Elizeth Cardoso - Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso (1962)

It is surprising that we still have Elizeth Cardoso albums not yet shown at Loronix and also out of print. This album was kept on “waiting position” for a long time; I thought it was only a compilation of her best songs released in the 78 RPM format. I decided to compare these recordings with their respective 78rpm releases and could easily understand that Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso is a career album with new recordings of her major success in 78s. Once again, Elizeth Cardoso delivers a lovely record featuring the artistic direction of Moacyr Silva, who also puts his tenor sax to play. When Elizeth Cardoso and Moacyr Silva work together it is a failure proof mission. Let’s see.

This is Elizeth Cardoso – Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso (1962), for Copacabana, featuring new recording of very old Elizeth Cardoso cuts. I think you will feel uncomfortable as I was reading “ELIZETE” instead of “ELIZETH” as we are used. This is not an error; Elizeth Cardoso only adopted the “TH” in 1966. Copacabana did not credit musicians in this session. Tracks include:

01 - Canção de Amor (Chocolate / Elano de Paula)
02 - Caixa Postal Zero Zero (Oscar Bellandi / Luis de França)
03 - Subúrbio (Luis Antônio)
04 - O Amor É Uma Canção (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
05 - Se Eu Pudesse (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
06 - Dá-me Tuas Mãos (Erasmo Silva / Jorge de Castro)
07 - Graças a Deus (Carioca)
08 - Nunca É Tarde (João Pinto)
09 - Venho de Longe (Dermeval Fonseca / Alberto Ribeiro)
10 - Seresteiro (Zé Keti / Renato Lima / Tufic Lauar)