Dori Caymmi - Dori Caymmi (1982)

Here we go on an artist that needs our attention, Dori Caymmi, son of Dorival Caymmi, brother of Nana Caymmi and Danilo Caymmi, a gifted musician that takes part on many albums released at Loronix as arranger or sideman, being released today for the second time. Dori Caymmi is internationally acknowledged as composer and singer, having a solid production as main performer and also as composer and arranger, recording and collaborating with renowned artists in Brazil and overseas. Let's see.

This is Dori Caymmi - Dori Caymmi (1982), for Odeon, featuring Dori Caymmi and Paulo Cesar Pinheiro compositions, with the exception of track 06 - Voce Ja Foi a Bahia from Dorival Caymmi. This is the third Dori Caymmi career album, produced by Paulo Cesar Pinheiro and arranged by Dori Caymmi, with a constellation of Brazilian musicians in this session, such like Luiz Eca, Luiz Alves, Danilo Caymmi, Toninho Horta, Chiquinho do Acordeon, Ze Menezes and others. I'm also making available a music video with an excerpt of Programa Ensaio - TV Cultura with the brothers Dori and Danilo Caymmi. Tracks include:

Personnel

Gilson Peranzzetta, Jeff Gardner
(piano)
Luiz Alves
(bass)
Robertinho Silva
(drums)
Luiz Eca
(harpsichord)
Toninho Horta
(violao, guitar)
Danilo Caymmi, Celso Woltzenlogel
(flute)
Chiquinho do Acordeon
(accordion)
Ze Menezes
(viola)
Dazinho, Luna, Marcal
(percussion)
Jose Botelho
(clarinet)
Antonio Bruno
(fagote)
Roberto Correia, Cartier, Marcio Lott, Flavinho
(choir)
Gueta, Michel Bressler, Giancarlo Pareschi, Joao Daltro, Ze Alves, Vidal, Virgilio, Aizik, Faini, Carlos Eduardo Hack, Walter Hack, Paschoal Perrota, Francisco Perrota, Arnaud
(violins)
Penteado, Nelson Macedo, Sthepany, Jose Lana, Hidenburgo
(violas)
Marcio Mallard, Alceu, Watson, Iura Ranevsky, Ibere, Jacques Morelenbaum
(cellos)

Track List

01 - Serra Branca (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
02 - Velho Piano (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
03 - Flor das Estradas (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
04 - Nosso Homem Em Três Pontas (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
05 - Desafio (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
06 - Você Já Foi a Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Ilusão (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
08 - Negro Mar (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
09 - Evangelho (Dori Caymmi / Paulo César Pinheiro)
10 - O Homem Entre o Mar e a Terra (Dori Caymmi)

Jacob do Bandolim - 10 Anos de Saudade (1979)

Hello, good evening! Jacob do Bandolim discography can be divided in two different categories, as follows: career albums, including twelve LPs, several 78rpm and participations on other artists records. The twelve LPs are really hard to find, especially the first releases in the 10-inch format. The second are the tribute albums and compilations, there are many and they are not so difficult to find.

I have been gathering every Jacob do Bandolim record that appears in front of me and I'm learning a lot with the compilations, they bring very well written liner notes with very useful information about Jacob do Bandolim, including pictures, such like the ones available on this front cover, featuring Jacob do Bandolim when he was a kid with her mother and grandfather. Let's see.

This is Jacob do Bandolim - 10 Anos de Saudade (1979), for RCA Candem, remastered tracks taken from previous Jacob do Bandolim albums, including 78rpm from the 50's and some other tracks taken from LPs released in the early 60's. Jacob do Bandolim was born in 1918, and died in 1969 with the early age of 51. The back cover describes in details Jacob do Bandolim passing, a really sad day to Brazilian music. Loronix Preview Center features the fantastic Atlantico by Ernesto Nazareth, recorded in 1951. Tracks include:

