Monday, October 08, 2007

Miucha - Miucha (1989)

I would like to understand why albums like this one are released, gone out of print and being kept unknown for many people, even those who collect Brazilian music. This is another great contribution by AdHoc, a gorgeous LP recorded by Miucha for Continental in 1989 that never had a CD reissue. I admit that I never heard about this one, and probably you did not also. AdHoc transition from classical to popular was great.

This is Miucha - Miucha (1989), for Continental, featuring the very special guests Pablo Milanes at track 01 - Buenos Dias America and Miucha's daughter Bebel Gilberto at my favorite so far, track 06 - Saudosismo (Caetano Veloso). AdHoc highlights the overall music quality, the repertoire selection, arrangements and Miucha singing, which is really awesome. There are also four very early compositions by the Brazilian guitarist Guinga in partnership with Paulo Cesar Pinheiro. AdHoc delivers nice covers scans, including personnel listing with musicians identified by track, which I will list here as a whole. Thanks Adhoc, you really Rocks! Tracks include:

Personnel

Jorge Aragon
(piano)
Cristovao Bastos
(piano, arrangements)
Helvius Vilela
(piano, arrangements)
Piriquito
(pandeiro)
Paulinho da Aba
(surdo)
Albert Dailey
(piano)
Eduardo Ramos, Jorjao, Jamil Joanes
(bass)
Jacques Morelembaum
(cello)
Chiquinho do Acordeon
(accordion)
Wilson das Neves, Robertinho Silva
(drums)
Frank Bejerano
(percussion)
Franklin
(flute)
Luiz Claudio Ramos
(violao, guitar, arrangements)
Joao Donato
(piano, trombone)
Ze Carlos, Leo Gandelman, Ion Muniz
(sax)
Paulinho Trumpete, Bidinho, Niltinho
(trumpet)
Serginho Trombone, Roberto Marques, Maciel, Jesse Nascimento
(trombone)
Antonio Claudio
(trompa)
Georgiana de Moraes
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Buenos Dias América (Pablo Milanés) with Pablo Milanés
02 - Iaiá (Cristóvão Bastos / Paulo César Pinheiro)
03 - Para Viver (Para Vivir) (Pablo Milanés / Vrs. Miúcha)
04 - Chorando as Mágoas (Guinga / Paulo César Pinheiro)
05 - Anjo Exterminado (Jards Macalé / Waly Salomão)
06 - Saudosismo (Caetano Veloso) with Bebel Gilberto
07 - Solitude (De Lange / I. Mills / Duke Ellington)
08 - Por Gratidão (Guinga / Paulo César Pinheiro)
09 - Non Sense (Guinga / Paulo César Pinheiro)
10 - Porto de Araújo (Guinga / Paulo César Pinheiro)
11 - Valsa dos Músicos (Uma Só Família) (Vinicius de Moraes / Mutinho)