Saturday, March 17, 2007

Azymuth - Crazy Rhythm (1987)

I'm gradually getting rid of the flu I got yesterday, quite good, only unconfortable with some back and neck pain. That's why I decided to have a sleep two hours ago while listening to this record. It was a bad idea. This album is very solid and I could not close my eyes while listening. It has been also a very long time since we released the mighty Azymuth at Loronix. Caetano also said his "Muuuuuuito BOM!", which is a guarantee to any winner album. It seems that every road leads to Azymuth, so I take this train and show this fantastic album to Loronixers.

This is Azymuth - Crazy Rhythm (1987), for Milestone, I'm confident to say that we have one of the best Azymuth albums here. They are really fantastic; the record has an exciting rhythmical atmosphere with Alex Malheiros delivering swinging bass phrases throughout the record. Azymuth has the help of renowned special guests, such as Joe Pass and Paulinho Oliveira. I hope this album makes your day tomorrow. Tracks include:

Personnel

Jose Roberto Bertrami
(piano, keyboards)
Alex Malheiros
(bass)
Ivan Conti
(drums)
Joe Pass
(guitar)
Paulinho Oliveira
(flugelhorn)

Track List

01 - Bossa Nova Usa (Dave Brubeck)
02 - Tóc de Bola (Alex Malheiros) with Aleuda
03 - Tempo a Bessa (Too Much Time) (João Nogueira) with João Nogueira
04 - Tropical Horizon (José Roberto Bertrami / Gomes)
05 - Hô-bá-lá-lá (João Gilberto)
06 - O Pescador (José Roberto Bertrami) with Aleuda
07 - Theme For Tiago (Ivan Conti "Mamão")
08 - Diza (Johnny Alf / Maurício Einhorn)




6 comments:

geraldo picanco said...

Ó a Disa aí, Zeca.
E essa versão 'eu acho' superior a do J. Alf.

Anonymous said...

I saw Azymuth in Manchester (England) a fortnight ago, they were absolutely superb! :)

Mr B said...

AZYMUTH, we want AZYMUTH !! the greatest jazz funk band ever. Still well alive and kicking by the way, on the british label Far Out, all-time classics !!!

thanks Zeca, this lp is not so easy to get!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the great selections! And more Azymuth is always welcomed. I have a request: do you have Azymuth's EP from 1975? That one is always hard to find!

Cheers

AMM said...

HELLO ZECA !
I FOUND YOUR BLOG ONLY RECENTLY!
ITS FANTASTIC.
BETWEEN 77-82 THERE WAS A MASSIVE JAZZ/FUNK SCENE OVER HERE IN ENGLAND.
BRAZILS STARS WERE IN DEMAND.
THEY STILL ARE FLORA PURIM,AZYMUTH,AIRTO(WHERE ARE HIS ALBUMS?)RAUL DE SOUZA,DEODATO(THE KING).
I WILL BE ON HERE A LOT !!!
MANY THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO DOWNLOAD SOME AWESOME ALBUMS-
POWER TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!

peris said...

Zeca all these days I was filling my hard disc only with your masterpieces, so i'm going to buy an external one.
Two favours please:
Either STOP uploading (i' m getting crazy and sleeples) or KEEP GOING ON...

A very big and warm THANK you !!

Peris
Athens Greece