Juarez e Seu Conjunto - Masterplay Goes to New York (1963)

This is a very special post, probably the most awaited post at Loronix ever. This release could only made possible with the help of Caetano Rodrigues. I invite all Loronixers to say thanks to Caetano at this post comment section to create a long stripe of thanks for this release, the last ones and the forthcoming. Just say thanks, just do it. It will be a great and creative manner to give a nice feedback for his amazing collaboration.

For more than a few weeks we have been exchanging ideas about this artist and this series of three LPs that are solid from start to the end. This is the first one, Juarez e Seu Conjunto - Masterplay Goes to New York (1963), for Masterplay, an astonishing instrumental LP reinventing well-known American standards as never seen before.

Juarez is a Brazilian saxophonist, a true legend, considered by many reviewers and specialists one of top five sax players in the world ever. Juarez has died recently in 2003 with the age of 72. Personnel listing is available bellow with track list:

Personnel

Juarez
(sax tenor)

Jorge Marinho
(bass)

Nelsinho
(trombone)

Neco
(guitar)

Humberto Garin
(Guiro)

Rubens Bassini
(Pandeiro)

Carla Baroni
(Afouche)

Tracks

01 - How High The Moon (N. Hamilton / M. Lewis)
02 - I'll Be Seeing You (I. Kahal / S. Fain)
03 - Matilda (H. Thomas)
04 - Lullaby Of Broadway (H. Warren / A. Dubin)
05 - The Tender Trap (S. Cahn / J. V. Heusen)
06 - I Could Have Danced All Night (F. Lowe / A. J. Lerner)
07 - Lullaby Of Birdland (B. Y. Forster / G. Shearing)
08 - Blue Moon (L. Hart / R. Rodgers)
09 - Make The Knife (Moritat) (Kurt Weill / Bertold Brecht)
10 - Marie (I. Berling)
11 - The Lady Is a Tramp (L. Hart / R. Rodgers)
12 - Tea For Two (Irving Caesar / V. Youmans)