Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1966)

I was planning to close this Monday with Dick Farney, since I had to make an urgent work to be accomplished by the morning. However, the schedule has changed and I'm very happy to present this album as an extraordinary post. Well, I will be open and honest my willing to make this additional one is just to show people this gorgeous picture bellow (with a high quality version available on music files) and also tell something that I didn't know.

This picture was taken in front of Bottles Bar, showing Quarteto em Cy, Carlos Coqueijo and Carlos Castilho, brother of Bebeto Castilho of Tamba Trio. Carlos Castilho performed a special role with the early Quarteto em Cy, Carlos was the founder of "As Bahianinhas", the girls before changing the group name to Quarteto em Cy. Carlos Castilho was the arranger and also guitarist, performing together with As Bahianinhas on first Quarteto em Cy performances in Rio de Janeiro.

This is Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1966), for Elenco, featuring Cyva, Cynara, Cyble and Regina Werneck (Cyregina), produced by Aloysio de Oliveira and arranged by Oscar Castro Neves and Ugo Marotta. Tracks include:

01 - Vamos Pranchar (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - Espere Um Pouco (Ugo Marotta / Vica)
03 - Canto de Ossanha (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Samba Torto (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Caminho do Mar (Sergio Ricardo)
06 - Segredinho (Carlos Coquejo / Maria Eugênia)
07 - Amaralina (Carlos Castilho / Francisco de Assis)
08 - Morrer de Amor (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
09 - Pedro Pedreiro (Chico Buarque)
10 - Inútil Paisagem (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
11 - Até Londres (Oscar Castro Neves)
12 - Último Canto (Francis Hime / Ruy Guerra)

Music Video | Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra

I'm starting to be addicted to Luiz Harding videos that are really out of this world. I don't know how Luiz has accumulated all these wonderful documents. He is making a wonderful job on bring back to life the Brazilian musical memory with these videos.

Today Luiz show us something that he admits to be also taken by surprise when he found the tape, Eumir Deodato, performing with Pascoal Meireles, Victor Biglione, Alex Malheiros, Banda Savana and Orquestra de repertorio de SP. The song is Also Sprach Zarathustra. Piece of history. As Luiz said, the tape was on a really band condition, but the film worth each second played.

Hope uEnjoy!

New: click to enlarge!

Jose Briamonte - Ritmos e Vozes | Agora e Samba (1973)

That's exactly what I was thinking for this Saturday, Samba, perfect for dancing and perfect for Loronixers, even those who don't have what we call in Brazil "Samba no Pe". I don't have Samba no Pe, but I know everybody likes it. I will tell you what it is.

This is Jose Briamonte - Ritmos e Vozes | Agora e Samba (1973), for Odeon. That's a really inquisitive record. Maestro Briamonte is in charge of everything, arrangements, and conduction also taking the role of musical director. I have an assumption that female singing and percussion instruments are played by the obscure group Ritmos e Vozes, however, it is just a hint. The repertoire is based on Samba tunes from Vinicius de Moraes, Ana Maria, Eduardo Gudin, Luiz Americo, Noel Rosa and others. Another Jose Briamonte LP that I never heard before. If you are in the mood of an orchestra LP, just like the legendary Briamonte Orchestra, think twice. This is all about Samba songs with girls singing. Tracks include:

01 - Tristeza Pé no Chão (Armando Fernandes "Mamão")
02 - Orgulho de Um Sambista (Gilson de Souza)
03 - Meu Pai Oxalá (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Assim Não Dá (Ana Maria)
05 - Verso Novo (Eduardo Gudin / Caú)
06 - Depois Que o "Taruim" Chegou Nunca Mais Melhorou (Capoeira)
07 - Ontem (Zé Di / Astrogildo Silva)
08 - Pra Minha Mulata Eu Sou Mais Eu (Ton Graça / Carlos Costa)
09 - Desafio (Luis Américo / Bráulio de Castro / Clóvis de Lima)
10 - Mexe Mexe (Otacílio de Jesus / Ciro / Bloco Carnavalesco Bafo da Onça)
11 - Bahia Berço do Brasil (Baianinho)
12 - Quem Ri Melhor (Noel Rosa)

Challenge | Do you know who are these friends?

Back to challenges! This one came from a couple of Loronixers. I don't know if they are married or just friends. Anyway, let's call them as Mr. P&R. They ask Loronixers who are the ones at this amazing picture. You can click on it to see it bigger.

Thanks for this one and the others sent, Mr. P&R.

Hope uEnjoy!

Marcia - In Bossa

Hello, Good Night! Nelson Motta, a Brazilian producer, composer that was part of Bossa Nova, wrote some years ago that Brazil is essentially a country of female singers, using Loronix language, a country of Divas, Brazilian Divas. We have some nice examples here. I will not forget Tuca, she was rather unknown and after being presented here, she certainly got several extra enthusiasts. On a same or larger scale, the same applies to Thelma. Anyway, I'm not sure if we will have the same phenomenon this time, but at least several Loronixers will be taken by surprise with this post, such like Caetano Rodrigues did with me.

