Saturday, July 14, 2007

Nara Leao - My Foolish Heart (1989)

Nara Leao has a vast discography. I thought most of Nara Leao out of print albums were available at Loronix. Once again I was wrong, there are many Nara Leao albums to show, including some of the ones that I like most, the ones recorded in the 60's. I'm not focused on her works from the 80's and you should thanks the might Leodama for this post, which is the last Nara Leao album, recorded in 1989, the same year she left us.

This is Nara Leao - My Foolish Heart (1989), for Polygram, a collaboration between Nara Leao and Roberto Menescal. This is the second album from this collaboration featuring versions of American standards made by Nelson Motta (eight songs), Nara Leao (six songs) and one song by Ze Rodrix. Roberto Menescal is in charge of arrangements and acoustic guitar in all tracks. Tracks include:

Personnel

Roberto Menescal
(violao, arrangements)
Jacare
(bass)
Luiz Avellar
(piano, keyboards)
Rubinho Moreira
(drums)
Barney
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Maravilha (S'wonderful) (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Vrs. Nara Leão)
02 - Adeus no Cais (My Funny Valentine) (R. Rodgers / L. Hart / Vrs. Nara Leão)
03 - Mas Não Pra Mim (But Not For Me) (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Vrs. Nara Leão)
04 - Mais Uma Vez Amor (I'm In The Mood For Love) (J. McHugh / D. Fields / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
05 - Só Você (Night And Day) (Cole Porter / Vrs. Nara Leão)
06 - Cartas de Amor (Love Letters) (E. Heyman / V. Young / Vrs. Nelson Motta) Sonhos (Dream) (J. Mercer / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
07 - E Se Depois (Tenderly) (J. Lawrence / W. Gross / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
08 - Descansa Coração (My Foolish Heart) (N. Washington / V. Young / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
09 - Onde e Quando (Where Or When) (R. Rodgers / L. Hart / Vrs. Nara Leão)
10 - Pleno Verão (Summertime) (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / D. B. Heyword / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
11 - A Saudade Me Bateu (Sentimental Journey) (B. Gree / L. Brown / B. Homer / Vrs. Nara Leão)
12 - Fumaça nos Olhos (Smoke Gets In Your Eyes) (J. Kern / O. Harbach / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
13 - Alguém Que Olhe Por Mim (Someone To Watch Over Me) (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin / Vrs. Zé Rodrix)
14 - Sem Querer (You'll Never Know) (M. Gordon / H. Warren / Vrs. Nelson Motta)
15 - Um Beijo (Kiss) (H. Gillespie / L. Newman / Vrs. Nelson Motta)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great record. I luv it!
Parakeet, any chance to post or re-upload the Toquinho & Vinicius De Moraes' record containing the song "O Poeta Aprendiz"?
Thank you so much!
Roy

Anonymous said...

Caro Zeca,

Estou a procura destes discos da Nara há algum tempo:

1968 - Nara Leão
1981 - Romance Popular
1982 - Nasci Para Bailar
1983 - Meu Samba Encabulado
1985 - Um Cantinho, Um Violão (c/ Menescal)
1986 - Garota de Ipanema
1987 - Meus Sonhos Dourados.

Se você puder dispor para nós (os amantes da Nara) a galera agradece muito.

Valeu ....

Marilucia/SC

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this interesting recording.
Nelson Motta's lyrics for Pleno Verão (track #10) are not easy to find. Appended is a copy for those interested. The Motta version of Summertime has not been recorded often, but one recent performer is the talented and original Rio Accapella group BR6 on The Gershwin Project (2005) available from Amazon ( http://preview.tinyurl.com/339o6u ). Amazon also has BR6's Here to Stay: Gershwin & Jobim and MPB A Capella. More information about these can be found at the BR6 site: http://www.vocalbr6.com/

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Pleno Verão by Nelson Motta
(George & Ira Gershwin/DuBose Heyward/vrs Nelson Motta)


Solidão
Nessas noites tão quentes
Tempestade
Dentro do coração
Um calor
Pelo corpo inteiro
Fogo na alma em pleno verão

Só eu só
Eu só sob o sol sobre a terra
Celebrando
Minhas mágoas de amor

Solidão
Nessa noites tão quentes
De tantas lembranças de outros verões

Solidão
Nessas noites tão quentes
Tempestade
Dentro do coração
Um calor
Pelo corpo inteiro
Fogo na alma em pleno verão