Monday, November 10, 2008

Dulce Nunes - Samba do Escritor (1968)

This is the third recovery of a series of albums that disappeared from Loronix discography. Some friends are asking me the reasons why they had disappeared, and in most cases, unfortunately, I cannot remember why. But what really matters is that they are now back, fresh music for those who recently joined our community and good chance for a new hearing for friends who are part of Loronix since the beginning.

Dulce Nunes is a soulful singer. Unfortunately, she recorded only 3 albums, as explained on my original text below, written in August 2006. Let’s see.

This is Dulce Nunes – Samba do Escritor (1968), for Forma. Dulce Nunes is a Brazilian singer that started her career as an actress in the 50's. She was married with the pianist Bene Nunes, an active pianist in the 50's. Together, they had a major participation at Bossa Nova birth, by opening their residence to important Bossa Nova artists.

Samba do Escritor is Dulce Nunes most celebrated accomplishment, featuring all 12 songs composed by Dulce in partnership with renowned Brazilian poetries and writers from that period, such as: Jorge Amado, Mario Quintana, Guimaraes Rosa, among others. Additionally, Samba do Escritor has the participation of Momento Quatro, Edu Lobo, Nara Leao, Joyce and Gracinha Leporato and also landmarks the first Egberto Gismonti engagement as arranger; actually, this is the first Egberto Gismonti record. Highly recommended. Tracks include:

The Performers

Dulce Nunes & Egberto Gismonti
(voice & arrangements)

Edu Lobo

Nara Leao

Gracinha Leporacce

Momento Quatro

Joyce


The Arrangers

Guerra-Peixe, Luiz Eca, Oscar Castro Neves, Egberto Gismonti
(arrangements)

Track List

01 - Canção do Dia de Sempre (Dulce Nunes / Mário Quintana) - with Momento Quatro
02 - Lamento de Glória (Dulce Nunes / Jorge Amado)
03 - Domingo (Dulce Nunes / Mário Quintana) – with Edu Lobo / Momento Quatro
04 - Adamúbies (Dulce Nunes / Guimarães Rosa)
05 - Mal de Amor (Dulce Nunes / Vinicius de Moraes) - with Nara Leão
06 - Amor de Tempo Nenhum (Dulce Nunes / Antônio Callado)
07 - Ou Ou (Dulce Nunes / Guimarães Rosa)
08 - Deixa o Mundo Girar (Dulce Nunes / Millôr Fernandes) - with Momento Quatro / Joyce
09 - Eu Te Dou Meu Coração (Dulce Nunes / Paulo Mendes Campos) - with Gracinha Leporace
10 - O Aloprado (Dulce Nunes / Guimarães Rosa) - with Momento Quatro
11 - Legado (Dulce Nunes / Carlos Drummond de Andrade)
12 - Samba do Escritor (Dulce Nunes / Millôr Fernandes)