01 - Odeon (Ernesto Nazareth) 1951
02 - Proezas do Solon (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda) 1961
03 - Ai Que Saudades da Amélia (Ataulpho Alves / Mario Lago) 1963
04 - Palpite Infeliz (Noel Rosa) 1963
05 - Rapaziada do Brás (Alberto Marino) 1953
06 - Branca (Zequinha de Abreu) 1960
07 - Atlântico (Ernesto Nazareth) 1951
08 - Chora Cavaquinho (Waldemar de Abreu "Dunga") 1963
09 - Foi Ela (Ary Barroso) 1963
10 - Não Tenho Lágrimas (Max Bulhoes / Milton de Oliveira) 1963
11 - Vidinha Boa (Jacob Pick Bittencourt) 1954
12 - Busca-Pe (Jacob Pick Bittencourt) 1956
13 - Chega de Saudades (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) 1963
14 - Toca Pro Pau (Jacob Pick Bittencourt) 1954
15 - De Limoeiro a Mossoró (Jacob Pick Bittencourt) 1956
16 - Rua da Imperatriz (Jacob Pick Bittencourt) 1954

Miltinho - Poema do Adeus (1962)

There was a time at Loronix where every month we had a new album recorded by one of the Samba interpreters that I like most, Milton Santos de Almeida or just Miltinho. I could not believe when Loronix Find It returned the last Miltinho album as of August 2007, it is almost a year and Miltinho needs to be back to Loronix first page immediately. Let's see.

This is Miltinho - Poema do Adeus (1962), for RGE, featuring Orquestra RGE with not credited maestro and musicians. Poema do Adeus is a very early Miltinho record, but is not an album recorded by a beginner. Since the 40's, Miltinho was an active artist, being member of renowned vocal groups, such like: Cancioneiros do Luar, Namorados da Lua, Anjos do Inferno and Quatro Ases e um Coringa. I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to replay a fantastic music video featuring Miltinho and Ed Motta, performing Meu Nome e Ninguem in the year of 2003. I forgot to say that Rildo Hora is the harmonica player. Tracks include:

01 - Poema do Adeus (Luis Antônio)
02 - Palhaçada (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
03 - Estou Só (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos)
04 - Fim de Parceria (Fernando César / Dalton Vogeler)
05 - A Canção Que Virou Você (Luis Antônio)
06 - Maldade (Jair Amorim / Evaldo Gouveia)
07 - Mulata Assanhada (Ataulfo Alves)
08 - Estrada do Amor (Luis Antônio)
09 - Solução (Raul Sampaio / Ivo Santos)
10 - E o Tempo Parou (Édson Borges)
11 - Perdoa Coração (Marino Pinto / Aloísio de Barros)
12 - Depois (Capiba / Thalma de Oliveira)

Quinteto Violado - A Feira (1974)

It was really kind of JOAO-SP sending the third Quinteto Violado career LP to our community. I did not have any previous contact with Quinteto Violado music before Loronix and among their three albums available; this is the one that I like most. Quinteto Violado has a vast discography, counting more than 80 albums, including compilations, singles and participations. JOAO-SP contributions are not over and from now one will be more focused on the Choro style, favorite of several friends. Let's see.

This is Quinteto Violado - A Feira (1974), for Philips, featuring this fantastic cover with a picture of a Feira in the border of a river in Northeast, which I don't have idea about the river name and where this photo was taken, our friends from the Northeast will provide the answers to us. The repertoire features songs by Luiz Gonzaga, Humberto Teixeira, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Geraldo Vandre, Fernando Lona and others, performed with nice instrumental and vocal arrangements. Tracks include:

01 - Assum Preto (Humberto Teixeira / Luis Gonzaga)
02 - Pau-de-arara (Luis Gonzaga / Guio de Morais)
03 - Procissão (Gilberto Gil)
04 - O Gemedor (Gilvan Chaves)
05 - Ave Maria (Caetano Veloso)
06 - Dona Aninha (Toinho Alves / Roberto Santana)
07 - Disparada (Geraldo Vandré / Theo de Barros)
08 - Terra Terra (Toinho Alves / Marcelo Melo)
09 - A Lua Girou (Fernando Lona / Julio Ricardo)
10 - Ave Maria dos Retirantes (Alcyvando Luz / Carlos Coquejo)
11 - O Bom Vaqueiro (Zé da Luz / Adpt. Roberto Santana / Adpt. Marcelo Melo)

Araken Peixoto

Araken Peixoto, 77, died in the afternoon of Tuesday (19), in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. Araken Peixoto was an acclaimed pistonist, brother of pianist Moacyr Peixoto and Cauby Peixoto. Loronix tribute brings one out of several albums released by Araken Peixoto at Eldorado Label in the 80's, which is Araken Peixoto - Um Piston Dentro da Noite (1986), with the participation of Moacyr Peixoto.

