Sunday, July 29, 2007

Cyro Monteiro - Sr. Samba (1961)

Hello, Good Evening! Let's start the Sunday Samba post presenting a Samba legend and his debut LP, Cyro Monteiro, a renowned Samba interpreter, active on recordings since 1936. This 1961 album can be considered a late debut in the format, since the 10-inches age started in the early 50's. Let's see.

This is Cyro Monteiro - Sr. Samba (1961), for Columbia. Sr. Samba has orchestra and choir, both arranged and directed by the great Astor Silva, an artist that deserves a special day at Loronix. Cyro Monteiro performs classic Samba tunes and some compositions by his own. Yesterday we had a day with albums recorded by female singers and today I will try to bring the boys to the spotlight. Tracks include:

01 - Quatro Loucos Num Samba (Cyro Monteiro / Mary Monteiro)
02 - Liberdade Demais (Mariano Filho / Hélio Nascimento)
03 - Teléco-teco (Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Malandro Bamba (Pedro Caetano)
05 - Cara Feia (Homero Ferreira / Renato Ferreira / Ivan Ferreira)
06 - Com Fome Não (Oziel Peçanha / Noacy B. de Marconez)
07 - Irene (Zé Violão)
08 - Minha Marilú (Cyro Monteiro / Dias da Cruz)
09 - Meu Bem (Hianto de Almeida)
10 - Chora Coração (Denis Brean / Osvaldo Guilherme)
11 - Pra Brincar de Namorar (Cyro Monteiro)
12 - Receita de mulher (Cyro Monteiro / Carlos Frederico)