Thursday, January 17, 2008

Milton Banana Trio - Milton Banana Trio (1970)

Hello, good evening! It has been a week of really hard working for this more than ever busy parrot, but it is always a pleasure to take out of nowhere an extra energy to reach Loronix, meet our community and turn a new page of the glorious years of the music from Brazil. Perhaps I should make like Chico Buarque and save some energy to Carnaval week. Anyway, I'm bringing something that I thought it would be something very difficult to happen again, a classic Milton Banana Trio Samba Jazz LP never made available at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Milton Banana Trio - Milton Banana Trio (1970), for Odeon, an above the average Milton Banana Trio LP, equivalent to his best albums released on the mid 60's. Mestre Baden Powell wrote a very nice liner notes and if I'm not wrong, delivers a short speech at track 01 - Vou Deitar e Rolar (Quaquaraquaqua) (Baden Powell / Paulo Cesar Pinheiro). This is something to be confirmed, since it is my personal opinion. I could not find any mention on Brazil-on-guitar.de and I will be pleased if Loronixers take this track for a listen at Loronix Preview Center and try to identify Baden Powell voice. Tracks include:

Personnel

Milton Banana
(drums)

Wanderley
(piano)

Jose Alves
(bass)

Track List

01 - Vou Deitar e Rolar (Quaquaraquaqua) (Baden Powell / Paulo César Pinheiro)
02 - Coqueiro Verde (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)
03 - Se Você Quiser Mas Sem Bronquear (Jorge Ben "Jorge Benjor")
04 - Foi Um Rio Que Passou Em Minha Vida (Paulinho da Viola)
05 - Uma Braço no Codó (Baden Powell)
06 - De Onde Vens (Dori Caymmi / Nelson Motta)
07 - Vendedor de Bananas (Jorge Ben "Jorge Benjor")
08 - Lua Aberta (João de Aquino / Paulo Frederico)
09 - Take It Easy My Brother Charles (Jorge Ben "Jorge Benjor")
10 - Samba Sem Viola (José Di / Dora Lopes)
11 - Refém da Solidão (Baden Powell / Paulo César Pinheiro)
12 - Carta de Poeta (Baden Powell / Paulo César Pinheiro)