Johnny Alf - Olhos Negros (1990)

Hello, good evening! I have good news to tell you. Johnny Alf, after a long period of serious health problems, takes over his activities and even made rehearsals with his quintet, just a month before his 79th anniversary. I read this new today with a great pleasure. Although very underestimated, Johnny Alf is a very important musician. He introduced a new way of singing and playing many years before the creation of Bossa Nova, influencing artists such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos Valle, Carlos Lyra among many others. This is Loronix homage to this great musician. Let’s see.

This is Johnny Alf – Olhos Negros (1990), for RCA, featuring Johnny Alf music and Johnny Alf singing and playing piano in all tracks. Olhos Negros was recorded after a long hiatus of 10 years and it is a beautiful celebration of Johnny Alf music. Each track has a special guest, performing with Johnny Alf on duets. It was very hard to decide Loronix Preview Center track and I decided to deliver the opening track with Johnny Alf and Gal Costa performing Ilusao a Toa. Tracks include:

The Special Guests

GAL COSTA
CAETANO VELOSO
GILBERTO GIL
SANDRA DE SA
CHICO BUARQUE
EMILIO SANTIAGO
ZIZI POSSI
LENY ANDRADE
ROBERTO MENESCAL
MARCIO MONTARROYOS

Track List

01 - Ilusao a Toa (Johnny Alf) with GAL COSTA
02 - Dois Coracoes (Johnny Alf) with ROBERTO MENESCAL
03 - Seu Chopin, Desculpe (Johnny Alf) with CHICO BUARQUE
04 - Nos (Johnny Alf) with ZIZI POSSI
05 - Rapaz de Bem (Johnny Alf) with EMILIO SANTIAGO
06 - Olhos Negros (Johnny Alf / Ronaldo Bastos) with CAETANO VELOSO
07 - O Que e Amar (Johnny Alf) with SANDRA DE SA
08 - Eu e a Brisa (Johnny Alf) with GILBERTO GIL
09 - Nossa Festa (Johnny Alf / Alberto Chimelli) with LENY ANDRADE
10 - Sonhos e Fantasias (Johnny Alf) with MARCIO MONTARROYOS