Gal Costa - Gal Canta Caymmi (1976)

Gal Costa performing Dorival Caymmi repertoire with arrangements by Joao Donato, Perinho Albuquerque and a constellation of top-notch Brazilian musicians. It is a nice introduction that explains everything about this album. I can remember this record when released in 1976; it helped a lot to make Dorival Caymmi music popular for a whole generation. Songs like 03 - Nem Eu and 07 - So Louco, especially this last one, had their definitive version with Gal Costa. Let's see.

This is Gal Costa - Gal Canta Caymmi (1976), for Philips, featuring ten selected Dorival Caymmi songs, produced by Perinho Albuquerque with arrangements by Perinho Albuquerque and Joao Donato. I got really excited this time and said everything at the first paragraph. Tracks include:

Personnel

Joao Donato, Perinho Albuquerque
(arrangements)
Chiquito Braga, Perinho Albuquerque, Roberto Menescal
(violao, guitar)
Aladim, Bira da Silva
(percussion)
Eneas Costa, Paulinho Braga
(drums)
Luizao Maia, Fernando Leporace, Gabriel Jorge Bahlis, Novelli
(bass)
Dominguinhos
(accordion)
Joao Donato, Antonio Adolfo
(piano)
Ze Roberto Bertrami
(organ)

Track List

01 - Vatapá (Dorival Caymmi)
02 - Festa de Rua (Dorival Caymmi)
03 - Nem Eu (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - Pescaria (Canoeiro) (Dorival Caymmi)
05 - O Vento (Dorival Caymmi)
06 - Rainha do Mar (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Só Louco (Dorival Caymmi)
08 - São Salvador (Dorival Caymmi)
09 - Peguei Um Ita no Norte (Dorival Caymmi)
10 - Dois de Fevereiro (Dorival Caymmi)