Sunday, October 28, 2007

Taiguara - Taiguara, Piano e Viola (1972)

I will be open and honest, I'm not versed on Taiguara discography and career. Caetano Rodrigues could say something; he introduced Taiguara to Loronixers, delivering his first and very hard to find LPs for Odeon. Besides these first albums, I never took any later Taiguara release for a spin, being this one the exception. Taiguara was an artist that could make nice things on several different styles, from Bossa Nova to political songs. I think this one shows a different Taiguara, more acoustic, not on social concerns, I hope someone brings more clarification on this Taiguara career stage. Let's see.

This is Taiguara - Taiguara, Piano e Viola (1972), for Odeon, featuring Taiguara with a combo of piano (played by Taiguara), bass, drums, violao and guitar with arrangements by Eduardo Souto Neto, Lindolfo Gaya and Taiguara, orchestra arrangements in charge and conduced by Eduardo Souto Neto and Lindolfo Gaya. Taiguara released several hits in the early 70's, but I could not identify some of them at this album, with the exception of the title track, Piano e Viola. Tracks include:

Personnel

Lindolfo Gaya, Eduardo Souto Neto
(arrangements, orchestra arrangements)
Taiguara
(piano, electric piano, arrangements)
Menezes
(violao, viola)
Chiquito
(guitar)
Oswaldo Damiao
(bass)
Lula
(drums)

Track List

01 - Teu Sonho Não Acabou (Taiguara)
02 - O Troco (Taiguara)
03 - Manhã de Londres (Taiguara)
04 - Luzes (Taiguara)
05 - Pros Filhos do Zé (Taiguara)
06 - Rua dos Ingleses (Taiguara)
07 - Piano e Viola (Taiguara)
08 - Mudou (Taiguara)
09 - Pra Laetitia (Taiguara)
10 - A Flor na Areia (Taiguara)
11 - Eronita e Eu (Taiguara)
12 - O Homem (Taiguara)