Os Novos Baianos - Caia na Estrada e Perigas Ver (1976)

Hello, good evening! Os Novos Baianos is an important a vocal and instrumental group formed in the late 1960's in Bahia that never had an album available at Loronix. I could not believe when I could not find a single album when browsing the archives today. These guys played a very important role on blending traditional Brazilian genres -- such as Samba, Choro, Frevo -- with rock and popular music. When I was trying to make a life as musician, Os Novos Baianos were a strong influence and I got surprised today when I took this album for a spin. Their music is still fresh. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this album never had a chance of being reissued in CD and I'm sure it will take everybody by surprise. Let's see.

This is Os Novos Baianos - Caia na Estrada e Perigas Ver (1976), for Tapecar, featuring Baby Consuelo, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Galvao and Pepeu Gomes, which is probably their first record without Moraes Moreira that left the group earlier. By the way, Os Novos Baianos were formed in the end of the 60's by Moraes Moreira, Baby Consuelo, Galvao and Paulinho Boca de Cantor. Pepeu Gomes is a latecomer; he was already a professional musician in 1969 and was invited to join Os Novos Baianos after his performance with Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso at Barra 69 Show. Anyway, I don't want to make you bored today with my writing. Take Os Novos Baianos for a hearing and have a nice weekend. Tracks include:

Personnel

Pepeu Gomes
(guitar, electric bandolim, acoustic bandolim, craviola, violao, piano, organ, timbales, surdo, bandolim portugues, bongo)
Jorginho
(drums, electric cavaquinho, acoustic cavaquinho, bumbo, violao, agogo, triangulo)
Baixinho
(tumba, drums, bongo, atabapandeiro, bumbo, tamborim)
Didi
(bass, violao 7 cordas, tarol, zabumba, maracas)
Paulinho Boca de Cantor
(vocal, pandeiro)
Baby Consuelo
(vocal, afoxe, triangulo)
Charles
(pratos, tuba, agogo)
Bola
(bongo, ganze)
Riroca
(voice)

Track List

01 - Beija-flor (Jorginho Gomes / Galvão) sings: Paulinho Boca de Cantor
02 - Ziriguidum (Jackson do Pandeiro) sings: Baby Consuelo
03 - Se Chorar Beba a Lágrima (Pepeu Gomes / Galvão) sings: Baby Consuelo
04 - Na Banguela (Pepeu Gomes / Galvão) sings: Paulinho Boca de Cantor
05 - Biribinha nos States (Pepeu Gomes) Instrumental: Pepeu Gomes
06 - Sensibilidade da Bossa (Pepeu Gomes / Galvão) sings: Paulinho Boca de Cantor
07 - Porto dos Balões (Riroca Cidade Gomes) sings: Riroca
08 - Caia na Estrada e Perigas Ver (Pepeu Gomes / Galvão) sings: Baby Consuelo
09 - Brasileirinho (Waldir Azevedo) sings: Baby Consuelo
10 - Barra Lúcifer (Pepeu Gomes / Galvão) sings: Paulinho Boca de Cantor
11 - Rocarnaval (Pepeu Gomes) Instrumental: Pepeu Gomes
12 - Eu Não Procuro Som (Pepeu Gomes / Moraes Moreira / Galvão) sings: Paulinho Boca de Cantor
13 - Suor do Sol (Jorginho Gomes / Galvão) sings: Baby Consuelo

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Dilermando Reis - Dilermando Reis Interpreta Pixinguinha (1972)

Hello, good evening! Google Analytics is an amazing piece of software. Analytics collects websites statistics, and delivers findings about your site and your site visitors. Since the launching of our last Loronix Find It version, I'm using Analytics to gather information on search terms used by Loronixers. The results are important to understand what friends are looking for at Loronix and so far they are amazing. A total of 3,825 searches were made so far and the second most popular search is Dilermando Reis. Let's see.

