Joao Gilberto | 78rpm Copacabana - 096 (1952)

This album came to my attention by the writing of our friend Jorge, from Juazeiro, Bahia, which is the place where Joao Gilberto was born. Jorge said Joao Gilberto recorded this 78rpm just before he left Garotos da Lua in 1952. Thanks for the hint, Jorge, Joao Gilberto sings on a totally different manner on this little record, he uses his voice such like Orlando Silva, Francisco Alves or any other singer with that "Big" voice from the 40's. Let's see.

This is Joao Gilberto | 78rpm - Copacabana 096 (1952), the second Joao Gilberto album, featuring two songs, Quando Ela sai and Meia Luz. Truly amazing record, Joao Gilberto singing on a very different way here. Tracks include:

01 - Quando Ela Sai (Alberto Jesus / Alberto Penteado)
02 - Meia Luz (Hianto de Almeida / Joao Luiz)

Les 4 Cadillacs - Les 4 Cadillacs (1964)

Hello, good evening! I was not thinking about posting this album by Les 4 Cadillacs today, but I making it for gratitude, Les 4 Cadillacs worked nicely with zecalouro today. zecalouro (the parrot) was really annoying this afternoon, saying bad things, such as: mengo and the name of someone that I don't like. He knows this thing really drives me crazy and I could not concentrate on the work I was doing.

So, I decided to take it for a spin with him. I put zecalouro just beside the turntable (he likes to see the vinyl spinning) and I laid down on the couch to wait for the results. The results were fantastic, zecalouro started saying good things such like: I love you daddy, scratch my head, good night, you are my friend, and even tried to sing the melodies he creates on top of some songs. I felt sleeping close to the end of both sides and he called myself yelling "it is over" when the record stops spinning.

I was mad with zecalouro and Les 4 Cadillacs saved my day. By the way, why I'm telling these things? I'm getting nuts, definitively. Anyway, this album is dedicated to zecalouro, my demanding and smart green friend.

This is Les 4 Cadillacs - Les 4 Cadillacs (1964), for Musidisc, the last album recorded by this anthological Musidisc creation lead by Ed Lincoln. I think Loronix has now the whole Les 4 Cadillacs discography, five albums recorded from 1961 until this last 1964 release. Personnel listing is made available according with Vinylmaniac information. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ed Lincoln
(piano)
Durval Ferreira
(guitar)
Luis Marinho
(bass)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)

Track List

01 - On The Street Where You Live (Lerner / Loewe)
02 - Sans Toi (M. Teze / Magenta)
03 - Adios Mariquita Linda (M. J. Jimenez)
04 - A Canção da Esperança (Luis Arruda Paes / Ribeiro Filho)
05 - What Kind Of Fool Am I (L. Bricusse / A. Newley)
06 - Make Me Cry (J. D. Loudermilk)
07 - Lawrence Of Arabia (M. Jarre)
08 - Et Maintenant (Gilbert Bécaud / Delanoe)
09 - Ahora Seremos Felices (R. Hernandez)
10 - Retiens La Nuit (G. Garvarentz / A. de Simone / Charles Aznavour)
11 - Traicionera (Gonzalo Curiel)
12 - Disa (Johnny Alf / Maurício)

Luiz Eca & Victor Assis Brasil - Ao Vivo no Museu de Arte Moderna (1997)

Here we go on an album that I want to see at Loronix since the beginning. Thanks to tcisalpino for making it to our community using FLAC files to provide the best possible quality. This album was posthumously released in the year of 1997 by the label El Dorado and was recorded live at MAM, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro. My searches were not successful to understand why we have to wait more than 20 years to have this record released. Anyway, it is not everyday an album is released featuring Luiz Eca and Victor Assis Brasil performing together. Let's see.

