Saturday, December 23, 2006

Os Tatuis - Os Tatuis (1965)

In Brazil, Tatuí is (or was) a small crab, easily fond at the beach until the 80's. I think they have disappeared. Tatui is also the name of a city at Sao Paulo State. Tatui is also the name of a fantastic Samba Jazz band lead by Jose Roberto Bertrami - future Azimuth leader - that take this name as a homage to the city were band members were born, Tatui.

This is Os Tatuis - Os Tatuis (1965), for Farroupilha, an above the average Samba Jazz LP by an early Jose Roberto Bertrami. Personnel is José Roberto Bertrami (piano), Cláudio Henrique Bertrami (bass), Elizeu de Campos Vieira (drums), Og Vasconcelos (sax tenor), Ivo Mendes (piston) and Aresky Aratto (organ) with Bertrami arrangements. A record that speaks by itself. Tracks include:

01 - Vivo Sonhando (Tom Jobim)
02 - Nuvens (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn)
03 - Inútil Paisagem (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
04 - Você (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
05 - A Morte de Um Deus de Sal (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
06 - Insensatez (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - A Bossa do Zé Roberto (José Roberto Bertrami)
08 - Primavera (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Samba do Avião (Tom Jobim)
10 - Sou Sem Paz (Adilson Godoy)
11 - Minha Namorada (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - O Menino das Laranjas (Theo de Barros)