Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Aracy de Almeida - O Samba em Pessoa (1961)

Aracy de Almeida was a great discover to many friends at Loronix, especially those ones who have less than 40 years. I cannot count how many messages I receive by friends with many thanks to transform someone who was just a member of Sunday TV show into one of the best Brazilian Samba interpreters ever. Aracy de Almeida is a great artist and will always deserve a special place at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Aracy de Almeida - O Samba em Pessoa (1961), for RCA Candem, a compilation of Aracy de Almeida interpretations taken from 78 rpms albums recorded in the late 30's and early 40's. These tracks are really old and in spite of the remastering work made by RCA, the output is clean, but it was recorded with the resources available in 1937 to 1942. Tracks include the original released date of each tune. Tracks include:

01 - [1937] Tenha Pena de Mim (Cyro de Souza / Babahu)
02 - [1938] O Que Foi Que Eu Fiz (Cyro de Souza)
03 - [1937] Século do Progresso (Noel Rosa)
04 - [1940] Com Razão Ou Sem Razão (David Nasser / Ary de Almeida)
05 - [1939] Camisa Amarela (Ary Barroso)
06 - [1938] Rapaz Folgado (Noel Rosa)
07 - [1937] Último Desejo (Noel Rosa)
08 - [1938] Quem Mandou Coração (Roberto Martins / Jorge Faraj)
09 - [1937] O Maior Castigo Que Eu Te Dou (Noel Rosa)
10 - [1937] Eu Sei Sofrer (Noel Rosa)
11 - [1942] Fez Bobagem (Assis Valente)
12 - [1937] Qual o Quê (Antonio Almeida)