Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Portinho e Sua Orquestra Escaldante - Fogo nos Metais (1971)

Hello, Good Night! Today was dedicated to housekeeping, not at Loronix, I'm talking about the real world. I received several new albums and bought some others during the remaining weeks, so I decided to wash them all. It is easy; all you need is water, soap and your hands as a brush, making circles on the same orientation of the needle. In the middle of the work, I found this one to start our day.

This is Portinho e Sua Orquestra Escaldante - Fogo nos Metais (1971), for Copacabana. It was very nice to hear Portinho on a late album; we are used to hear his LPs from the early 60's. Portinho uses the same approach of Juarez on his 1976 release, taking a more popular repertoire with more percussion instruments on the set. I said that Maestro Portinho is the master of mixing Samba with orchestra and he makes it again. This cover is alone a reason to be attracted by this record with Portinho in the middle of his musicians and instruments. Tracks include:

01 - O Cafona (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - Pé de Manacá (Hervé Cordovil / Marisa Pinto Coelho)
03 - Mas Que Doidice (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
04 - Ai Que Saudades da Amélia (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago)
05 - Você Abusou (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
06 - Foi Um Rio Que Passou Em Minha Vida (Paulinho da Viola) -- Festa Para Um Rei Negro (Zuzuca)
07 - Tema de Fogo nos Metais (Portinho)
08 - Shirley - Sexy (Fred Falcão / Arnoldo Medeiros)
09 - Odete (Herivelto Martins)
10 - Menina da Ladeira (João Só)
11 - Esta Noite Serenou (Hervé Cordovil)
12 - Tema da Gaiola de Ouro (Alfredo Borba)