Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Carolina Cardoso de Menezes - Boite Carolina (1957)

Another Mr. X release, the most obscure, incognito and impossible to identify Loronix contributor. In spite of the mystery that surrounds Mr. X activities, his contributions are always great, not different with this one, Carolina Cardoso de Menezes - Boite Carolina (1957) for Odeon.

If were not introduced to Carolina by the earlier posts, this is a great chance. Carolina Cardoso de Menezes is a classic pianist that dedicated his career to popular music, adapting jazz feelings to Brazilian rhythms. I guess this is Carolina debut LP, just a guess that needs to be checked, since I have been loosing some reputation when informing debut LPs. Tracks include:

01 - Despedida de Mangueira (Benedito Lacerda / Aldo Cabral)
02 - Boa Noite Amor (José Maria de Abreu / Francisco Matoso)
03 - Puladinho (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
04 - Mulher de Malandro (Heitor dos Prazeres)
05 - Nancy (Bruno Arelli)
06 - Dono dos Teus Olhos (Humberto Teixeira)
07 - Maria Maria (Tuyú)
08 - Dor de Recordar (Joubert de Carvalho)
09 - Batuquente (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
10 - Vai Haver Barulho no Chateau (Noel Rosa / Valdrido Silva)
11 - Preludiando (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)
12 - Boa Sorte (Carolina Cardoso de Menezes)