This is Marcia - In Bossa (no date), for Malagueta. I don't know how Caetano makes his findings; I searched the Internet several times today and could not find consistent information about this singer. The little I know: this is Marcia debut LP and she knows how to make it, singing with passion and performing great renditions to Bossa Nova standards. Marcia has the accompaniment of Paulinho Lemos (acoustic guitar), Diego Ebeller (piano), Wilma Keuchgueriam (flute), Leo Toniche (drums), Jose Lima (bass) and Marcia Barros (voice). Tracks include:

01 - Infuencia do Jazz
02 - Nao Vou para a Casa
03 - Moro na Favela
04 - Fotografia
05 - Ela e Carioca
06 - Chovendo na Roseira
07 - Estate
08 - Amor em Paz
09 - Tim Tim por Tim Tim
10 - Voce Vai Ver
11 - Samba de Verao
12 - Insensatez
13 - Voce e Eu

Azymuth - Crazy Rhythm (1987)

I'm gradually getting rid of the flu I got yesterday, quite good, only unconfortable with some back and neck pain. That's why I decided to have a sleep two hours ago while listening to this record. It was a bad idea. This album is very solid and I could not close my eyes while listening. It has been also a very long time since we released the mighty Azymuth at Loronix. Caetano also said his "Muuuuuuito BOM!", which is a guarantee to any winner album. It seems that every road leads to Azymuth, so I take this train and show this fantastic album to Loronixers.

This is Azymuth - Crazy Rhythm (1987), for Milestone, I'm confident to say that we have one of the best Azymuth albums here. They are really fantastic; the record has an exciting rhythmical atmosphere with Alex Malheiros delivering swinging bass phrases throughout the record. Azymuth has the help of renowned special guests, such as Joe Pass and Paulinho Oliveira. I hope this album makes your day tomorrow. Tracks include:

Personnel

Jose Roberto Bertrami
(piano, keyboards)
Alex Malheiros
(bass)
Ivan Conti
(drums)
Joe Pass
(guitar)
Paulinho Oliveira
(flugelhorn)

Track List

01 - Bossa Nova Usa (Dave Brubeck)
02 - Tóc de Bola (Alex Malheiros) with Aleuda
03 - Tempo a Bessa (Too Much Time) (João Nogueira) with João Nogueira
04 - Tropical Horizon (José Roberto Bertrami / Gomes)
05 - Hô-bá-lá-lá (João Gilberto)
06 - O Pescador (José Roberto Bertrami) with Aleuda
07 - Theme For Tiago (Ivan Conti "Mamão")
08 - Diza (Johnny Alf / Maurício Einhorn)

Osmar Milito - Ligia (1978)

Hi again. I think this is the right choice for a Friday night, for those who arrive late at home, coming from some cultural agenda, show, nightclub or even drinking with co-workers. This is music to settle down, far away of those weird classifications we see around, such as: elevator music, easy listening, etc. We are talking about acoustic and electric piano of Osmar Milito, backed by renowned musicians.

This is Osmar Milito - Ligia (1978), for Continental. Osmar Milito is the brother of Helcio Milito from the Tamba Trio. Osmar Milito backed up several artists, such as Elis Regina, Sylvia Telles, Hermeto Pascoal and others. We have already some early Milito LPs at Loronix, but nothing so jazzy and instrumental oriented such like this one provided by Caetano. Tracks include:

Personnel

Osmar Milito
(piano)
Ugo Marotta
(arrangements, synthesizer)
Lincoln Olivetti
(oberheimer)
Maurício Einhorn
(harmonica)
Sergio Barroso
(bass)
Nelson Serra
(drums)
Wilson das Neves and Hermes Contesini
(percussion)
José Carlos
(violao, guitar)

Track List

01 - Ligia (Tom Jobim) -- Atras da Porta (Chico Buarque / Francis Hime)
02 - Estrada Branca (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - O Morro (Billy Blanco / Tom Jobim)
04 - Morning (C. Fischer)
05 - Andorinha (Tom Jobim)
06 - Mentiras (João Donato / Lysias Ênio)
07 - O Que Será (A Flor da Terra) (Chico Buarque)
08 - Jodel (João Donato / Patrícia Del Sasser)
09 - Little Tracy (W. Kelly)
10 - Hô-bá-lá-lá (João Gilberto)

Primo e Seu Conjunto - Selecao Dancante (1957) Primo debut 10-inch

Just to announce that rain is falling in Rio de Janeiro and the dry times are over. zeca is sleeping and one of the thinks that he likes most is to take a rain bath, he looks like a punk after the rain. Maybe tomorrow I will make it.

Anyway, it is perfect when we have a contributor that is also a journalist. Contributions come with information, well written, making work easy. It is just a matter of zecalourize (makes the text on zecalouro's style) the text and provides the information needed to Loronixers. However, I have also a great pleasure to find information by myself and really like such challenges, but in a rush time such like this week, contributions like this one from the great Marcello Campos are really handy.

