61 is a mixture of Bossa and Samba with orchestration by Monteiro de Sousa.

For those who are fanatic for Doris, this is a gem. For everyone, it is a wonderful chance to understand an early work of a Brazilian Diva that has almost 50 years of activity.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Parallel Realities Studio.

Brasilia Modern Six – Estréia (1969)

Link original: Brasilia Modern Six – Estréia (1969)
Publicado em: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 by zecalouro

Now we have here a beautiful organ based Samba LP from Brasilia Modern Six – Estreia (1969). The cover is wonderful. Perhaps Devo got some inspiration with this cover to build-up their style.

I don’t have consistent info about Brasilia Modern Six or about this Estreia album, but the singer has a wonderful female voice and there are some known tracks, such like: believe me, Light My Fire (The Doors). However, when they perform their own material in Portuguese, they make it better.

If someone has any relevant info about Brasilia Modern Six, please, feel free.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Abracadabra.

Cesar Camargo Mariano – Octeto Cesar Camargo Mariano (1967)

Link original: Cesar Camargo Mariano – Octeto Cesar Camargo Mariano (1967)
Publicado em: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 by zecalouro

Cesar Camargo Mariano is worldly acclaimed as one of the best Brazilian arrangers, producers and pianists. Cesar has worked with several renowned artists worldwide on several important arenas of contemporary music.

In 1967, Cesar was member of the Bossa Nova Jazz Sambalanco Trio and then assembled Octeto Cesar Camargo Mariano, which was Sambalanco Trio plus five brass players.

This 1967 Cesar Camargo Mariano – Octeto de Cesar Camargo Mariano is considered a landmark in the fusion of Jazz and Bossa Nova in Brazil.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Claudia – Você, Claudia, Você (1971)

Link original: Claudia – Você, Claudia, Você (1971)
Publicado em: Monday, June 26, 2006 by zecalouro

Another Brazilian Diva. Claudia, with her 1974 album Claudia, Você, Claudia, arranged and orchestrated by Geraldo Vespar and Orlando Silveira, a good mixture of pop with jazz.

Almost unknown in Brazil, Claudia has more than 20 career albums, having her career peak at early 70’s. She won some important n “Festivais da Canção” and for a certain period, has divided with Elis Regina the public and media recognition of being the best Brazilian Diva.

This out of print 1971 LP is Voce, Claudia, Voce is a nice album that reminds a lot the records of Marcos Valle from the late 60’s. The cover – I hope zecaloura will not read this post – is gorgeous.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Aracy de Almeida – Samba é Aracy de Almeida (1965)

Link original: Aracy de Almeida – Samba é Aracy de Almeida (1965)
Publicado em: Monday, June 26, 2006 by zecalouro

My friends from Brazil will think the zecalouro is going nuts with this post. Those who have less than 45 years old will remember Aracy de Almeida as the bad humour character from a Sunday afternoon show of Silvio Santos. However, Aracy is much more than that, she is simply one of the best performer of Noel Rosa and many other genius from Brazilian music from the early twenty century.

Aracy is so unique that we will start from his last album, Samba é Aracy de Almeida from Elenco, 1965.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no 300 discos.

Terra Trio – Terra a Vista (1969)

Link original: Terra Trio – Terra a Vista (1969)
Publicado em: Sunday, June 25, 2006 by zecalouro

This is certainly an unknown and a hard to find album, Terra Trio and the 1969 LP Terra a Vista. Terra Trio is such like Tamba Trio, Os Cariocas and other instrumental vocal trio from the 60’s.

However, their repertoire is not made of the classic Bossa Nova tunes, but their own songs. Terra Trio is Fernando (piano and vocals), Zé Maria (bass and vocals) and Ricardo (drums and vocals). Nara Leão and Sidney Miller were the producers.

If any friend finds additional information about Terra Trio, please, let’s discuss in comments.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha. Como não está disponível em nenhum local, estamos disponibilizando provisoriamente na forma de um magnet link. OBS: não se esqueça de deixar semeando  depois que você terminar de baixar (uma boa razão seria pelo menos 2 vezes o que você baixar!)

Raul de Souza – A Vontade Mesmo (1964)

Link original: Raul de Souza – A Vontade Mesmo (1964)
Publicado em: Sunday, June 25, 2006 by zecalouro

Raul de Souza – Brazilian Trombonist – first LP was released in 1964, known at that time as Raulzito, was never issued in the US. A Vontade Mesmo is not a Bossa Nova album, but high quality instrumental Brazilian jazz.

zecalouro wants to know what happened with these guys during the 60’s, where so wonderful albums were released. Maybe the water sold in Brazil…

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Este disco pode ser buscado no 300 discos. Como o Raul de Souza é acompanhado pelo Sambalanço Trio, também classifiquei o disco nesta categoria.