Cyro Monteiro e Dilermando Pinheiro - Show Teleco Teco Opus Nr. 1 (1966)

I was saving this album for an eventual Samba Saturday at Loronix, but many friends have requested this important record since Loronix very first beginning. Some reviewers says Teleco Teco Opus Nr. 1 has an historical importance in the definition of future Samba live recordings released in the remaining 60's and 70's, being equivalent of the well-known Show Opiniao, recorded by Nara Leao and Ze Ketti in the same year, same theater and using the same format. Let’s see.

This is Cyro Monteiro e Dilermando Pinheiro - Show Teleco Teco Opus Nr. 1 (1966), for Philips, presented at Loronix by an excellent vinyl transfer taken from Philips first 1966 issue. Personnel is not credited, however, my searches were very successful on the identification of Regional do Canhoto backing the duo, including Jacob do Bandolim and Dino Sete Cordas, which is the musician playing the seven string acoustic guitar, partially shown at the front cover above. The repertoire features 33 tunes with no tracks separation. Tracks include:

Personnel

Cyro Monteiro, Dilermando Pinheiro

Regional do Canhoto, featuring Jacob do Bandolim & Dino Sete Cordas

Track List

Side A

Minha Palhoça (J. Cascata)
Alô João (Cyro Monteiro / Baden Powell)
Para Me Livrar do Mal (Ismael Silva / Noel Rosa)
A Mulher Que Eu Gosto (Ciro de Souza / Wilson Batista)
Volta Para Casa Emília (Antônio Almeida / José Batista)
Deus Me Perdoe (Humberto Teixeira / Lauro Maia)
Pedra Que Rolou (Levava Jurando) (Pedro Caetano)
Lulú de Madame (Paulo Gesta / Augusto Rocha)
Se Acaso Você Chegasse (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins)

Side B

Escurinho (Geraldo Pereira)
A Lalá e a Lelé (Manezinho Araújo / Jaime Brito)
Madalena (Ari Macedo / Airton Amorim)
Amei Tanto (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
Eu Queria (Roberto Martins / Mário Rossi)
Ai Que Saudades da Amélia (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago)
Emília (Haroldo Lobo / Wilson Batista)
Dora (Dorival Caymmi)
Marina (Dorival Caymmi)
Maria Rosa (Antônio Nássara)
Florisbela (Antônio Nássara / Eratóstenes Frazão)
Conceição (Dunga / Jair Amorim)
Clélia (Catulo da Paixão Cearense / Luis Souza)
Aurora (Roberto Roberti / Mário Lago)
Eva Querida (Benedito Lacerda / Luis Vassal)
Isabel (Arlindo Marques Júnior / Roberto Roberti)
Julieta Julieta (Manezinho Araújo)
Odete (Herivelto Martins / Dunga)
Isaura (Herivelto Martins / Roberto Roberti)
Rosa Morena (Dorival Caymmi)
Menina Fricote (Henrique Batista / Marília Batista)
Nos Braços de Isabel (Silvio Caldas / José Judice)
Formosa (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
Até Amanhã (Noel Rosa)

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Luiz Carlos Vinhas - Luiz Carlos Vinhas e Os Kalangos (1971)

Here we go on the first and last record released by Luiz Carlos Vinhas e Os Kalangos, which is a group assembled by Laercio de Freitas in 1970 when he came back to Brazil after a couple of years in Mexico replacing Luiz Eca at Tamba 4. Luiz Carlos Vinhas e Os Kalangos had also not identified bassist and drummer from Luiz Carlos Vinhas Trio, regularly performing at Flag nightclub in the early 70’s. Let's see.