This is Luiz Eca & Victor Assis Brasil - Ao Vivo no Museu de Arte Moderna (1997), for El Dorado, featuring Luiz Eca at the piano and Victor Assis Brasil at sax, performing a repertoire based on Brazilian and international standards. Definitively, this is not an album for beginners; you will have to take it for a spin several times before acquiring some intimacy. Sometimes Luiz Eca goes to a direction and Victor Assis Brasil seems to take the opposite, vice-versa. If any friend had the chance to watch this performance and has additional info about this set, feel free to use comment section to tell us something about. Thanks once again tcisalpino for providing this great album to our community. Tracks include:

Personnel

Luiz Eca
(piano)
Victor Assis Brasil
(sax alto)

Track List

01 - The dolphin (Luiz Eça)
02 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso)
03 - Fotografia (Tom Jobim)
04 - You must believe in spring (Michel Legrand)
05 - Samba de uma nota só (Newton Mendonça / Tom Jobim)
06 - Hi-lili hilô (Bronislaw Kaper / Helen Deutch)
07 - Insensatez (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
08 - O cantador (Nelson Motta / Dori Caymmi)
09 - The man I love (George Gershwin)
10 - Maracangalha (Dorival Caymmi)
11 - Travessia (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)

Ademilde Fonseca - Choros Famosos (1960)

This is to address a very old request made by Loronixers since the beginning, an album by Ademilde Fonseca, notably the best Brazilian interpreter of Chorinhos, which are well-known instrumental Choros with lyrics. Actually, this is something that I learned with Loronix, the difference between Choro and Chorinho. Choro does not have lyrics; Choro is instrumental music, while Chorinhos are well-known Choros with Lyrics. Let's see.

This is Ademilde Fonseca - Choros Famosos (1960), for Philips, featuring a very well selected repertoire of Choros performed by Ademilde Fonseca. I think it will be very nice to hear how Ademilde Fonseca sings classics like Tico-Tico no Fuba, Apanhei-te Cavaquinho, Carinhoso, Delicado and several other Choro standards. Choro Famosos has Vadico as musical director. I urge Loronixers to feedback this release, since it is the first in the style. Tracks include:

01 - Tico-tico no fubá (Eurico Barreiros / Zequinha de Abreu)
02 - Sonhando (K-Ximbinho)
03 - Dinorah (B.Lacerda / Viuva Cacilda L. Porto)
04 - Apanhei-te cavaquinho (B.Lacerda / D.Oliveira / Ernesto Nazareth)
05 - Pedacinhos do céu (Miguel Lima / Waldir Azevedo)
06 - Sonoroso (Del Loro / K-Ximbinho)
07 - Flor do abacate (Felippe Tedesco / Álvaro Sandim)
08 - O que vier eu traço (Zé Maria / Alvaiade)
09 - Comigo é assim (José Menezes / Luiz Bittencourt)
10 - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha / João de Barro)
11 - Doce melodia (Abel Ferreira / Luiz Antônio)
12 - Delicado (Ary Vieira / Waldir Azevedo)

Maestro Carioca & Orquestra Guanabara - Rio Quatrocentao (1964)

Hello, good evening! I spent a terrific time in Rio de Janeiro today. The sun was up all the time, but the temperature was not hot as summer. The beach was full of people, not the same dudes that lives here, but several friends from other Brazilian cities and countries. Every time I spent a day like this, I come home with nice ideas of posting something very "Carioca", such like this beautiful homage album released by RGE to celebrate Rio de Janeiro 4th centenarian in 1964. Let's see.

This is Maestro Carioca & Orquestra Guanabara - Rio Quatrocentao (1964), for RGE. Very nice and really above the average RGE production. The cover artwork is amazing with the word RIO opened, revealing the top of Sugarloaf and Morro da Urca peaks through the internal photo. The back cover features liner notes written by Sergio Porto, also known as Stanislaw Ponte Preta. Additionally, a welcome message written in English, French and Spanish can be find enclosed with three fantastic photographs of well-known Rio de Janeiro spots. Everything is included with the download package. The music features songs celebrating Rio de Janeiro, such as Cidade Maravilhosa, Rio, Valsa de Uma Cidade, among others.

I'm taking the internal English presentation, which explains a lot the whole RGE idea on his beautiful tribute to Rio de Janeiro 4h centenarian. Tracks include:

Welcome to Rio!

