Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Quarteto Excelsior - Jantar Dancante (1955) 10-inch

Hello, Good Evening! Para Dancar albums are getting popular, people is giving a great feedback on comments and also in number of downloads. That's why we are starting today with another album in the style, featuring the legendary Quarteto Excelsior that will call the attention of everybody, including the friends that do not appreciate the style. Let's see.

This is Quarteto Excelsior - Jantar Dancante (1955) 10-Inch, for Copacabana. This is the first record released by Maestro Zaccarias and his Quarteto Excelsior, once again delivering a record ahead of its time. Jantar Dancante was released two years earlier than Coquetel Dancante (already available at Loronix) and it is even better. Maestro Zaccarias delivers nice clarinet solos and sings such like Bossa Nova performing with Fats Elpidio, Bill and Romeu. Tracks include:

Personnel

Maestro Zaccarias
(clarinet, vocals)
Fats Elpidio
(piano)
Bill
(bass)
Romeu
(drums)

Track List

01 - Aproveita a Maré (Valdrido Silva / Humberto de Carvalho) Baião
02 - O Orvalho Vem Caindo (Noel Rosa / Kid Pepe) Samba
03 - Baião Gracioso (Zaccarias) Baião
04 - Implorar (Germano Augusto / Kid Pepe / Gaspar) Samba
05 - Embraceable You (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) The High And The Mighty (N. Washington / D. Tiomkin) Fox
06 - Vera Cruz (S. Cahn / H. Friedhofer) Silk Stockings (Cole Porter) Dansero (H. Daniels / S. Parker) Bolero
07 - Melody Of Love (T. Glazer / H. Engelmann) Mister Sandman (P. Ballard) Fox