Jacob do Bandolim - Os Saraus de Jacob (1971)

Hello, good evening! Today was the best day I had since Loronix Headquarters made the move to Jacarepaguá in March 2009. The reason for such a perfect day was simple; my internet link was down all day long, which enabled me to leave the house for some interesting musical missions around the neighborhood.

The first mission was a visit to the famous Retiro dos Artistas house and try to talk to its most famous guest at the moment, Mrs. Rosana Toledo. My idea was to take some of her albums with me and giver her as a gift. I read that she no longer have them. I could not talk with Rosana Toledo, but I could schedule something for a new opportunity. Perhaps I can take some pictures and gather a message to our community?

My second mission had this album in mind. I knew Jacob do Bandolim lived in Jacarepaguá and his place was a meeting point with plenty of music everytime. I walked the streets, I asked questions, I ran some risk by going to places that did not know, but unfortunately could not find the place.

Anyway, I hope this album can bring this information. It was recorded in the house of Jacob Bandolim and released a few years after his early death by Herminio Bello de Carvalho. Let's see.

This is Jacob do Bandolim - Os Saraus de Jacob (1971), for RCA Camdem, featuring Jacob do Bandolim performing at his own place with Conjunto Epoca de Ouro with Paulo Tapajos as special guest on three tracks. Side A brings a recording taken in 16/Aug/1968, and side B two months later with Paulo Tapajos in 06/Nov/1968. Liner notes written by Herminio Bello de Carvalho bring detailed information about both sessions and the whole spirit of how these Saraus happened at Jacob do Bandolim's place. Tracks include:

Personnel

JACOB DO BANDOLIM
(bandolim)

CONJUNTO EPOCA DE OURO
Cesar Faria
(violao)
Damasio
(violao 7 cordas)
Jonas
(cavaquinho)
Manoel Rigaud
(percussion)
Dino 7 Cordas (Side B)
(violao 7 cordas)

Track List

01 - Brejeito (Ernesto Nazareth)
02 - Faceira (Ary Barroso)
03 - Noites Cariocas (Jacob do Bandolim)
04 - Os Olhos Dela (Catulo da Paixão Cearense / Irineu de Almeida) with PAULO TAPAJOS / JACOB DO BANDOLIM
05 - Trovas (Adelmar Tavares / Marcelo Tupinambá) with PAULO TAPAJOS
06 - Lágrimas (Cândido das Neves "Índio") with PAULO TAPAJOS / JACOB DO BANDOLIM
07 - Cochicho (Pixinguinha)
08 - Murmurando (Fon-Fon / Mário Rossi)

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Avena de Castro e Primo - Som Ambiente Vol. 2 (1975)

Hello, good evening! Maybe I am wrong as usual, but I think this record will surprise many friends. I never heard about the existence of a second volume of the anthological Som Ambiente, recorded by Marcos Valle and Azymuth in 1972. And this is what both volumes have in common since the concept is totally different. Instead of not credited artists, this surprising duo has loud and clear credits, including lots of information available at the back cover (some of them very hard to believe) and the participation of Durval Ferreira on two tracks, which is also the producer director. Let's see.

This is Avena de Castro & Joao Peixoto Primo - Avena e Primo | Som Ambiente Vol 2 (1975), featuring for the first time at Loronix the sitar player Avena de Castro and the well-known pianist and organist Primo. Avena's sitar sounds like an electric guitar, different from the sound of sitar made popular by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in the 1960's, which was my expectation before taking Som Ambiente Vol 2 for a first spin. A few Google searches were enough to tell me that Avena de Castro started as a classical musician and later embraced popular music. He is also considered the first and only sitar player in Brazilian popular music. Tracks include:

Personnel

Avena de Castro
(sitar)
Primo
(organ)
Durval Ferreira
(guitar on 01 - Coco, So Coco, 02 - Vo Bate pra Tu)

Track List

01 - Coco Só Coco (Villanova / Badi)
02 - Romance de Amor (Rafael Rovira)
03 - Tamanco Malandrinho (Tom / Dito) Dona Flôr e Seus Dois Maridos (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
04 - Song For Anna (André Popp / Jean / C. Massoulier)
05 - Naquela Mesa (Sergio Bittencourt) De Peito Aberto (Silvio Silva / Sergio Bittencourt)
06 - Soleado (Zacar / Siae)
07 - Vô Baté Pá Tú (Arnaud Rodrigues / Orlandivo)
08 - Feelings (Morris Albert)
09 - Toró de Lágrimas (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi / Zé do Maranhão)
10 - The Entertainer (Golpe de Mestre) (S. Joplin)
11 - Eu Quero Apenas (Roberto Carlos)

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