Saturday, July 14, 2007

Vadico - Evocacao III (1979)

This is a tribute to one of the most underrated and forgotten artists in Brazil. Make an exercise right now and try to answer a simple question: "Who is Vadico?” Probably, just a small group of friends would make it by heart. I'm quite sure Vadico is widely unknown outside and even inside Brazil. Vadico is the longtime composer partner of Noel Rosa, one of the most interesting composer partnerships of Brazilian popular music. Their first composition is the legendary Feitio de Oracao, created in 1932, the second was, believe me, Feitico da Vila. Since these first two masterpieces, they made together hundreds of legendary compositions. I'm sharing a tribute album to Vadico, recorded in 1979 by a constellation of Brazilian musicians.

This is Vadico - Evocacao III (1979), for Eldorado, a tribute to Vadico. In spite of his series of compositions with Noel Rosa, Vadico was also a gifted musician, playing piano and leading orchestras. Vadico had also an international experience as member of several American orchestras and as pianist of o Bando da Lua, Carmen Miranda accompaniment group, taking part in several movies in the 40's. There is also an interesting story about Vadico, he was the first Vinicius de Moraes choice to be responsible for the soundtrack of Orfeu da Conceicao, but Vadico took a lot of time to accept the offer and Vinicius decided another name, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Tracks include:

Performers

Marcio Montarroyos
Dominguinhos
Raul de Barros
Amilton Godoy
Roberto Sion
Edu da Gaita
Heraldo do Monte

Track List

01 - Feitio de Oração (Vadico / Noel Rosa) - Márcio Montarroyos
02 - Prece (Vadico / Marino Pinto) - Dominguinhos
03 - Nego (Vadico / Marino Pinto) - Raul de Barros
04 - Choro Em Fá Menor (Vadico) - Amilton Godoy
05 - Pra Que Mentir (Vadico / Noel Rosa) - Roberto Sion
06 - Sempre a Esperar (Vadico / Vinicius de Moraes) - Raul de Barros
07 - Feitiço da Vila (Vadico / Noel Rosa) - Edu da Gaita
08 - Julgamento (Vadico / Marino Pinto) - Márcio Montarroyos
09 - Chopp (Vadico) - Amilton Godoy
10 - Guanabara (Vadico / Aloysio de Oliveira) - Roberto Sion
11 - Só Pode Ser Você (Vadico / Noel Rosa) - Dominguinhos
12 - Conversa de Botequim (Vadico / Noel Rosa) - Heraldo do Monte