Raul de Barros - O Trombone de Ouro (1983)

Gafieira is a Brazilian dancing style based on Samba that had a great popularity in the 30's to 40's in Rio de Janeiro, a time with no TV sets, iPods or video games. Raul de Barros is "O Rei da Gafieira" (The King of the Ballroom), being active since the 40’s. This is one of Raul de Barros latest albums and I would like very much that you send feedback on it. Let's see.

This is Raul de Barros - O Trombone de Ouro (1983), for CID, featuring a repertoire of classic tunes in the Gafieira genre, including the legendary Na Gloria, one of the greatest Raul de Barros compositions. I'm a big fan of the Gafieira style, some kind of soft instrumental Samba that is really delicious to hear. My highlight goes to 01 - Na Gloria, 03 - Copacabana, 04 - Doce de Coco... better stop here and take the whole track list as my highlight. Tracks include:

01 - Na Glória (Raul de Barros / Ari dos Santos)
02 - Pennsylvani 6-5000 (C. Sigman / J. Gray) - Tea For Two (V. Youmans / L. Caesar)
03 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
04 - Doce de Coco (Jacob do Bandolim)
05 - Ave Maria (Vicente Paiva / Jaime Redondo)
06 - Pedacinhos do Céu (Waldir Azevedo)
07 - Ela Disse-me Assim (Vá Embora) (Lupicínio Rodrigues) - Canção de Amor (Chocolate / Elano de Paula)
08 - Chattanooga Choo-choo (Gordon / Warren) - The Continental (C. Conrad / A. Magidson)
09 - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha / João de Barro)
10 - Angustia (Orlando Brito) - Recuerdos de Ipacaray (Mirkin / Ortiz)
11 - Ginga das Palmas (Carioca)