Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Conjunto Newton Samba-Bossa - Orgao Bossa e Balanco (1966)

Here we go on another lost treasures from the 60's, selected by Caetano Rodrigues. I think nobody can contribute with additional information about this group and this fantastic record. Conjunto Newton Samba Bossa is from a city close to Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto. Perhaps they were kings of Ribeirao Preto ballrooms at that time and had the chance to make this album. Actually, they deserve the "king" credit. Let's see what we have here.

This is Conjunto Newton Samba-Bossa - Orgao Bossa e Balanco (1966), for Continental. Conjunto Newton remembers me Os Poligonais from the same Sao Paulo, but without their jazz sophistication. Orgao Bossa e Balanco is a very hard to describe album, take it for a try, it is dancing and performed by awesome musicians that I could not check if they could follow a career as musicians. This is one of the most difficult reviews I had to write at Loronix, so I will let you with Conjunto Newton Samba-Bossa and their first and only album. Tracks include:

Personnel

Newton
(bass)
Meninão
(organ)
Siles
(sax baritone)
Bilo
(sax tenor)
Paulo
(piston)
Antoninho
(accordion)
Peri and Reu
(guitar)
Guaraci
(drums)
Natal
(percussion)
Celso Miguel
(vocal)

Track List

01 - Sam-bom (Meninão)
02 - Negro (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
03 - Patrícia (Édison Penha)
04 - Balanço Zona Sul (Tito Madi)
05 - Mar Amar (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
06 - Meninão (Meninão)
07 - Canção do Amor Que Volta (Geraldo Cunha / Milton de Paula)
08 - The Villag Inn (Henry Mancini) -- Dans'mon Islle (Henri Salvador) -- Cortina (Henry Mancini) -- Charada (Henry Mancini / Mercer)
09 - Novo Céu (Fernando César / Ted Moreno)