Saturday, September 15, 2007

Aracy de Almeida - Noel Rosa | 78rpm (1950)

Let's start this Samba Saturday at Loronix with a classy album, awaited by several Loronixers since it was presented months ago. I was very reluctant to make this album, since it is a gift given by a very special friend on a very special day, my first flight to Sao Paulo as zecalouro. It was also my first chance to meet Caetano Rodrigues.

I want to say thank you, thank you, and thank you to Mr. W. He was the first Loronixer I could meet in Sao Paulo and I will never forget the support and this beautiful gift he gave and I kindly present here to Loronixers.

This is Aracy de Almeida - Noel Rosa | 78rpm (1950), for Continental, which is a "box set" featuring three different Aracy de Almeida 78rpm recordings with Noel Rosa compositions. The three discs were recorded for the occasion; they are numbered in a sequence as 16317-A-B, 16318-A-B and 16319-A-B. Maestro Radames Gnattali is in charge of arrangements and three different groups back Aracy de Almeida on each disc, the first one features Quarteto Continental, the second has Francisco Sergi e Sua Orquestra and the third brings Vero e Sua Orquestra. My apologies to the friends who were waiting several months for this release, this collection is truly amazing and now I understand their worry. Tracks include:

01 - Palpite Infeliz (Noel Rosa) - Quarteto Continental
02 - Conversa de Botequim (Noel Rosa / Vadico) - Quarteto Continental
03 - Feitico da Vila (Noel Rosa / Vadico) - Francisco Sergi e Sua Orquestra
04 - Ultimo Desejo (Noel Rosa) - Francisco Sergi e Sua Orquestra
05 - Nao Tem Traducao (Noel Rosa) - Vero e Sua Orquestra
06 - O x do Problema (Noel Rosa) - Vero e Sua Orquestra

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousSunday, 16 September, 2007

    Zeca,
    Thank you for posting this fantastic 78rpm. I was wondering about it since you told you had it.
    Great record.

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  2. André O.Sunday, 16 September, 2007

    Zeca,

    Um achado maravilhoso. Não canso de escutar. Obrigado!

    abraços

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  3. Strange FruitTuesday, 25 September, 2007

    You never cease to amaze, Zeca. Your musical offerings are a wonder!

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  4. AbdalanFriday, 11 September, 2009

    It is interesting to notice that most of the arrangements were written by the outstanding Radames Gnattali, but not all. "Feitiço Da Vila" and "Último Desejo" are by Francisco Sergi. Even the edition of Warner (2002) under the research of Charles Gavin (author of “300 Discos Importantes da Música Brasileira”) brings that wrong information on the cover. By the way, that was one of the 1st covers multicolored released in Brazil, here made by Di Cavalcanti particularly for the album.

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