This is Dilermando Reis - Dilermando Reis Interpreta Pixinguinha (1972), for Continental, featuring Dilermando Reis violao performing instrumental solo renditions of Pixinguinha compositions. The searches were right. Dilermando Reis is a very important musician. He had an active recording career, releasing more than 45 LPs during decades of activity. Dilermando also made a strong contribution on the development of the Brazilian violao, on a time in which the quality of a popular repertoire for the instrument was quite small. Tracks include:



01 - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha / João de Barro)
02 - Lamentos (Pixinguinha / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Cheguei (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
04 - Ingênuo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
05 - Cinco Companheiros (Pixinguinha)
06 - Vou Vivendo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
07 - Naquele Tempo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
08 - Chorei (Benedito Lacerda / Pixinguinha)
09 - Cochichando (Pixinguinha)
10 - Segura Ele (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
11 - Urubatan (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
12 - Proezas de Solon (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)

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Tom Jobim e Billy Blanco - Serie Idolos da MPB 7 (1974)

Hello, good evening! I would like to give my sincere apologies for a non-planned hiatus during the whole weekend. We are in the final stages for launching of a new website. It is not necessary to say this website is about Brazilian music and especially about Brazilian musicians. It is an amazing project, which will pay back all the effort we are putting in these final days. Stay tuned.

Speaking about this album, don't let the appearances cheat you as I was. I always thought this record as a given reissue of the essential Antonio Carlos Jobim and Billy Blanco's Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro, released for the first time by Continental in 1954. In fact it is. Side A features a remastered version of the whole 1954 album. However, Continental delivers remastered cuts taken from 78rpms with very important recordings, and this is what makes this album a winner. Let's see.

This is Tom Jobim e Billy Blanco - Serie Idolos MPB 7 (1974), for Continental, featuring a constellation of Brazilian artists performing Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro on side A and really nice Continental 78rpm remasterings featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim music performed by Luiz Bonfa, Dick Farney, Lucio Alves, Nora Ney, Dora Lopes and Doris Monteiro. Antonio Carlos Jobim also performs in these tracks with his "Conjunto" and orchestra, as detailed on track list information below. Tracks include:

SIDE A

SINFONIA DO RIO DE JANEIRO
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Billy Blanco)

Featuring:

Ted Moreno, Risadinha, Nelly Martins, Luely Figueiro, Albertinho Fortuna, Maysa, Jamelao, Os Cariocas

Orchestra by Maestro Radames Gnattali



SIDE B

TERESA DA PRAIA
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Billy Blanco)
Dick Farney & Lucio Alves
Tom e Seu Conjunto
Continental 16994 - 1954

OUTRA VEZ
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Dick Farney
Alexandre Gnattali e Sua Orquestra
Continental 16969 - 1954

SOLIDAO
(Alcides Fernandes / Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Nora Ney
Vero e Sua Orquestra
Continental 16968 - 1954

A CHUVA CAIU
(Luiz Bonfa /Antonio Carlos Jobim)
Luiz Bonfa e Seu Conjunto
Continental 17313 - 1956

SAMBA NAO E BRINQUEDO
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Luiz Bonfa)
Dora Lopes
Luiz Bonfa e Seu Conjunto
Continental 17311 - 1956

SE E POR FALTA DE ADEUS
(Antonio Carlos Jobim / Dolores Duran)
Doris Monteiro
Antonio Carlos Jobim e Sua Orquestra
Continental 17159 - 1955

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Jovelina Perola Negra - Jovelina Perola Negra (1985)

Hello, good evening! It was very hard to make choices today with the options I had available. The options were many, with solid records, but I think it is time to highlight an artist never introduced before and also make available a genuine Samba album for the weekend. Jovelina Perola Negra was discovered during the 80's, starting her recording career with the age of 41, a late recording debut, such like Clementina de Jesus. Actually, if you are familiar with Clementina de Jesus music, Jovelina Perola Negra should also be your choice. Let's see.

