Monday, September 04, 2006

Os Cariocas - A Grande Bossa dos Cariocas (1964)

This is a delicious LP from Os Cariocas. I really like these guys. zecalouro found on linear notes that all 12 tracks are being recorded on this LP for the first time. Since this record brings several Bossa Nova classics, such as: A Minha Namorada, Samba de Verao, Inutil Paisagem and So Tinha de Ser com Voce, we have a important and impossible to miss release.

Maestro Severino Filho is the arranger (for voice and instruments) on 6 orchestrated tracks and 6 tracks were they are accompanying themselves. Tracks include:

01 - Minha Namorada (Carlos Lyra - Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Samba de Verao (Paulo Sergio Valle - Marcos Valle)
03 - Inutil Paisagem (Tom Jobim - Aloysio de Oliveira)
04 - Nem o Mar Sabia (Roberto Menescal - Ronaldo Boscoli)
05 - Insonia por Sonia (Wilson Tiropelli)
06 - Longe do Rio (Luiz Fernando Freire - Edu Lobo)
07 - E Vem o Sol (Paulo Sergio Valle - Marcos Valle)
08 - Tema para Quatro (Severino Filho)
09 - Domingo Azul (Billy Blanco)
10 - Moca da Praia (Luiz Fernando Freire - Roberto Menescal)
11 - Ei Natureza! (Paulo Bruce - Sergio Carvalho)
12 - So Tinha que Ser com Voce (Tom Jobim - Aloysio de Oliveira)