Thursday, July 13, 2006

Eumir Deodato - Los Danseros en Bolero (1965)

Closing the day with a Rare Vinyl, the second Eumir Deodato LP from Odeon in 1964 - have a seat to read this weird title - Los Danseros en Bolero. This was the first time Deodato could record a session with cords and orchestra.

Deodato make here a praise to one of his Masters, Henry Mancini. There are 12 tracks, each one with a pair of songs from films or musical pieces. Great surprise to zecalouro, track 09 brings Dans Mon Ile, one of his favorites. Caetano Veloso recorded this song later on with lyrics. It is a great song with nice melody and a complex harmony that zecalouro never could realize how to play.

Well, that's it. The LP also features Rubens Bassini, Meirelles and Neco from the Ipanemas.

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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Hi Zecaluro,

    Great posts, as usual :-)

    This album has been reissued on cd two years ago by the Italian label Irma Records under the stupid title "Lounge 64" with an awful artwork...

    The song "Dans mon île" was created by French singer Henri Salvador who first went to Brazil during World War II as a guitarist with the Ray Ventura's orchestra (a well known French swing era big band). This guy is now 84 years old and is still one of the French best seller artist. He used to write many songs with French writer Boris Vian and collaborate too with Quincy Jones. His two last recordings, produced after a long period of silence, sold more than a million here in France and the next to be released in october has been recorded in Brazil some months ago (I don't have yet details about the Brazilian musicians team, but I guess Roberto Menescal is involved in...).

    Henri Salvador always said that some of his songs (especially "Dans mon île") inspired A.C. Jobim and many other great Brazilian artists from the bossa nova era...

    Thanks again and keep the good vibes !!!!!!

    Captain Detendu

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  2. AnonymousThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Wonderful album, really
    /Peter

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  3. AnonymousThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Zeca, parece interessantíssimo. Gosto demais de bolero e a mistura com Deodato, então! Mais tarde vou baixar este, sem dúvida.
    A versão/ cover de Caetano Veloso para "Dans Mon Ile" foi feita do original vocal de Henri Salvador, do final dos anos 50.

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  4. zecalouroThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Aye Captain,

    Intriguing, I saw the cover artwork, it is not awful, it is horrible and disgusting. Should be prohibited by authorities (this is a joke).

    Lounge, is also terrible to describe this album. I'm wondering that a lot of people will buy it and will get really disappointed.

    You comment brings a lot of new info to zecalouro. Do you know Caetano Veloso version to Dans Mon Ile? It is also wonderful. I like this song, that has a really complex harmony and it is very beautiful. I will book a time later on this week to get to know about Henri Salvador. Henri seems to be a Legend and I need to deserve more attention to him.

    Thanks a lot.

    zecalouro

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  5. zecalouroThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Refer,

    Pois é. Esse disco é legal. Bastante honesto. Uma sincera homenagem do Deodato para o Henri Salvador, que não conheço bastante.

    Mas que agora estou empolgado para estudar...

    Forte Abraco,

    zeca

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  6. AnonymousThursday, 13 July, 2006

    Zeca, Caetano Veloso deve ser fanzaço de Henri Salvador; ele cita Henri em 'Reconvexo':
    "Meu som te cega, careta, quem é você?
    Que não sentiu o suingue de Henri Salvador"

    Em http://onzichtbaredj-onzichtbaredj.blogspot.com/
    tem um antigão (de '59) de Henri para baixar.

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  7. AnonymousThursday, 13 July, 2006

    zeca,

    acabei de ouvir o discão. pode não ser o melhor já postado aqui, mas foi o que me deu mais prazer escutar. a mistura de temas com a levada bolero ficou sensacional. um disco nota DEZ. Será Deodato o gênio da raça?

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