This is Jovelina Perola Negra - Jovelina Perola Negra (1985), for RGE, her acclaimed debut LP, with Jovelina Perola Negra unique and swinging voice, on top of a Samba repertoire featuring Nei Lisboa, Monarco, Wilson Moreira, Nei Lopes and a couple of her own compositions. The back cover brings detailed session information, but personnel listing is surprisingly missing. I hope you enjoy this album on an anticipated Samba Saturday at Loronix. Tracks include:

01 - O Dia Se Zangou (Ratinho / Mauro Diniz)
02 - Pagode no Serrado (Zeca Sereno / Marquinhos Pagodeiro)
03 - Boogie-woogie da Favela (Serginho Meriti)
04 - Preparado da Vovó (Jovelina Pérola Negra / Zeca Sereno / Tatão)
05 - Menina Você Bebeu (Beto Sem Braço / Acyr Marques / Arlindo Cruz)
06 - Água de Poço (Jovelina Pérola Negra)
07 - Laços e Pedaços (Wilson Moreira / Nei Lopes)
08 - Rabo de Saia (Monarco / Betinho da Balança)
09 - Maria Tristeza (Paulo Vizinho / Jorge Professor)
10 - Camarão Com Xuxu (Nei Lopes)
11 - Chora Viola (Adilson Torquato / Valdomiro)
12 - É Isso Que Eu Mereço (Jovelina Pérola Negra / Zeca Sereno)

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Challenge | Who is the organ player?

Hello, good evening! Let's play the challenge game with a different setup today. Your mission is to watch two amazing videos and identify who is playing organ on both. If you don't want to engage the challenge game, don't miss the videos, they don't need introductions. By the way, this is a very easy challenge and the first who answers correctly who is playing organ wins a Rapidshare 1-month Premium account.

Hope uEnjoy!

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Manfredo Fest - After Hours (1972)

Hello, good evening! Mr. Jose Ignacio Neto, kindly known as JIN, the third generation of the Ignacio's family, a family devoted to Brazilian music, and also the owner and maintainer of the legendary "A Volta" Podcast, is back to Loronix. JIN brings fantastic contributions this time, which includes a great "surprise to zeca", an unknown album that JIN guarantees it is something never heard before by many friends. Stay tuned in the forthcoming days. Let's see.

This is Manfredo Fest - After Hours (1972), for Daybreak, featuring Manfredo Fest piano backed by a group of American musicians. JIN wants to start great and I agree this is a great start. Manfredo Fest is one of the most requested artists by Loronix community. He was a Bossa Nova pioneer in Brazil and had also a very solid career in the US, where he made his move in the mid 1960's, invited by Sergio Mendes and never came back to Brazil. JIN also says this album is a sought after collectors piece and widely unknown in Brazil. Tracks include:

Personnel

Manfredo Fest
(piano)
David King
(drums)
Jay Goetting, Dick Studer
(bass)
David Karr, Ray Komishke
(flute, sax)
Jack Gillespie
(trumpet)
Jin ten Benzel, Ken Haugesag
(trombone)
Roman Gomes
(conga, drums)
Aurelio Grott, Mailto Rodrigues
(conga, tambourine)

Track List

01 - Amanda (Butler / Lindsay)
02 - Sleepy Shores (Pearson)
03 - Bonita (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Ray Gilbert)
04 - Hello Forever (Hill)
05 - Theme From Love Story (Lai / Sigman)
06 - Moondust (Burke / Sigman)
07 - Madalena (Ivan Lins)
08 - Midnight Sun (Hampton / Burke / Mercer)
09 - Something (George Harrison)
10 - Bossa Rock Blues (Manfredo Fest)
11 - Love Means (Wilder)

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Radames Gnattali - Radames Gnattali (1984)

Hello, good evening! I'm not a big fan of piano solo albums; they use to be very complex, requiring a lot of concentration until you understand everything. I'm not taking in consideration this is a piano solo album played by one of the greatest Brazilian musicians ever. If I took it for a spin without knowing this is Radames Gnattali, I would be also really impressed about this music. I know we had previous piano solo albums played by Radames Gnattali, but what makes the difference here is the repertoire, full of tunes that we know by heart, making easy to understand Radames Gnattali improvisation at a first hearing. I would like to say thank you to Jorge Mello, for another fantastic contribution to Loronix. Let's see.

