Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra de Dancas - Rio de Janeiro, Gosto de Voce (1958) featuring Os Cariocas

Hello, good evening! We are opening this Friday night with a truly amazing album. You should believe me. Before any other thing, two warnings are necessary, as follows: 1) In spite of the word "Dancas" at the album title, this is NOT a regular "Para Dancar" album, actually, by definition, this is not "Para Dancar" music. 2) Do not take it as an album recorded by Maestro Severino Araujo from Orquestra Tabajara, it is a very common mistake.

In the other hand, if you are not aware, Maestro Severino Filho is the leader of the Brazilian vocal group Os Cariocas, one of the greatest Brazilian musicians ever, still active with Os Cariocas since the foundation in 1942. I never heard about this album before and it is a great surprise since we have the participation of Os Cariocas. Let's see.

This is Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra de Dancas - Rio de Janeiro, Gosto de Voce (1958), for Polydor, featuring an orchestra conduced and arranged by Maestro Severino Filho with the participation of Os Cariocas in a couple of tracks. This album was released 49 years ago and the recording quality is really amazing. Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra de Dancas features a not credited vibraphone player that delivers a wonderful job on top of overwhelming orchestra arrangements by Maestro Severino Filho. I urge Loronixers to send feedback on this delicious to hear LP. Tracks include:

01 - Despedida de Mangueira (Benedito Lacerda / Aldo Cabral)
02 - Palpite Infeliz (Noel Rosa)
03 - Rio de Janeiro (Ary Barroso)
04 - Valsa de Uma Cidade (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria)
05 - Copacabana (Alberto Ribeiro / João de Barro)
06 - Cidade Maravilhosa (André Filho)
07 - Madureira Chorou (Carvalhinho / Julio Monteiro)
08 - O Bonde de São Januário (Ataulfo Alves / Wilson Batista)
09 - A Lapa (Herivelto Martins / Benedito Lacerda)
10 - Eu Vou Pra Vila (Noel Rosa)
11 - Fantasia Carioca (Alcyr Pires Vermelho / Osvaldo Santiago)
12 - Vai Com Jeito (João de Barro)