Saturday, April 07, 2007

Dick Farney - Penumbra Romance (1971)

I was really happy when I found this album that I had only a copy sent by a friend on MP3s files. Now I can say that I'm a happy owner of the original LP issue on a very good quality, almost not played before. It is also a pleasure to share another Dick Farney album, by the way, one of the greatest albums he made.

Dick Farney has been surprising many Jazz fans around the world that are tuned at Loronix. I have received more than a few emails from friends outside of Brazil sending greetings for discovering Dick Farney. I said it before and I want to say it again, Dick Farney and Lucio Alves where favorites of many renowned artists that emerged from the Bossa Nova age, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim and others. I'm making available a picture found at Rui Castro's Bossa Nova book of a wallet from a member of the legendary Sinatra-Farney Fan Club, just to give you an idea of how important was Dick Farney.

This is Dick Farney - Penumbra Romance (1971), for London. We can say that Penumbra Romance is between the singer and the pianist, since Dick Farney Trio accompanies Dick Farney, which are Dick Farney (piano), Toninho (drums) and Saba (bass). The song Teresa da Praia has the participation of Lucio Alves as a special guest and worth entire record. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dick Farney
(piano)
Toninho
(drums)
Saba
(bass)

Track List

01 - Marina (Dorival Caymmi)
02 - Ponto Final (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
03 - Não Tem Solução (Dorival Caymmi / Carlos Guinle)
04 - Alguém Como Tu (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
05 - How About You (B. Lane / R. Freed)
06 - Uma Loira (Hervé Cordovil)
07 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
08 - Este Seu Olhar (Tom Jobim)
09 - Tereza da Praia (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco) with LUCIO ALVES
10 - Perdido de Amor (Luis Bonfá)
11 - All The Way (S. Cahn / J. V. Heusen)
12 - Barqueiro de São Francisco (Alberto Ribeiro / Alcyr Pires Vermelho)