This is Radames Gnattali - Radames Gnattali (1984), for Libertas, recorded live at Sala Cecilia Meirelles, Rio de Janeiro, December 1984. I can't remember what I was doing on December 1984, but if I could travel back to the past, I would like to be at this concert. Front cover is also worth checking out with a Radames Gnattali drawing made by the unique style of Nassara. The back cover also includes a handwriting message by Antonio Carlos Jobim, inviting Radames Gnattali to drink a "chope" with "amendoim". Tracks include:

01 - Carinhoso (Pixinguinha / João de Barro)
02 - Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Capinan)
03 - Preciso Aprender a Ser Só (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
04 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
05 - Chovendo na Roseira (Tom Jobim)
06 - Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria)
07 - Cochicho (Pixinguinha)
08 - Do Lago à Cachoeira (Sergio Ricardo)
09 - Nova Ilusão (José Menezes / Luis Bittencourt)

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Severino Araujo e Sua Orquestra Tabajara (1956)

Hello, good evening! This is the end of our short series of orchestra albums, which began a few days ago with Maestro Severino Filho and being closed here by the legendary Orquestra Tabajara, certainly the oldest orchestra in activity in Brazil and perhaps one of the oldest in activity around the world. Orchestra Tabajara was created in 1933, being commanded by Maestro Severino Araujo since 1938. By the way, 2008 landmarks 70 years of Maestro Severino Araujo in front of Orquestra Tabajara.

I would like to thank Carlos Watkins (at comment section) and Marco Antonio Russi (at my personal email) for the identification of Jayme Araujo de Oliveira (Teddy Garner) as Maestro Severino Araujo's brother. This post is dedicated to these good friends. Now I can finish my article with the information needed about this musician. Let's see.

This is Severino Araujo e Sua Orquestra Tabajara (1956), for Continental, released in the 10-inch size, but with a running time of 31 minutes, such like a regular 12-inch LP. Maestro Severino Araujo and Orquestra Tabajara deliver instrumental renditions of Brazilian standards and music written by Severino Araujo, which are the ones that I like most, especially 02 - Melodia em Tres Ritmos, featuring a very well played sax and some "batucadas". Continental did not credit Orquestra Tabajara musicians, but I could find information about the orchestra members around that years, with several renowned musicians, including K-Ximbinho, Del Loro, Geraldo Medeiros, Ze Bodega, among others. Tracks include:

Personnel

Maestro Severino Araujo
(leader, arranger, sax)
Plinio Araujo, Geraldo Medeiros, Porfirio Costa
(piston)
Manoel Araujo, Jose Leocadio, Aurelio Camilo
(trombone)
K-Ximbinho, Ze Bodega, Lourival Clementino, Genaldo Medeiros
(sax)
Jorge Aires
(drums)
Claudio Freire
(piano)
Juvenal
(bass)
Del Loro
(guitar)
Gilberto D'Avilla
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
02 - Água Com Açúcar (Severino Araújo)
03 - Na Batida do Samba (Severino Araújo)
04 - Comprando Barulho (Jorge Tavares / Djalma Mafra)
05 - Hoje Ou Amanhã (Norival Reis / Rutinaldo)
06 - Beijos de Mel (Severino Araújo)
07 - Favela (Roberto Martins / Waldemar Silva)
08 - Coco Tará-tá-tá (Geraldo Medeiros)

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Teddy Garner com Lyrio Panicalli e Seus Violinos do Ceu - Sax Imortal (1961)

Hello, good evening! I'm writing an article and organizing a discography of Brazilian music albums recorded by musicians using nicknames, which was something very common in the 60's decade, and this album is a missing piece on my discography. Unlike other artists who normally used nicknames to bypass their contractual obligations, this musician adopted this name as his artistic name, and so far he is the only musician that used this tactic in my study.

Teddy Garner is the nickname of the Brazilian saxophonist Jayme Araujo de Oliveira, homage to Freddy Gardner, one of the most famous British sax players during the 30's and 40's. I have loads of information about Freddy Gardner, but I could not find a single line written about Jayme Araujo de Oliveira and his Teddy Gardner. If you know something about Jayme Araujo de Oliveira, feel free to use the comment section or write me an e-mail. So, I will be able to tell the story of this obscure musician and this interesting album. Let's see.

