Luiz Vieira - Retalhos do Nordeste (1958) with orchestra by Moacir Santos

Hello, good evening! There was a time at Loronix where Saturday was a day devoted to Samba releases. We had a lot of fun on those Saturdays, many new friends were attracted and the initiative was really successful. Saturday was also a day dedicated to experiments with the launch of genres that are not regularly released at Loronix.

This is the idea behind this post. I have this album with me for a long time, but never considered a candidate to Loronix. In spite of this beautiful cover, the vinyl is very – I said VERY – scratched and I could not remove all imperfections. Retalhos do Nordeste brings a singer never released before and features arrangements of Maestro Moacir Santos. Let’s see.

This is Luiz Vieira – Retalhos do Nordeste (1958), for Copacabana, featuring a not credited conjunto regional on Side A and orchestra on Side B with arrangements by Maestro Moacir Santos. Luiz Vieira is a Brazilian singer and composer with more than 300 compositions recorded by renowned Brazilian artists. Retratos do Nordeste is Luiz Vieira first LP. Tracks include:

01 - Meus Canarin (Luiz Vieira / Timóteo Martins)
02 - Na Asa do Vento (Luiz Vieira / João do Vale)
03 - O Coco É Meu (Luiz Vieira)
04 - Maria Filó (O Danado do Trem) (Luiz Vieira / João do Vale)
05 - Embolada Mudou (Luiz Vieira)
06 - Menino de Braçanã (Luiz Vieira / Arnaldo Passos)
07 - O Vaqueiro (Luiz Vieira)
08 - Os Olhinhos do Menino (Luiz Vieira)
09 - Cantiga da Lembrança (Luiz Vieira / Epaminonas Souza)
10 - Bicha Coirãna (Luiz Vieira)