Friday, April 04, 2008

Carlos Piper - E Otimo (1966)

Hello, good evening! Do not let this cover cheats you. Despite what you are looking, this is not a "Para Dancar" album, and it is not a conventional orchestra LP led by a maestro performing popular songs of its time. This is a great disc recorded by an artist who has always been in priorities for Loronix and also on the short list of every serious Brazilian music collector. This will be the only record released tonight, and I'm sure it worth many other albums together. Let's see.

This is Carlos Piper e Sua Orquestra - E Otimo Dancar e Ouvir Carlos Piper e Sua Orquestra (1966), for Continental, featuring Carlos Piper Samba Jazz arrangements for Brazilian and American standards performed by a big band of top-notch musicians. It is amazing that a great musician such like Carlos Piper is completely unknown to the general public. My searches also failed to retrieve Carlos Piper information with Google. Some musicians in this session are also completely unknown. If anyone has additional information on Carlos Piper, feel free to share with us. Tracks include:

Personnel

Lambari, Carlos Alberto, Waltinho, Palito
(sax)
Biu, Ditinho, Arlindo, Iran
(trombone)
Botinao, Gentil, Broegas, Fluger, Oswaldo, Buda, Carlos Piper
(piston)
Dirceu
(drums)
Heraldo do Monte (amazing!)
(guitar)
Capacete
(bass)
Hermes, Sezinho, Nascimento
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Arrastão (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Samba do Negro (Sylvio Son / Roberto Corrêa)
03 - Charade (Henry Mancini / Mercer)
04 - Goldfinger (Barry / Bricusse / N. Ley / Valdés)
05 - Hello Dolly (Armstrong / Rodolph)
06 - The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing) (E. Magidson / C. Conrad)
07 - Acender as Velas (Zé Keti)
08 - Primavera (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Shame And Scandal In The Family (Donaldson / Brown)
10 - A Festa do Bolinha (Erasmo Carlos / Roberto Carlos)
11 - Red Roses For a Blue Lady (S. Tepper / R. Brodzky)
12 - Deart Heart (Henry Mancini / Jay Livingston / R. Evans)