Elza Soares - O Samba e Elza Soares (1961)

Elza Soares is the guarantee of a great start of a new week. The albums she recorded in the early 60's are all solid with no exception. Elza was backed by the best of breed in terms of arrangements and musicians (unfortunately, never credited by Odeon label), working in partnership with different Maestros, such as Nelsinho, Severino Araujo, Oswaldo Borba and others. This time, the legendary Astor Silva is in charge of the arrangements, which is a guarantee of very nice music.

This is Elza Soares - O Samba e Elza Soares (1961), for Odeon. Nice repertoire, very happy Elza Soares on cover artwork. No much to say about it, except the participation of Monsueto as special guest on three songs, Teleco Teco, Cantiga de Morro and Ziriguidum. Tracks include:

01 - Eu e o Rio (Luis Antônio)
02 - Vedete Certinha (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
03 - Teleco-teco (Marino Pinto / Murilo Caldas) with Monsueto
04 - Bom Mesmo É Estar de Bem (Silvio Silva / Romeo Nunes)
05 - Fez Bobagem (Assis Valente)
06 - Amor de Mentira (Hianto de Almeida / Édson Borges)
07 - Na Base do Bilhetinho (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
08 - Cantiga do Morro (Hianto de Almeida / Macedo Neto) with Monsueto
09 - Acho Que Sim (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco)
10 - Ziriguidum (Monsueto) with Monsueto
11 - Vou Sonhar Pra Você Ver (Haroldo Lobo / Milton de Oliveira)
12 - Reconciliação (Waldemar Gomes / Marino Pinto)