Saturday, January 20, 2007

Carlos Monteiro de Souza e Sua Orquestra - Metais em Brasa na Bossa Nova (1963)

Thomas is a Loronixer that said something really great on the last Portinho - Fogo nos Metais post. He said that his girlfriend does not appreciate Brazilian music and started kicking around this apartment when he played Portinho after an exhausting day. I need to tell you something, this LP is of the same style of Portinho, Samba with orchestra, and the difference is that this one is better. Caetano, which is the friend who provided this release, thinks the same.

This is Carlos Monteiro de Souza e Sua Orquestra - Metais em Brasa na Bossa Nova (1963), for Philips. Do not take this one as a reissue; the previous copy is not so good as this one, ripped with diamond cutter by Caetano Rodrigues. The liner notes says that this is the first LP that takes Bossa Nova rhythms to orchestral arrangements. You can believe it or not, but it does not matter, this is a wonderful LP. As The Jazzman said, you should not walk to it, you should run. Tracks include:

01 - This Is Bossa Nova (A. Soares / Carlos Monteiro de Souza)
02 - Só Danço Samba (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
04 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
05 - Amor Sincopado (Chico Feitosa / Marino Pinto)
06 - Sambadinho (Orlann Divo / Roberto Jorge)
07 - O Pato (Jaime Silva / Neusa Teixeira)
08 - Samba de Uma Nota Só (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
09 - Lobo Bobo (Carlos Lyra / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Este Seu Olhar (Tom Jobim)
11 - Tristeza de Nós Dois (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn / Bebeto)
12 - O Barquinho (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)