Friday, January 18, 2008

Dom Um Romao - The Complete Muse Recordings (1990)

Let's close this Thursday with another acclaimed artist with no solo album releases since January 16 2007, one year and two days, the Brazilian drummer, percussionist and composer Dom Um Romao, a important musician during the Bossa Nova years, taking part as sideman on several important albums, including the collaboration between Antonio Carlos Jobim and Frank Sinatra. By the way, Dom Um Romao seems to be a favorite artist of several Loronixers, his last release is among the top five of 2007, in terms of number of downloads by our community. Let's see.

This is Dom Um Romao - The Complete Muse Recordings (1990), for Muse, featuring two Dom Um Romao albums recorded for Muse, Dom Um Romao (1972) and Spirit of the Times (1973), being the first new at Loronix and the second a repost made available in August 2006. The download package brings lots of details on both albums, including photos, such like this one in the left side of this paragraph. A constellation of Brazilian and American musicians backs Dom Um Romao on both albums. Tracks include:

Personnel

DOM UM ROMAO (1972)

Dom Um Romao
(drums, percussion)
Sivuca
(organ, piano, guitar)
Jerry Dodgion
(alto sax, flute)
Mauricio Smith
(tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
Lloyd McNeil
(flute)
William Campbell Jr.
(trumpet)
Jimmy Bossey
(trombone)
Joe Beck
(electric guitar)
Amauri Tristao
(acoustic guitar)
Joao Donato
(harpsichord, piano)
Dom Salvador
(electric piano, piano)
Richard Kimball
(synthesizer)
Stanley Clarke
(bass)
Eric Gravatt
(congas)
Portinho
(percussion)


SPIRIT OF THE TIMES (1973)

Dom Um Romao
(drums, percussion)
Sivuca
(organ, piano, guitar)
Jerry Dodgion
(alto sax, flute)
Mauricio Smith
(tenor sax, soprano sax, flute)
Lloyd McNeil
(flute)
Joe Beck
(electric guitar)
Amauri Tristao
(acoustic guitar)
Dom Salvador
(electric piano, piano)
Frank Tussa
(bass)
Portinho
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Dom's Tune (Dom Um Romão)
02 - Cinnamon Flower (Milton Nascimento)
03 - Family Talk (Dom Um Romão)
04 - Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
05 - Braun-blek-blu (Dom Um Romão)
06 - Adeus Maria Fulô (Sivuca / Humberto Teixeira)
07 - Shake (Ginga Gingou) (Dom Um Romão)
08 - Wait On The Corner (Dom Salvador)
09 - Lamento Negro (Humberto Porto / Constantino Silva "Secundino")
10 - Highway (A. Tristão)
11 - The Angels (Dom Salvador)
12 - The Salvation Army (Dom Salvador)
13 - Kitchen (Dom Um Romão)