Zimbo Trio - Opus-Pop - Zimbo e Orquestra - Clássicos com Bossa (1972)

I was getting used to the idea of never see, hear or touch this LP, since it is so hard to find and it is rarely available at old vinyl stores and auction sites. But zecalouro needs to understand that Loronix is getting new friends everyday and some last minutes new gems can appear by surprise.

This is exactly what happened with this record when a single email message from Ticiana was sleeping at my mailbox this morning with instructions to this LP. Thanks Ticiana, you made my day and the day of several Loronixers. How did you guess that I was tracking this LP down?

Anyway, Zimbo Trio - Opus-Pop - Zimbo e Orquestra - Clássicos com Bossa (1972) is the first LP out of a series of two where Zimbo Trio accompanied by an orchestra make his reading of classical repertoire with Zimbo versions of Bach, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Villa-Lobos, Brahms and others. Unfortunately, the linear notes do not bring additional information on the orchestra arrangements and musicians. There is more to come from this Zimbo on Classics, the Volume 2 from 1973 is on the way. Stay tuned. Tracks include:

01 - Scheherazade (Rimsky / Korsakov)
02 - 9ª Sinfonia (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
03 - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Maurice Ravel)
04 - Ária Para Corda Sol (Johann Sebastian Bach)
05 - "Primavera" das 4 Estações (Vivaldi)
06 - Prelúdio Nº 2 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
07 - Lago dos Cisnes (Tchaikovsky)
08 - Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 5 "Cantilenas" (Villa-Lobos)
09 - Pavane (Fauré)
10 - Sinfonia Nº 40 (W. A. Mozart)