Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Luiz Claudio - O Romantico Luiz Claudio (1961)

It is always great to show an album recorded by this great Brazilian singer. It is also amazing how people get surprised when take Luiz Claudio for a first hearing. In spite of being an acclaimed singer in the 60's, Luiz Claudio is almost unknown today, even some friends have a good knowledge of the music from Brazil -- I'm talking about respectful people here -- never had the chance to hear Luiz Claudio and they use to write enthusiastic emails with many thanks for revealing Luiz Claudio. Their albums are not easy to find and I think this one will take everybody by surprise, except the bossanovadreamer, I sent this one to him last year. Let's see.

This is Luiz Claudio - O Romantico Luiz Claudio (1961), for RCA Victor. Little I know about this album and I could not find a single reference when searching e-bay, popsike and Gemm. The back cover brings only track listing with lyrics with no credits to arrangers and musicians in this set. Tracks include:

01 - Basta Olhar Pra Mim (Édson Menezes / Roberto Faissal)
02 - Foi Num Trem (Luis Cláudio de Castro / Nazareno de Brito)
03 - My Funny Valentine (Rodgers / Hart)
04 - Barqueiro Triste (Newton Pereira / Ivan Paulo)
05 - Fingimento (Marco Antônio Prates)
06 - É Melhor Esquecer (Artur Barbosa)
07 - Duas Contas (Garoto)
08 - Tira Esse Sorriso do Caminho (Ivon Cury)
09 - Quando Te Encontrar (Luis Cláudio de Castro)
10 - Canção de Amor (Elano de Paula / Chocolate)
11 - Bem (Daisy Amaral)
12 - Lábios Vermelhos (Almeida Rego / Newton Ramalho)