Milton Banana Trio - Linha de Passe (1984)

I was saving this album for a future opportunity; there are several Milton Banana albums already available at Loronix. Moreover, I had nothing in particular to say about this record. I learned today that Linha de Passe is the last album recorded by Milton Banana, 1984, more than a decade before his passing in 1999. This fact made me feel particularly sad, but the sadness disappeared as soon as I put this album to spin, which is exactly like all the other albums recorded by this great musician, despretencious, happier, but sincere, a work of love. Wherever Milton Banana is right now, it is important he knows there is a community that loves its music and works a lot to preserve his memory.

This is Milton Banana Trio - Linha de Passe (1984), for RCA Candem, featuring Milton Banana on drums accompanied by not credited musicians, which is something very strange on the RCA release. If you are giving the first steps on Brazilian music, this album is highly recommended, it saved my night today and I hope it makes you feel great, such as I'm now. Tracks include:

01 - Linha de Passe (João Bosco / Paulo Emílio / Aldir Blanc)
02 - Flor de Lis (Djavan)
03 - Meu Guri (Chico Buarque)
04 - Velas Içadas (Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins)
05 - Batendo a Porta (João Nogueira / Paulo César Pinheiro)
06 - Exaltação à Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Serrado (Djavan)
08 - Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
09 - Tô Voltando (Maurício Tapajós / Paulo César Pinheiro)
10 - Aquarela (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Velho Ateu (Eduardo Gudin / Roberto Riberti)
12 - As Rosas Não Falam (Cartola)