This is Luiz Carlos Vinhas e Os Kalangos (1971), for Top Tape, featuring on Side A the original version of Capim Gordura, composed by Laercio de Freitas in Mexico, while Side B brings an not usual rendition of Chovendo na Roseira (Antonio Carlos Jobim). Helcio Milito had the idea of recording this little piece of madness at Top Tape. Capim Gordura was big hit, playing on radio and also television, including four performances at Buzina do Chacrinha, which is something I would like very much to watch on video. Tracks include:

01 - Capim Gordura (Laercio de Freitas)
02 - Chovendo na Roseira (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Codo - Codo e o Violao | Serie Talento Brasileiro 3 (1977)

Hello, good evening! I want start the day with a great find, courtesy zecalouro's mother, gradually improving her contributions and now deserves the title of a good vinyl hunter. She comes this time showing an important musician never released before at Loronix, Clodoaldo Brito, widely known as Codo, a Brazilian guitarist and composer from the state of Bahia. Codo had a active career as musician, recording eight albums as main performer, two singles and more than 90 compositions. Let's see.

This is Codo - Codo e o Violao | Serie Talento Brasileiro 3 (1977), for CID, featuring six instrumental renditions of Brazilian standards and six Codo compositions, the ones that I like most. Codo delivers a unique playing style, accompanied by not credited musicians. My highlight goes to 07 - Brincando com as Cordas (Codo), which is the selected Loronix Preview Center track. I'm convinced everybody should have a solid entertainment with this first album and Codo forthcoming releases at Loronix. Tracks include:

01 - Quadradinho (Codó)
02 - Viola Enluarada (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
03 - Beija-me (Roberto Martins / Mário Rossi)
04 - Aos Pés da Cruz (Zé da Zilda / Marino Pinto)
05 - Gamadinho (Codó)
06 - Capoeira Três (Codó)
07 - Brincando Com as Cordas (Codó)
08 - Samba Mesmo (Codó)
09 - Confinça (Alcebíades Nogueira / Luis de França)
10 - Alegria Alegria (Caetano Veloso)
11 - Canção de Amor (Elano de Paula / Chocolate)
12 - Minha Favela (Codó / Francisco Dias Pinto)

Caetano Veloso - Qualquer Coisa (1975)

I thought I could show and review this album without saying I'm a big fan of Caetano Veloso. So I decided to be open and honest with you, I'm a big fan of Caetano Veloso and this album is definitively one of his best releases in the 70's. I could realize how great it is after spinning today after many years. Qualquer Coisa was recorded in the same session of Joia (Caetano Veloso masterpiece) and were released simultaneously, so we should take this one as the continuation of Joia. Let's see.

This is Caetano Veloso - Qualquer Coisa (1975), for Philips, featuring the piano of Joao Donato and Quarteto em Cy as special guest on track 07 - Jorge de Capadocia. I had the chance to listen to this album as soon it was released with the age of ten, being very important for me, Caetano Veloso renditions of three The Beatles tunes available on Side B, were my first contact with The Beatles music. I read several reviews saying these three cuts spoils this album, but I like them very much as I like the whole experience provided by Caetano Veloso with Qualquer Coisa, which is an album that you will spin several times. Tracks include:

Personnel

Caetano Veloso
(voice, violao)
Joao Donato
(piano)
Perinho Albuquerque
(violao, piano, arrangements)
Sergio Barroso
(bass)
Eneas Costa
(drums)
Djalma Correa
(percussion)
Perna Froes
(strings arrangements)
Frederiko
(violao)
Fernando Leporace
(bass)
Hermes Contesini
(percussion)
Quarteto em Cy
(vocals at Jorge da Capadocia)
Moacyr Albuquerque
(bass)
Tuze Abreu
(flute)
Bira da Silva
(percussion)
Tuty Moreno
(percussion)
Arnaldo Brandao
(bass)