This album is a living picture of Rio de Janeiro of nowadays. A happy and welcome city, opening its arms for the tourists from the whole world, specially in this commemorative year of its 4th centenarian. The musics recorded in the long play, are the merry melodies sung by the "Cariocas"* in the streets, during the whole year and in the sensational days of Carnival. When you take this musical souvenir, you are taking a piece of Brazil's heart!

(*) CARIOCA - Native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.

Track List

01 - Cidade Maravilhosa (André Filho)
02 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
03 - Rio Eterna Capital (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos)
04 - Rio de Janeiro Quatrocentão (Claribalte Passos)
05 - Valsa de Uma Cidade (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria)
06 - Morro de Santa Tereza (Herivelto Martins)
07 - Rio Quatrocentão (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos)
08 - Noites Cariocas (Osvaldo Borba / N. Vanderley)
09 - Rio (Ary Barroso)
10 - Rio Antigo (Altamiro Carrilho)
11 - Samba do IV Centenário (Claribalte Passos)
12 - Menino do Rio (Orlann Divo / Roberto Jorge)

Garotos da Lua | 78rpm - Todamerica 5075 (1951) the first Joao Gilberto studio recording

The TNO, The Number One, the first Loronix contributor in the 78rpm strikes again. Actually, an amazing strike, the first Joao Gilberto studio recording, Todamerica 5075, April 9, 1951 as member of Garotos da Lua, featuring two songs 01 - Quando Voce Recordar and 02 - Amar e Bom.

This is Garotos da Lua | 78rpm - Todamerica 5075 (1951), featuring the first Joao Gilberto studio recording. There is nothing more to say, except that download is being provided as direct link and also that Maestro Cipo and Sua Orquestra backs Joao Gilberto and Garotos da Lua on both tracks. Tracks include:

01 - Quando Voce Recordar (Walter Souza / Milton Silva)
02 - Amar e Bom (Zequeti "Ze Ketti" / Walter Abdalla)

zecalouro recommends | LP Cover Lover

Everybody knows that I'm a crazy LP cover lover and yesterday I found a new friend who runs an amazing website full of LP covers with a nice category organization that you should not miss. It is already at Loronix blogroll and the website is LP Cover Lover, here: http://lpcoverlover.com.

I took this cover from LP Cover Lover and I urge Loronixers to tell us who is beautiful model on this pretty unknown Mario Gennari Filho LP. Is she Norma Bengell? Who knows? Anyway, do not miss LP Cover Lover and come back to tell us who is she.

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Conjunto Farroupilha - Gauchos em HI-FI (1957)

Hello, good evening! Friends from Brazil will have a big weekend ahead, starting today with most of people already home to come back on Monday. Friends from Rio de Janeiro will probably come back on Tuesday, there is another local holiday in Rio de Janeiro, at least I heard about. These holidays have a direct effect on Loronix with friends leaving computers turned off to go away from the big cities. I like these holidays to *stay* at Rio de Janeiro, the city gets empty and better. Anyway, better talk about music and about this album, the first recorded by Conjunto Farroupilha in the 12-inch format, 1957. Let's see.

This is Conjunto Farroupilha - Gauchos em HI-FI (1957), for Columbia, a very early album by the influential and unique Conjunto Farroupilha. Gauchos em HI-FI cannot be taken as the late Os Farroupilhas em HI-FI, recorded by the same Columbia in 1960. Gauchos em HI-FI features instrumental arrangements by Maestro Enrico Simonetti and vocal arrangements by Tasso Bangel. Tracks include:

01 - Noites Gaúchas (Paraguassu)
02 - Ratoeira (Paixão Cortes)
03 - Carreteiro (Caco Velho / Piratini)
04 - Seu Belendrengue (Paixão Cortes)
05 - Acalanto Gaúcho (Carmon Lewis)
06 - Pezinho (Barbosa Lessa / Paixão Cortes) Chimarrita Balão (Barbosa Lessa / Paixão Cortes)
07 - Roda Carreta (Paulo Ruschell)
08 - Sapateio (Carmon Lewis)
09 - Vela Para São Nicolau (Carmon Lewis)
10 - Prenda Minha (Tradicional)
11 - Meu Cabelo (Paixão Cortes / Barbosa Lessa) Maçanico (Paixão Cortes / Barbosa Lessa)
12 - Negrinho do Pastoreio (Barbosa Lessa)