This is Primo e Seu Conjunto - Selecao Dancante (1957), for Mocambo. This is the legendary Primo, well known to us by his later recordings Sambossa (1965), Pinta o Sete (1966) and the ones as Primo Quintet. Selecao Dancante is Primo debut LP, a very rare release, gently provided by Marcello Campos. Primo also lead the legendary Conjunto Flamingo, available at Loronix by Caetano Rodrigues. Thanks Marcello for this nice record that I'm sure it is only available for a few privileged friends. Tracks include:

Personnel

João Peixoto Primo
(piano)
Roberto Dantas
(accordion)
Nilton Baraldo
(guitar)
Adao Prado
(bass)
Edypolo M. Brito
(crooner)
Sumerval Baraldo
(drums)
Luizinho
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Samba Que Eu Quero Ver (Djalma Ferreira)
02 - Maria José (Francesco Pacini)
03 - La Mamadera (O. Safety)
04 - Telegrafista no Choro (Roberto Dantas)
05 - Only You (B. Ram)
06 - Capilé (Delcio Vieira)
07 - Três Amigos (Túlio Piva)
08 - Na Solidão (João Peixoto Primo)

Conjunto Melodico Norberto Baldauf - Parole (1968)

You probably remember our last Challenge, a picture of a female singer with a group. People who tried to answer the challenge were successful on guessing the singer, Elis Regina. However, with a single exception nobody could even say the name of the group.

This posts comes to introduce you to a new Loronixer, Marcello Campos, Journalist, author of the book Week End no Rio - Cinco Decadas (e meia) de Conjunto Melodico Norberto Baldauf and a friend that comes to play an important role at Loronix, improving our knowledge of the music from the South Region of Brazil, the nest of several renowned artists.

Everybody can easily name the artists that came from that region, but nobody can say how things happened and what is the background the artists from that region had before they got famous. Marcello is the right guy to share these things that we do not know. He has a book, written in Portuguese, portraying one of those artists, Conjunto Melodico de Norberto Baldauf, which has a broaden approach of those years, with additional details on Elis Regina, Primo, among many others. The book can be purchased with Marcello though his telephone number, which is +55-51- 9833-0162 or by email, noticia@portoweb.com.br, you can optionally reach zecalouro at zecalouro@gmail.com. Caetano Rodrigues performs the role of main contributor on Marcello's book, as several other music books in Brazil.

This is Conjunto Melodico Norberto Baldauf - Parole (1968), for Philips, the second LP of this band, active for more than 50 years. Parole is a delicious and dancing album from a group that I never had the chance to hear before, full of organ and vibes influenced by Beatles, Italian music, etc. Marcello says that Parole has the first recording of With a Little Help from my Friends, a Beatles song from the legendary album Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. I think you can get further details with Marcello and his book. Just want to warn Loronixers to stay tuned, Marcello's collaborations are coming and it is a unique chance to improve our knowledge of the music from Brazilian South. Tracks includes:

Personnel

Norberto Baldauf
(piano, organ)
Raul Lima
(guitar)
Victor Canella
(accordion, organ)
Leo Belloni
(drums)
Heitor Barbosa
(vibrafone, organ)
Fausto Touguinha
(percussion)
Edgar Pozzer
(singer)
Studio Musician
(bass)

Track List

01 - Ate Segunda Feira
02 - Viver Pour Vivre
03 - Marcha para um Novo Amor
04 - Onda (wave)
05 - Imagem
06 - Malaysha
07 - Parole
08 - Januaria
09 - Never Ever Leave me
10 - Eu e a Brisa
11 - Como e Grande o meu Amor por Voce
12 - With a Little Help from my Friends



PS.: Ruy Castro said to Marcello that this cover has something wrong with the picture. Who knows what it is?

Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Ralph Moore and Jay Ashby - Return to Ipanema (1989)

What a nice night! I'm writing this post just after the last video was released, so I do not have feedback so far about it, but I'm confident that people will have a lot to talk about it. As I said at tonight opening post, Caetano is in charge of the selections and this is to present Loronixers another Caetano's pick from this new series. Caetano's best quality is to identify gold were regular guys such like zecalouro can't see and this one is a real treat.

This is Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Ralph Moore and Jay Ashby - Return to Ipanema (1989), for Town Crier, featuring the great reunion of musicians you see on top. It was hard to define the name of this post. I would not like to identify Paquito D'Rivera as the main performer and also file this record as Various Artists. The best decision is take the name of four of them, such like Town Crier made at cover artwork. Caetano's posts are self-explanatory and this is the kind of record that nobody should miss. Tracks include:

Personnel

Paquito D'Rivera
(sax, clarinet)
Claudio Roditi
(trumpet)
Ralph Moore
(sax tenor)
Jay Ashby
(trombone)
Danilo Perez
(piano)
Nilson Matta
(bass)
Portinho
(drums)
Rafael Cruz
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Snow Samba
02 - Tristeza de Nos Dois
03 - Return to Ipanema
04 - Pra Dizer Adeus
05 - To Brenda
06 - She is a Carioca
07 - Summertime
08 - Cancao do Amanhecer
09 - No More Blues