Track List

01 - Qualquer Coisa (Caetano Veloso)
02 - Da Maior Importância (Caetano Veloso)
03 - Samba e Amor (Chico Buarque)
04 - Madrugada e Amor (José Messias)
05 - A Tua Presença Morena (Caetano Veloso)
06 - Drume Negrinha (Drume Negrita) (E. Grenet / Vrs. Caetano Veloso)
07 - Jorge de Capadócia (Jorge Ben) with Quarteto em Cy
08 - Eleanor Rigby (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
09 - For no One (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
10 - Lady Madonna (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
11 - La Flor de La Canela (Chabuca Granda)
12 - Nicinha (Caetano Veloso)

Copa 7 - O Som do Copa 7 (1979)

Hello, good evening! I want to start today with the reposting of Copa 7 first LP, now taken from my vinyl, which is the first 1979 issue, released by Top Tape label. Copa 7 is the legendary group that was forged inside Black Rio movement in Rio de Janeiro, blending American soul with the sounds of Brazil, such like Banda Black Rio, but a little bit wilder. This is a truly rare album and this is a nice chance to listen it with the original vinyl output. Let's see.

This is Copa 7 - O Som do Copa 7 (1979), for Top Tape. I'm gathering Ed Motta's review on Copa 7 for WhatMusic.com, I cannot make better than Ed Motta. Thanks, Ed Motta. Tracks include:

"Here's the scene: It's the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the 1970s: The very streets which had previously played host to the traditional 'blocos de carnaval' for the massive February outdoor party that is Carnival, and the passionate guitar-led laments of the most beautiful choros, are now beginning to swing under a very different suingue: the imported sound of American soul and funk, courtesy of the now legendary local DJs: Big Boy, Ademir Lemos, Paulao, Monsieur Lima and many other sound systems with names like Soul Grand Prix, Furacao 2000 and Black Power…

Many records that today have become the holy grail of collectors played out the soundtrack to this era, from the Dutch group Reality, through Cane & Abe, Masterfleet to Raw Soul Express, Mickey Murray and of course the classics of James Brown, The Meters, Kool & The Gang, B.T. Express and Bohannon that played on the suburban decks alongside the post-Bossa of Cassiano, Wilson Simonal, Tim Maia and Jorge Ben.

The dance bands, the so-called "bandas de baile", that played live sets mixed in with the records that the DJs dropped had to be incredibly versatile to stay up there with the eclectic sounds being played - a successful melding of samba with soul-funk and even Italian pop songs and French chansons!

The true popstars of the bailes were organist Ed Lincoln's classic line-up that featured Orlandivo, Durval Ferreira, Tony Tornado and other killer players - the group which kicked off the whole scene a decade before. From these early sensations the "bandas de baile" were formed. Groups like Rancho, Brasil Show, Fanks and the biggest cult of all, and still active today 30 years on, the Copa 7.

Bands with the same name are nothing new in the music business and in the case of Copa 7 they shared their respected 'Appellation Controlee' with the second line-up of J.T. Meireles' Copa 5, also called Copa 7 and which only recorded a single LP for London Records in the late 60s*. Our Copa 7 launched their recording career with the rare single, and classic baile groove, Sabada [b/w Copa 7 No Samba - Top Tape]. This song, written by Ronaldo Barcellos, a collaborator with both Banda Black Rio and Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti, is still the number one request at the regular shows the group command in the few clubs still carrying the torch for the philosophy behind the original bailes.

The first LP O Som da Copa 7 came out in 1979 and was followed closely by 1980's O Som da Copa 7 Vol 2, the originals of which are extremely rare today and have become a holy grail for those seeking out something special in Brasilian music beyond the stereotypical batucada.

To get some idea of the spirit the band purveys on these LPs one has to imagine the Mizell Brothers had dropped by the far flung suburbs of Rio (places like Madureira, Ramos, Penha, Cascadura, Abolicao, Nilopolis) with an ARP String synth under their arms and found a samba soul group that mixed Erlon Chaves with the Blackbyrds, whilst drinking beer at the same table as vocalist Damiao, devotee of that sweet voice of reggae, Horace Andy! Mix this heady brew together, recording sessions at the Estudios Haway (Hawaii Studios was the Studio One of the Black Rio bands), and we're ready to get down!

