Friday, October 19, 2007

Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo - Lagoa da Canoa, Municipio de Arapiraca (1984)

Someone said here a great thing about Hermeto Pascoal, it was a Loronixer, I cannot remember whom. He said Hermeto was the real Brazilian music ambassador, it is a very nice statement and I totally agree. AdHoc, the frequent FLAC contributor sent this album in a very good timing, taking advantage of the last Airto Moreira post with participation of Hermeto Pascoal. Let's see.

This is Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo - Lagoa da Canoa, Municipio de Arapiraca (1984), for Som da Gente, featuring Hermeto Pascoal and the constellation of top-notch musicians assembled as "Grupo", which is Hermeto Pascoal as I like most. AdHoc sent to us a 1992 CD reissue with a different cover and some additional tracks not included in the first vinyl issue. I can't decide which cover I like most; Hermeto Pascoal photos are always amazing. What a nice album, it was a surprise to hear 04 - Papagaio Alegre with Hermeto e Grupo making on recording something that I use to do with zecalouro for leisure; they mix a parrot talking with the music. I'm thinking about recording some cuts with zecalouro to show Loronixers. Meanwhile, stay with this truly amazing Lagoa da Canoa, Municipio de Arapicara, which is the name of city where Hermeto Pascoal was born (Lagoa da Canoa), later changed to Municipio de Arapiraca. Tracks include:

Personnel

Hermeto Pascoal
(flute, picolo, piano, harmonica, accordion, guitar, clarinet, oboe, sax, cavaquinho, etc.)
Jovino Santos Neto
(piano, keyboards)
Carlos Malta
(flute, sax tenor, sax soprano)
Itibere Zwarg
(bass, tuba)
Marcio Bahia
(drums, percussion)
Pernambuco
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Ilza na Feijoada (Hermeto Pascoal)
02 - Santa Catarina (Hermeto Pascoal)
03 - Tiruliruli (Hermeto Pascoal)
04 - Papagaio Alegre (Hermeto Pascoal)
05 - Vai Mais Garotinho (Hermeto Pascoal)
06 - Monte Santo (Hermeto Pascoal)
07 - Casa de Farinha (Hermeto Pascoal)
08 - Spock na Escada (Hermeto Pascoal)
09 - Mestre Radames (Hermeto Pascoal)
10 - Aquela Coisa (Hermeto Pascoal)
11 - Frevo em Maceio (Hermeto Pascoal)
12 - Desencontro Certo (Hermeto Pascoal / Joao Ba)
13 - 7 x 88 (Hermeto Pascoal)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you Zeca and loronixers - the posts seem to keep getting better and better - so much amazingly good music!

Anonymous said...

I bought the original album when it came out, then bought a CD version when it came out on CD, but neither version has "7 X 88" which I really enjoyed! Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this! Where do those 2 bonus tracks come from?

Anonymous said...

Oh, I figured it out. It's a French pressing with 2 unreleased bonus tracks, different cover art and different mix!

Anonymous said...

For fans of Hermeto Pascoal, be sure to check out 'The Happiness Project' by Charles Spearin. Charles interviewed his neighbours on the subject of happiness and used their vocal inflections to create a truly unconventional yet beautiful album.
There is a great video work of his project on his website, be sure to check it out!

www.happiness-project.ca