Claudette Soares – Claudette Soares (1969)

Link original: Claudette Soares – Claudette Soares (1969)
Publicado em: Sunday, June 25, 2006 by zecalouro

One more Brazilian Diva, Claudette Soares. She started her career in radio at the age of ten. In 1960, Claudette embraced Bossa Nova and Samba Jazz. Her first solo album dedicated to Bossa Nova came in 1964.

This is the 1969, Claudette Soares (selftitled) for Phillips.

Only released in vinyl, this album was arranged by Jose Briamonte and Cesar Camargo Mariano and brings a unusual fusion of Bossa Nova influenced by Soul music.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no SuperSom 2000.

Nana Caymmi – Serie Estreia (1965) – Debut Album

Link original: Nana Caymmi – Serie Estreia (1965) – Debut Album
Publicado em: Saturday, June 24, 2006 by zecalouro

Nana Caymmi is Dorival Caymmi famous daughter, an established singer and surely one of the greatest Brazilian Diva. Nana is easily recognized by her deep voice and is also a composer, recorded by Milton Nascimento and other Brazilian giants.

This album is the first ever in her career, Nana Caymmi – Serie Estreia (1965). The early and young Nana shows here everything she could deliver on her remaining albums. Arranged with passion by Oscar Castro Neves, which took care of never pushing Nana too much, and letting her vocal expressions open like she was singing for her great father and family. Titles include songs of Dorival Caymmi, Tom Jobim, Paulo Sergio Valle, Eumir Deodato, among others.

It is a mandatory album for any collector. After this debut, Nana entered into an artistic hiatus to be dedicated to her marriage, delivering a new album only ten years later.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no 300 discos.  A data de lançamento correta é 1967 (eu tenho o disco).

Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans – Aquarela do Brasil (1969)

Link original: Elis Regina & Toots Thielemans – Aquarela do Brasil (1969)
Publicado em: Thursday, June 22, 2006 by zecalouro

A few posts ago, we were introduced to Roberto Menescal – O Conjunto de Roberto Menescal, assembled by Elis Regina for her 1969 European tour. Elis Regina was outstanding even beyond her vocals, she also knew very well how to choose her musicians and arrangers.

This album – Aquarela do Brasil, Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina (1969) was recorded in Sweden during this tour. This record is as good as the last Elis & Tom, maybe better.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Trio Irakitan – A Bossa que Gostamos de Cantar (1961)

Link original: Trio Irakitan – A Bossa que Gostamos de Cantar (1961)
Publicado em: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 by zecalouro

Trio Irakitan was a Vocal Bossa Nova Samba Trio. Their debut was very early, being active since 1947. Trio Irakitan members are from Brazilian Northeast region, they were responsible for introducing some Northeast flavor to national audiences.

Trio Irakitan has terminated its activities due passing of its Leader, Edinho, in 1965.

They made several records, Trio Irakitan – A Bossa que Gostamos de Cantar is from 1961, their peak.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Marcos Valle – Samba ’68 (1968)

Link original: Marcos Valle – Samba ’68 (1968)
Publicado em: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 by zecalouro

Marcos Valle Samba 68′ is the kind of album that everybody likes it, even those who are not familiarized with Marcos and his music. He interprets eleven of his songs including some standards. Marcos wife – Ana Maria – duels with him on some tracks.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Roberto Menescal – O Conjunto de Roberto Menescal (1969)

Link original: Roberto Menescal – O Conjunto de Roberto Menescal (1969)

Publicado em: Monday, June 19, 2006 by zecalouro

This is a 1969 record from Roberto Menescal – O Conjunto de Roberto Menescal, with the participation of Elis Regina on track 02, Depois da Queda. This album was recorded after a tourne in Europe with Elis Regina, who was backed up by Roberto Menescal on a band called Elis 5.

The cover shows Menescal on his best time, taking sun and fishing at Praia do Arpoador, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro.

O Conjunto de Roberto Menescal left renowned musicians that were successful later on by themselves, such as: Antonio Adolfo and Wilson das Neves.

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Não tinha este disco.  Porém, graças à colaboração dos amigos Andreas e Fulano Sicrano, ele hoje está disponível no Um que Tenha.   

Dick Farney – Atendendo a Pedidos (1959)

Link original:  Dick Farney – Atendendo a Pedidos (1959)
Publicado em: Saturday, June 17, 2006 by zecalouro

Saturday night, zecaloura at home – in fact, making noise to get me out of Loronix -, dinner and glass of wine… A Great plan, that never goes wrong if you have an old and good Dick Farney playing…

Dick Farney was an outstanding singer, instrumentalist and composer who contributed decisively to the renovation of Brazilian popular music with the incorporation of jazz harmonies and style. Farney had hits in Brazil that announced the soon-to-be bossa nova genre, such as “Copacabana” and “Teresa da Praia”.