Agostinho dos Santos - Agostinho dos Santos (1973)

This is the last album recorded by Agostinho dos Santos before his passing in 1973 at a flight accident close to Orly Airport in Paris, France. When I took this album for a spin a couple of days ago, I could understand why Agostinho dos Santos receives wonderful acknowledgements by reviewers and fans after decades of his passing. This album brings a mature singer, performing definitive renditions of well-known Brazilian standards. It is disappointing that we did not have the chance to know what Agostinho dos Santos would be if he did not take that flight.

This is Agostinho dos Santos - Agostinho dos Santos (1973), for Continental. I'm really proud on making this album available to our community; everybody was tracking it down for months. Agostinho makes something that would be a norm, instead of an exception; he introduces musicians, one by one at the beginning and then delivers a fantastic singing on top of a very nice repertoire. Side A features four tracks, being the last one a medley, while side B brings standard six tunes with arrangements by Maestro Luiz Arruda Paes. I'm not sure if the musicians introduced in the beginning take also part on side B. Anyway, it will be easy to know. Edison Machado play drums and Luiz Harding can identify his playing on side B tracks. Tracks include:

Personnel

Edison Machado
(drums)
Guilherme Rodrigues
(flute)
Guilherme Vergueiro
(piano)
Ion Muniz
(sax, flute)
Ricardo dos Santos
(bass)

Luiz Arruda Paes
(arrangements, side B)

Track List

01 - A Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Estrada do Sol (Tom Jobim / Dolores Duran)
04 - Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria) Lamentos do Morro (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) Samba de Orfeu (Luis Bonfá / Tom Jobim) O Nosso Amor (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Paz Sem Cor (Agostinho dos Santos / Nancy dos Santos)
06 - O Amor Está no Ar (Agostinho dos Santos / Joab Teixeira)
07 - Dindi (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
08 - Foi a Noite (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
09 - Céu e Mar (Johnny Alf)
10 - Sin Palabras (Mariano Mores / Enrique Santos Discépolo)

Varios Artistas - Um Piano ao Cair da Tarde Vol. 1 | Internacional (1978)

Hello, good evening! Let's start making the day of instrumental music lovers and fans of the legendary Eldorado, which is a Brazilian record label dedicated to instrumental music. Eldorado was active from 1981 until the early 90's, releasing several influential albums, some of them already available at Loronix, such as the last album recorded by K-Ximbinho, among many others. In addition from artist solo releases, Eldorado also released a very famous series called "Um Piano ao Cair da Tarde" with national and international music, always performed by Brazilian artists. Let's see.

This is Um Piano ao Cair da Tarde Vol. 1 | Internacional (1978), for Eldorado, featuring piano solo renditions of international standards by Dick Farney, Jose Alves, Felix Wagner and Amilton Godoy, Zimbo Trio pianist. Amilton Godoy has the very good company of Rubens Barsotti (drums) and Luiz Chaves (bass), which is in fact Zimbo Trio, performing international standards, get the chance to hear three Zimbo Trio tracks never released on any other record. Tracks include:

The Performers

Dick Farney
Jose Alves
Felix Wagner
Amilton Godoy
(featuring Rubens Barsotti and Luiz Chaves)

Track List

01 - The Man I Love (George Gershwin) - Dick Farney
02 - Georgia On My Mind (H. Carmichael) - Dick Farney
03 - Stardust (H. Carmichael) - Dick Farney
04 - Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller) - José Alves
05 - Les Feuilles Mortes (Kosma) - José Alves
06 - Laura (David Raskin) - José Alves
07 - Yard Bird Suite (Keith Jarrett) - Félix Wagner
08 - Semblence (Charlie Parker) - Félix Wagner
09 - Baby (Lennie Tristano) - Félix Wagner
10 - Thank You (Dave Brubeck) - Amilton Godoy
11 - Che Cose C'é (Gino Paoli) - Amilton Godoy
12 - I Say a Little Prayer (Burt Bacharach) - Amilton Godoy