Monday, April 09, 2007

Elizeth Cardoso - Cancao do Amor Demais (1958)

We started the weekend with the repost of Milton Banana Trio - Balancando com Milton Banana Trio and we are now closing with another repost, by the way, a mandatory repost. This album has a very important role on the history of the music from Brazil and the music that connect our hearts at Loronix, the Bossa Nova.

This is Elizeth Cardoso - Cancao do Amor Demais (1958). Recorded in 1958 by the small label Festa, Cancao do Amor Demais brings 13 compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes and Joao Gilberto making the first recording of his famous Bossa Nova playing style. Antonio Carlos Jobim is also in charge of arrangements and piano. In spite of being a historical album, Cancao do Amor Demais is delicious to hear, even after 50 years. Elizeth Cardoso is the main performer and this is one of her best records I have heard.

I bought this vinyl a week ago in one of those hard to explain bargains This is not the original edition, but a reissue made by Festa in 1960, two years before. The back cover brings a wonderful hand write liner note by Vinicius de Moraes, included inside the music and so good that I'm making available here if you cannot wait. I hope you support these weekend reposting; I will focus on essentials and the already explained criterion of making it in an excelent quality. Tracks include:

Personnel

Antonio Carlos Jobim
(arrangements, piano)
Joao Gilberto
(violao)
Copinha
(flute)
Ed Maciel, Gaucho
(trombone)
Irany Pinto
(violin)
Juquinha
(drums)
Vidal
(bass)
Herbert
(trumpet)
Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Walter Santos
(chorus)

Track List

01 - Chega de Saudade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Serenata do Adeus (Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - As Praias Desertas (Tom Jobim)
04 - Caminho de Pedra (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Luciana (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Janelas Abertas (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - Eu Não Existo Sem Você (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
08 - Outra Vez (Tom Jobim)
09 - Medo de Amar (Vinicius de Moraes)
10 - Estrada Branca (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Vida Bela (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - Modinha (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
13 - Canção do Amor Demais (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)