Thursday, January 04, 2007

Billy Blanco - Paulistana, Retrato de uma Cidade (1974)

I'm carry on another of those "everybody is waiting" request of Loronixers. A LP of a Brazilian with a strong association with Bossa Nova, gives live performances regularly, but released few records. This is his first solo record to be presented at Loronix, however, he is present on several albums with another artists and represented with some of more than 300 compositions written so far.

This is Billy Blanco - Paulistana, Retrato de uma Cidade (1974), for Odeon. Paulistana is in fact a symphony and a tribute to the City of Sao Paulo. The orchestra is in charge of Maestro Chico Morais while Aloysio de Oliveira makes produces. All tracks are Billy Blanco compositions performed by several renowned artists, as follows: Pery Ribeiro, Claudia, Elza Soares, Nadinho da Ilha, Claudette Soares and Miltinho.

I have been busy working in the last days, so I'm taking advantage of the many contributions sent so far. This one is from Aldo, sent in August. Aldo, if you are still here, thanks a lot. Tracks include:

01 - Louvação de Anchieta (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Pery Ribeiro
02 - Bartira (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Cláudia
03 - Monções (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Pery Ribeiro
04 - Tema de São Paulo (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Coro
05 - Capital do Tempo (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Elza Soares
06 - O Dinheiro (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Nadinho da Ilha
07 - Coisas da Noite (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Pery Ribeiro
08 - O Céu de São Paulo (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Claudette Soares
09 - Amanhecendo (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Coro
10 - O Tempo e a Hora (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Coro / Pery Ribeiro / Cláudia
11 - Viva o Camelô (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Miltinho
12 - Pro Esporte (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Elza Soares
13 - São Paulo Jovem (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Pery Ribeiro
14 - Rua Augusta (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Coro
15 - Grande São Paulo (Billy Blanco) - Billy Blanco / Coro / Pery Ribeiro