Sunday, May 18, 2008

Elza Laranjeira - Ternura (1961)

Hello, good evening! Elza Laranjeira was such like a mania in the beginning of Loronix. She
released only four LPs, and two of them are available at Loronix, while the third was taken due a RGE Classicos reissue. You can use the small thumbnails to reach the ones at Loronix and the Amazon product widgets at the post closing to reach the RGE reissue and also a compilation released last year. Although recording only four LPs, Elza Laranjeira was a very important singer during the 40's and 50's, releasing more than thirty 78RPMs. Let's see.

This is Elza Laranjeira - Ternura (1961), for RGE, the second LP released by Elza Laranjeira for RGE, with the same formula of her debut album with Maestro Simonetti in charge of the arrangements and a repertoire of Sambas and ballads. Forgive me if I'm wrong and this is something that needs confirmation, but I always heard about Walter Wanderley delivering organ playing on Ternura. You should take it for a hearing or at least use Loronix Preview Center to check it out. By the way, this is another fine release sponsored by the great Jorge Mello. Tracks include:

01 - Maior Que a Saudade (Armando Cavalcanti / Victor Freire)
02 - Prece (Marino Pinto / Vadico)
03 - Água de Beber (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - O Pranto da Chuva (René Bittencourt / Raul Sampaio)
05 - Em Hora Errada (Fernando César / Armando Cavalcanti)
06 - Devaneio (Djalma Ferreira / Luis Antônio)
07 - Ternurinha (Tereza Souza)
08 - Ninguém (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos)
09 - Sei (Chico Feitosa / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Eu Nem Me Lembro Mais de Ti (Klécius Caldas / Victor Freire)
11 - Quando (Anita Andrade / Neusa Carvalho)
12 - Ninguém É de Ninguém (Umberto Silva / Toso Gomes / Luis Mergulhão)