Saturday, June 17, 2006

Dick Farney - Atendendo a Pedidos (1959)

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.