This is Teddy Garner com Lyrio Panicalli e Seus Violinos do Ceu - Sax Imortal (1961), for Columbia, with Jayme Araujo de Oliveira sax and Lyrio Panicalli orchestra performing renditions of American standards, based on the Freddy Gardner music. Perhaps this is the first and only album recorded by Teddy Garner, by the way, a solid start with our mysterious Jayme Araujo de Oliveira dueling with Lyrio Panicalli orchestral arrangements. Musicians on this session were not credited by Columbia, except both main performers. I'm confident Loronix community will retrieve more information about this. Tracks include:

01 - Invitation (B. Kaper)
02 - Body And Soul (Heyman / Sour / Green)
03 - Harlem Nocturne (Hagen)
04 - These Foolish Things (Strachey)
05 - Look For a Star (M. Antony)
06 - I Only Have Eyes For You (Dubin / Warren)
07 - An Affair To Remember (H. Warren / H. Adamson / L. McCarey)
08 - I'm In The Mood For Love (Fields / McHugh)
09 - Love Is a Many-splendored Thing (Paul Francis Webster / S. Fain)
10 - Valse Vanité (Wiedoeft)
11 - A Summer Place (Steiner)
12 - Roses Of Picardy (Weatherly / Wood)

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Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra - O Mundo em 7 Notas (1960)

Hello, good evening! I cannot remember that last time an old and good orchestra LP was released at Loronix. Perhaps in the beginning of this year. Anyway, the style really needs more attention and this album should pay all my debts with the legion of friends who that have been creating demand for some orchestra LPs. Let’s see.

This is Severino Filho e Sua Orquestra – Um Brasileiro Ouviu... Viu... Sentiu... O Mundo em 7 Notas (1960), for Continental, featuring orchestra and choir arrangements by Maestro Severino Filho (Os Cariocas) and a not credited participation of Os Cariocas at the choir. There are several elements that drag my attention here. The cover artwork featuring an airplane from the legendary Panair do Brasil, an airline that dominated Brazilian market throughout many years and was closed by Brazilian military government in 1965. I also like the concept of regions and world countries celebration. For each celebrated country our region, Maestro Severino Filho delivers arrangements of medleys with relevant music. Continental did not credit Maestro Severino Filho co-workers. Tracks include:

- = 01 = -
Brazil
Meu Boi Barroso (Tradicional / Adpt. Severino Filho)
São Paulo Quatrocentão (Garoto / Chiquinho do Acordeom)
Oh Minas Gerais (Tradicional / Adpt. Severino Filho)
Cidade Maravilhosa (André Filho)
Saudade de Itapoã (Dorival Caymmi)
Evocação (Nelson Ferreira)

- = 02 = -
Portugal
A Severa (Frederico de Freitas)
Coimbra (Raul Ferrão / J. Galhardo)

- = 03 = -
Centro America
La Paloma (Yradier / Adpt. Severino Filho)
Frenesie (Dominguez)
Amor (Gabriel Ruiz / R. L. Mendes)

- = 04 = -
E.E.U.U (USA)
Ol Man River (O. Hammerstein II / J. Kern)
Deep Purple (M. Parish / De Rose)
Summertime (George Gershwin / D. Hezward)
Oh Suzane (S. Foster / Adpt. Severino Filho)

- = 05 = -
Espanha e França
Capricho Espanhol (Rimsky / Korsakov)
Carmen (Bizet / Adpt. Severino Filho)
La Violetera (Padilla / Montesinos)

- = 06 = -
Italia
La Pluie Sur Le Toit (A. Ronnell)
Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir (Hess / Misraki / Charles Trenet)
Firenze Sogna (C. Cesarini)
Chitarra Romana (Lazzaro / Bruno)

- = 07 = -
Europa Central e Norte
Wien Du Stadt Meiner Traume (Viena Cidade de Meus Sonhos) (Sieczynski)
Dansas Rumenas (B. Bartók)
Warsaw Concert (R. Addinsell)
Swedish Rhapsody (H. Alfvén)
Lili Marlene (Schultz)

- = 08 = -
Russia e Oriente
Prince Igor Danças Polovitsianas (A. P. Borodin / N. Rimsky / Korsakov / A. C. Glazunov)
Noites de Moscou (Adpt. Severino Filho)
Mush-a-bye (J. Seelen / S. Fain)
Sayonara (Irving Berlin)

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