Check out the mellow instrumental funk of Gangorra written by guitarist/arranger Dionisio, (now living and playing in New York), the humour of Plantei Vagem deu Feijao and the Norman Harris-style phase pedal guitar that you could almost call Philly-Samba. Coupled with Paulinho's bass on Mulher Absoluta, with its full on chorus and phase pedals, it all adds up to make this debut LP obligatory listening for anyone trying to understand the true sound of the bailes.

In Vol 2 Dionisio hits the right note yet again with the sublime scat vocal track Agora e Minha Vez. Here and on the other instrumental tracks the Black Rio atmosphere is no accident - Banda Black Rio's second drummer, Paulinho Black, played in some of the literally hundreds of line-ups that Copa 7 have passed through. Maria Joana has that 'everyone partying together feel' in a samba of sheer 'alegria' that sounds like something from the Fatback Band or Brass Construction.

It's possible to see similarities between the music of Copa 7 with that of Ricardo Marrero's contribution and his influence of North American Black music with its orchestral feel to the compositions, arrangements and so on….

All praise goes out to Whatmusic.com for making such a rare and expensive collectors' LPs finally available to everyone.

In Brasil today, one of the keenest audiences for the 'new sound' of things from the past, and specifically Brasilian Rare Groove, is the Sao Paulo scene, where the Copa 7 have recently undergone a kind of renaissance in the minds and ears of younger funksters mainly through the auspices of collector Rodrigo Piza and his Phono 70 and the Sunday bailes led by Marco Mattoli & Seu Conjunto.

Now, for a note of extra-musical interest, to get into the Copa 7 scene is to commit an act of gastronomic exaggeration with a great big portion of feijoada wolfed down in freaky portions and lysergically enriched for the ears to dance to!"

- Ed Motta

Personnel

Dionisio
(guitar, arrangements)
Lucio
(drums)
Paulinho
(bass)
Lourenco, Damiao
(voice)
Manoel
(trumpet)
Bunn
(sax, flute)
Caue
(trombone)
Geraldinho
(keyboards)
Nadinho
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Fofoqueira (Dionísio)
02 - Gangorra (Dionísio)
03 - Mulher Absoluta (Paulo César / Leonel / Lourenço)
04 - Plantei Vagem Deu Feijão (Rock Rural) (Simões / Velasco)
05 - Santo Maior (Esmeraldo)
06 - Anseio (Lourenço)
07 - Depende (Bunn / Geraldinho)
08 - Aos Trancos e Barrancos (Moisés Costa / Beto Soares)
09 - Rosa (Neguinho da Beija-Flor / Damião)
10 - Criola (Lúcio Machado)
11 - Som do Copa 7 (Carlinhos PQD / Serginho Meriti)

Clara Nunes - Clara Nunes (1971)

I want to say that 2008 has been a great year to Loronix. Since January, our community is growing on daily basis, and today something very interesting happened, it was the day Loronix received more visitors since the creation. I would like to say thank you to everybody, no matter how long you are part of this community, no matter where are your from, no matter what you do. Growth is a very important piece of our strategy, makes our community viable and stronger. Thanks once again for this great start of 2008.

This is Clara Nunes - Clara Nunes (1971), for Odeon, a transitional album from the early Clara Nunes Bossa Nova years to the style where she definitively shines as one of the greatest Brazilian Samba interpreters ever. This self-titled album brings several well known Clara Nunes tunes and also landmarks the first out of several participations of Maestro Lindolpho Gaya as Musical Director. Maestros Orlando Silveira, Nelsinho, Lindolpho Gaya and Jose Roberto deliver arrangers on individual tracks; unfortunately, Odeon did not credit musicians. Tracks include:

01 - Aruandê Aruandá (Zé da Bahia) OS
02 - Participação (Didier Ferraz / Jorge Belizário) OS
03 - Meu Lema (João Nogueira / Gisa Nogueira) LG
04 - Ê Baiana (Fabrício da Silva / Baianinho / Ênio Santos Ribeiro / Miguel Pancrácio) LG
05 - Puxada da Rede do Xaréu - 1ª Parte (Maria Rosita Salgado Goes) OS
06 - Novamente (Luis Bandeira) LG
07 - Misticismo da África ao Brasil (Mário Pereira / Wilmar Costa / João Galvão) LG
08 - Sabiá (Luis Gonzaga / Zé Dantas) JR
09 - Rosa 25 (Geovana) MN
10 - A Favorita (Francisco Leonardo) LG
11 - Puxada da Rede do Xaréu - 2ª Parte (Maria Rosita Salgado Goes) OS
12 - Feitio de Oração (Vadico / Noel Rosa) OS
13 - Canseira (Paulo Diniz / Odibar) JR
14 - Morrendo Verso Em Verso (João Nogueira) MN

Arrangements by:

OS - Orlando Silveira
LG - Lindolpho Gaya
MN - Nelsinho
JR - Jose Roberto

Gal Costa, Chico Buarque & Claudia Telles - Singles

Hello, good evening! My turntable was upgraded with a new cartridge last week, using resources taken from donations to Loronix. Thanks a million for your contributions. The new cartridge brings several benefits, and the most important one is to make possible to play several singles that I could not spin correctly with the old one, such like these ones, featuring three renowned artists, made available as a single album. Let's see.

This is Gal Costa, Chico Buarque & Claudia Telles - Singles, featuring six tracks taken from three singles. The first one is Gal Costa at Philips as 365.306, released in 1970. Chico Buarque de Hollanda comes with our second single, released by RGE as RGE-4.479 with no release date information. Claudia Telles is our third single, for Columbia as BSO-13680, 1976. You can check each single detail at the panorama image bellow, just before track listing. Tracks include:

01 - Gal Costa - London, London (Caetano Veloso)
02 - Gal Costa - Mini - Misterio (Gilberto Gil)
03 - Chico Buarque - Meu Refrao (Chico Buarque)
04 - Chico Buarque - Ole, Ola (Chico Buarque)
05 - Claudia Telles - Fim de Tarde (Mauro Motta / Robson Jorge)
06 - Claudia Telles - Caminhos Iguais (Dennis / Robson Jorge)

This is Gal Costa, Chico Buarque & Claudia Telles - Singles, at Loronix, here.

FLAC files are also available here as part ONE and TWO.

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Milton Banana Trio - Balancando Vol. 2 (1976)

I'm surprised that nobody could answer correctly the challenge bellow to win the Rapidshare 1-month account. Where is everybody? Anyway, I will take this chance to explain something, some friends ask if I spend resources with this accounts given as challenge prizes, I don't pay for them, they are produced by the community when 10,000 downloads are completed at Rapidshare and I think it is fair to give it back as challenge prizes.

This is Milton Banana Trio - Balancando 2 (1976), for Odeon, featuring a compilation of tracks taken from previous Milton Banana Trio releases at Odeon. Balancando 2 is a repost of one of the first albums made available at Loronix in July 2006 with major improvements on cover scans and vinyl transfers. If you are starting your infatuation with Brazilian music, it is important to know that Milton Banana is the Brazilian musician who invented the Bossa Nova drumming style. Milton also recorded the historic Chega de Saudade, Joao Gilberto debut album. I think you will have a very good entertainment with Milton Banana Trio. Tracks include:

01 - Fato Consumado (Djavan)
02 - Quantas Lágrimas (Manace)
03 - Foi Um Rio Que Passou Em Minha Vida (Paulinho da Viola)
04 - Amazonas (Keep Taking) (Joao Donato)
05 - Você Passa Eu Acho Graça (Carlos Imperial / Ataulfo Alves)
06 - Mas Que Doidice (Antonio Carlos / Jocafi)
07 - Maior É Deus (Eduardo Goudin / Paulo Cesar Pinheiro)
08 - Batendo a Porta (Joao Nogueira / Paulo Cesar Pinheiro)
09 - Coqueiro Verde (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)
10 - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha / Joao de Barro)
11 - Tarde Em Itapoã (Vinicius de Moraes / Toquinho)
12 - Teimosa (Antonio Carlos / Jocafi)
13 - Folhas Secas - Minha Festa (Nelson Cavaquinho / Guilherme de Brito)
14 - Porta Aberta (Luiz Ayrao)

Challenge | Who are they?

