Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Catulo de Paula - Catulo Canta no Michel (1959)

Hello, good evening! This is the third album I'm making available from this obscure record company with the name and logo based on an animal that does not exists in Brazil, the legendary Tiger. Little I know about this label except these albums, the excellent Moacyr Marques e Seu Conjunto - Jazz & Bossa Nova (1959), a contribution of my Mentor Caetano Rodrigues and this early Hermeto Pascoal recording with Pernambuco do Pandeiro e Seu Regional - Batucando no Morro (1958), both really worth checking out. Catulo de Paula is an artist requested by many friends, many and important friends, such like Frank-Oliver Hellman, which I want to say thanks for recommending Catulo de Paula a long time ago. Let's see.

This is Catulo de Paula - Catulo Canta no Michel (1959), for Tiger. Catulo de Paula delivers a repertoire based on his performances at Michel Bar, a nightclub I never heard about. According with Guio de Moraes liner notes, Catulo de Paula performed on Michel Bar for more than a year, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. Ze Menezes delivers fantastic instrumental accompaniment to Catulo de Paula leading a trio of guitar, drums and bass. By the way, Ze Menezes gives a real lesson of how accompany singer with a guitar. Really worth checking out. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ze Menezes
(violao)
Paulo
(bass)
Trinca
(drums)

Track List

01 - Balada Triste (Dalton Vogeler / Esdras Pereira da Silva)
02 - Viva Meu Samba (Billy Blanco)
03 - Suas Mãos (Antônio Maria / Pernambuco)
04 - Pau-de-arara (Guio de Morais / Luis Gonzaga)
05 - Tenho Pena da Noite (Catulo de Paula / Marino Pinto)
06 - Lamento (Djalma Ferreira / Luis Antônio)
07 - Castigo (Dolores Duran)
08 - Aliança (Madame Fulano de Tal) (Cyro Monteiro / Dias da Cruz)
09 - Nosso Mocambo (Catulo de Paula)
10 - Serenata do Adeus (Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Rio Triste (Tito Madi)
12 - Último Pau-de-arara (J. P. Guimarães / Venâncio / Corumba)

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