Agostinho dos Santos - Agostinho dos Santos (1973)

This is the last album recorded by Agostinho dos Santos before his passing in 1973 at a flight accident close to Orly Airport in Paris, France. When I took this album for a spin a couple of days ago, I could understand why Agostinho dos Santos receives wonderful acknowledgements by reviewers and fans after decades of his passing. This album brings a mature singer, performing definitive renditions of well-known Brazilian standards. It is disappointing that we did not have the chance to know what Agostinho dos Santos would be if he did not take that flight.

This is Agostinho dos Santos - Agostinho dos Santos (1973), for Continental. I'm really proud on making this album available to our community; everybody was tracking it down for months. Agostinho makes something that would be a norm, instead of an exception; he introduces musicians, one by one at the beginning and then delivers a fantastic singing on top of a very nice repertoire. Side A features four tracks, being the last one a medley, while side B brings standard six tunes with arrangements by Maestro Luiz Arruda Paes. I'm not sure if the musicians introduced in the beginning take also part on side B. Anyway, it will be easy to know. Edison Machado play drums and Luiz Harding can identify his playing on side B tracks. Tracks include:

Personnel

Edison Machado
(drums)
Guilherme Rodrigues
(flute)
Guilherme Vergueiro
(piano)
Ion Muniz
(sax, flute)
Ricardo dos Santos
(bass)

Luiz Arruda Paes
(arrangements, side B)

Track List

01 - A Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Estrada do Sol (Tom Jobim / Dolores Duran)
04 - Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria) Lamentos do Morro (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) Samba de Orfeu (Luis Bonfá / Tom Jobim) O Nosso Amor (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Paz Sem Cor (Agostinho dos Santos / Nancy dos Santos)
06 - O Amor Está no Ar (Agostinho dos Santos / Joab Teixeira)
07 - Dindi (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
08 - Foi a Noite (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
09 - Céu e Mar (Johnny Alf)
10 - Sin Palabras (Mariano Mores / Enrique Santos Discépolo)