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Heitor Villa Lobos - Cancoes de Cordialidade | Poesias de Manuel Bandeira

Hello, good evening! Daylight savings is over in Brazil and this is a major change, at least for me. If you have a pet, especially birds, you will understand what I'm saying. I went out of routine today, deciding to make some housekeeping on books and LPs and this single is the outcome of this work. I found it inside an old encyclopedia and I cannot remember who had the great idea of hiding a Villa Lobos single inside a book. Anyway, I hope he gets a brand new life at Loronix after being inside a book across decades. Let's see.

This is Heitor Villa Lobos - Cancoes de Cordialidade | Poesias de Manuel Bandeira (no date), for Caravelle, featuring on Side A, Cancoes de Cordialidade, a set of six songs composed by Villa Lobos with lyrics by Manuel Bandeira in 1945, performed here by Coro da Radio Ministerio de Educacao e Cultura with direction by Maestro Isaac Karabitschevsky. Side B brings Turibio Santos and Oscar Caceres performing as a duo two Villa Lobos compositions, Lenda do Caboclo and Ciranda Nr. 2, which is the one available at Loronix Preview Center. Tracks include:

SIDE A

Cancoes de Cordialidade
Coro da Radio Ministerio de Educacao e Cultura with Maestro Isaac Karabitschevsky

Feliz Natal
Canto de Natal
Feliz Ano Novo
Boas Festas
Feliz Aniversario
Boas Vindas

SIDE B
Turibio Santos & Oscar Caceres
Lenda do Cabloco (Heitor Villa Lobos)
Ciranda Nr. 2 (Heitor Villa Lobos)

Elza Soares - Negra Elza, Elza Negra (1980)

Hello, good evening! Yesterday, we made an "agreement" to release Elza Soares at Loronix today. Actually, I had others in my scheduled, but for an external problem (technology issues), my resources are limited only to Elza Soares, which a really nice pick, our last Elza Soares release was made in 17 November 2007, almost three months, a very long time without Elza Soares. Let's see.

This is Elza Soares - Elza Negra, Negra Elza (1980), for Columbia. Across her vast recording career, Elza Soares had many arrangers supporting her albums, such as Nelsinho, Oswaldo Borba, Astor Silva, Ribamar and Severino Araujo in the 60's, Dom Salvador and Ed Lincoln in the 70's and now Elza Soares start the 80's with Joao de Aquino, Brazilian composer, guitarist and arranger, cousin of Baden Powell de Aquino. Personnel listing featuring renowned musicians, such as Pedro Sorongo, Helio Capucci, Marcal, Ze Carlos and others. Tracks include:

Personnel

Gordinho
(surdo, zabumba)
Testa
(pandeiro)
Fernando, Adilson Werneck
(drums)
Carlinhos Oga
(agogo, congas)
Bidu, Marcal
(tamborim)
Waldir
(violao 7 cordas, cavaquinho)
Ze Paulo
(cavaquinho)
Pedro Sorongo
(chocalho)
Luiz Avelar
(piano)
Helio Capucci
(guitar)
Joao de Aquino
(violao, arrangements, production)
Betinho
(violao)
Ze Carlos, Waldemar Falcao, Philippe Neiva
(flute)
Leca
(congas)
Aldo, Ze Ro
(bass)
Bidu
(cuica)
Severo
(accordion)
Ze Carlos
(tenor sax)

Track List

01 - Como Lutei (Wilson Moreira / Nei Lopes)
02 - Cobra Cainana (João de Aquino / Hermínio Bello de Carvalho)
03 - Timbó (Ramon Russo)
04 - O Porteiro Me Enganou (Haroldo Lobo / Milton de Oliveira)
05 - Oração de Duas Raças (Gerson Alves)
06 - Artimanha (Gerson Alves)
07 - Olindina (Tião Valentim / Antônio Valentim)
08 - Fim de Noite (Chico Feitosa / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
09 - É Isso Aí (Betinho / Marco Antônio Rosa)
10 - Samba do Mirerê (Tradicional / Adpt. Gerson Alves)