In 1954, Farney started his association with Tom Jobim, announcing the forthcoming Bossa Nova times; in that year, “Teresa da Praia” (Tom Jobim/Billy Blanco) became a huge hit, interpreted by Farney and Lúcio Alves.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Bossa Tres & Jo Basile – Bossa Tres & Jo Basile (1963)

Publicado em: Saturday, June 17, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original: Bossa Tres & Jo Basile – Bossa Tres & Jo Basile (1963)

A lost an forgotten treasure of Bossa Nova. This Bossa Tres was recorded during their stay in New York in 1963, with the participation of Jo Basile. Basile plays the accordeon on an unique manner just to match and correctly the groovy Bossa provided by Luiz Carlos Vinhas and his crew.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Edison Machado.

Elis Regina – Elis Regina | Orquestra, sob Direcao de Astor (1963)

Publicado em: Saturday, June 17, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original:  Elis Regina – Elis Regina | Orquestra, sob Direcao de Astor (1963)

This is an 1963 Elis Regina – Selftitled – third career album. Elis stills pretty young here but displays an advanced stage of artistry, confident and swinging throughout the album, and in supreme control of her voice. She scats over “Formiguinha Triste,” toying with a saxophone very reminiscent of Stan Getz.

Astor makes the arrangements, assembling a small bossa nova group with muted brass and reeds, lending a superb accompaniment to Brazil’s brightest young singer.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Elis Discografia.

Carlos Lyra – Saravá! (1969)

Publicado em: Friday, June 16, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original:  Carlos Lyra – Sarava (1969)

This is another out of print album, Carlos Lyra – Sarava (1969). Carlos Lyra is one of the most important artists of the Bossa Nova and also an intellectual behind the movement, forging new directions like the protest song. Lyra wrote some of the best moments of the Bossa Nova on his own or together with partners like Vinícius de Moraes.

He founded with Roberto Menescal a guitar academy that became a meeting point for future artists like Edu Lobo, Marcos Valle, Nara Leão, and Ronaldo Bôscoli.

Sarava was recorded in Mexico, when Lyra and other Brazilian artists were in cultural exile. This album is a nice and classic Bossa Nova piece. There is a term that zecalouro does not like but it is the best description for this record, “easy-listening”.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.

Os Afro Sambas – Baden Powell (1990)

Publicado em: Friday, June 16, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original: Os Afro Sambas – Baden Powell (1990)

After several gentle requests, zecalouro presents Baden Powell and the Afro Sambas. The Afro Sambas was originally recorded in 1966, while this one was recorded by Baden and Quarteto em Cy without Vinicius de Moraes in 1990.

Eight of the eleven compositions are the same of the original one, while two are also compostions of Baden and Vinicius from the same period and the opening was made by Baden alone particularly for this recording.

This album uses all the sound technology available on 90’s so it sounds like new. The 66 album was recorded on a 2 channel studio, and this means a huge difference in sound quality. Baden tried to keep this version as similar as possible as to the 1966 version.

There is another curiosity; the evangelic temples and their followers do not tolerate the Brazilian Afro Religion. Later in his life, Baden had converted himself to an evangelic, changing all Afro citations to a more Christian oriented approach during live presentations.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no 300 discos importantes. Existe também uma outra versão da capa, que está abaixo:

Hermeto Pascoal – Slaves Mass (1977)

Publicado em: Thursday, June 15, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original: Hermeto Pascoal – Slaves Mass (1977)

This is a Hermeto Pascoal 1974 LP, Slaves Mass, considered a milestone on instrumental music and Jazz scene, although it is not a strictly Jazz album. On seven tracks, Hermeto plays everything, from flutes, sax, guitar, Fender piano, clavinet and weird inventions, such like: fans, bottles, tea pot, etc.

Hermeto is now in Brazil. He made a move from Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba, just to stay closer to his new young wife that is also a musician. They are playing and have recorded together a new album.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no 300 discos importantes.

Johnny Alf – Ele é Johnny Alf (1971)

Publicado em: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 by zecalouro
Link original: Johnny Alf – Ele é Johnny Alf (1971)

Johnny Alf is one of the former Brazilian composers to fuse Jazz into Brazilian music. His strong Jazz accent made him be honored as one of Bossa Nova founders, although he never received the correct credits and recognition by the mainstream.

Alf is the Master of the altered chords and complex harmonies. Tom Jobim and Oscar de Castro Neves, for instance, were always close to the first Johnny Alf gigs in Rio de Janeiro to learn his new style of playing.

This is one of his best albums with a collection of such great standards and delicious jazz swinging sambas Alf classics. The album also features Helio Delmiro on acoustic guitar and the Vocal Trio Os Tres Morais.

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Este disco pode ser buscado no Um que Tenha.