Tom & Dito - Reverterio (1976)

Hello, good evening! This is the second appearance of Tom & Dito at Loronix. The first was a long time ago, in the very first beginning, one of the first albums made available here. Unfortunately, the first album is no longer available, and it was a very successful release. I had the idea to show this album when I received today a message from Thomas Fawcett, which is the owner and maintainer of a new website devoted to the music from Brazil from the 1970's, Brazil Soul Power.

I would like to take Thomas' introductory words and his enthusiastic definition of Brazil Soul Power. And I would like also to say that another Brazilian music resource is about to go live in less than 72 hours with full coverage at Loronix. Stay tuned and let's read Thomas value proposition. Let's see.

"Ola! I've been a fan of Loronix for a long time and wanted to share with you a web site I've been working on for awhile. It's called Brazil Soul Power and tells the story of soul music in 1970's Brazil. It features interviews with Gerson King Combo, Hyldon, Luis Vagner, Eduardo Araujo, Carlos Dafe, Uniao Black e mais. Check it out when you get a chance!"

This is Tom & Dito - Reverterio (1976), for Continental. Little I know about this album and this Duo, but they are backed by the best of breed Brazilian musicians of that time, including a surprising participation of the legendary Moacyr Silva at personnel listing and other really important musicians, such like: Mauricio Einhorn, Raymundo Bittencourt, Gilson Peranzzetta, Aurino, Helcio Milito, Marcio Montarroyos and many others. I wish a very nice weekend to everybody. Tracks include:

Personnel

Alberto Arantes
(arrangements)
Raymundo Bittencourt
(production)
Joaozinho, Leleu
(drums)
Mauricio Einhorn
(harmonica)
Chacal
(percussion)
Gilson Peranzzetta
(keyboards)
Helcio Milito
(percussion)
Marcio Montarroyos
(flugelhorn)
Veve
(bass)
Braz Limongi
(oboe)
Celso Woltzelogel
(flute)
Moacyr Silva
(tenor sax, clarinet)
Aurino
(baritone sax)
Pedro Silveira
(alto, soprano sax)
Manoel Araujo
(trombone)
Mauro Senise
(flute, piccolo)
Helio Cappucci, Dario Lopes, Jose Carlos dos Santos
(guitar)
Antonio da Anunciacao
(bell)
Jayme de Oliveira
(flute)
Wilson Canegal, Jorge da Silva
(percussion)
Sonia Burnier, Luiz Octavio Burnier, Suzana Ribeiro, Maria P dos Santos, Noemy de Andrade, Marly Cardoso, Joab
(choir)

Track List

01 - Cretina (Tom / Dito / Vevê)
02 - Bolero (Tom / Dito)
03 - Incenso (Tom / Dito)
04 - Vinte Meninas (Tradicional / Adpt. Tom / Adpt. Dito)
05 - Hortelã (Tom / Dito)
06 - Meus Camaradas (Tom / Dito)
07 - Revertério (Tom / Dito)
08 - Moça Bonita (Tom / Dito)
09 - Catibiriba (Tom / Dito)
10 - Procura-se Vivo Ou Morto (Tom / Dito)
11 - Água Viva (Tom / Dito)
12 - Divã (Tom / Dito / Vevê)

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Antonio Carlos Jobim - Gabriela | OST (1983)

Hello, good evening! I think I'm getting older very fast this year and losing my good memory for albums. I was looking for something by Maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim and I did not remember this soundtrack as Jobim's regular career album. By the way, this post was only possible with the help of the mysterious friend and his huge and amazing collection made available to Loronix community. This is Loronix tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim years passing in 08 December 1994. Antonio Carlos Jobim will be missed forever. Let's see.

This is Antonio Carlos Jobim - Gabriela | Trilha Sonora Original (1983), for RCA, featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim and Gal Costa, based on Jorge Amado Gabriela, Cravo & Canela novel. Gabriela should not be taken as TV Globo soup opera soundtrack released in 1975 by Som Livre, Gabriela belongs to the 1983 film, directed by Bruno Barreto and starred by Sonia Braga -- the "original" 1975 Gabriela -- and Marcelo Mastroianni. I did not see this film, but the soundtrack is really pleasant, featuring arrangements by Oscar Castro Neves with Tom and Gal Costa singing and performing together in a few tracks. Loronix Preview Center peak is the opening track, an instrumental tune by Jobim which alone worth the whole record. Tracks include:

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Geraldo Vandre - Canto Geral (1968)

Hello, good evening! I need energy this week, we are about to release a new website, which is the first Brazilian instrumental music encyclopedia, something already spoken here at Loronix. This is the final week; the website is schedule to go live next Monday and these days should be really busy down here.

Meanwhile, it is important to keep Loronix updated, but the announcement of our last 700 hundred albums donator needs to be postponed once again. It is an extremely important contribution that needs to be formally addressed with all the necessary bells and whistles.

There is also a very important event today that I Loronix will be missing, which is Antonio Carlos Jobim 14th years passing in 8th December 1994. This is a really important date and I will make a special post in the forthcoming days. Anyway, let's make this album, the second contribution by our so far mysterious friend. Let's rock!

This is Geraldo Vandre - Canto Geral (1968), for Odeon, featuring the participation of Trio Maraya delivering vocals, instrumental arrangements, vocal arrangements and their typical instruments playing, such like queixada-de-burro, ca-chi-chi and viola. According with Luiz Americo and his 100 Discos Fundamentais compilation, this is the most politically engaged Geraldo Vandre album, released in a time where Brazil was about to enter on the hardest period of the military dictatorship with the release of AI-5. You can check Luiz Americo review at this link. By the way, Canto Geral is listed at Luiz Americo website as one of the 100 essential Brazilian popular music albums. Tracks include:

01 - Terra Plana (Geraldo Vandré)
02 - Companheira (Geraldo Vandré)
03 - Maria Rita (Geraldo Vandré)
04 - De Serra de Terra e de Mar (Geraldo Vandré / Theo de Barros / Hermeto Pascoal)
05 - Cantiga Brava (Geraldo Vandré)
06 - Ventania (De Como Um Homem Perdeu Seu Cavalo e Continuou Andando) (Geraldo Vandré / Hilton Accioli)
07 - O Plantador (Geraldo Vandré / Hilton Accioli)
08 - João e Maria (Geraldo Vandré / Hilton Accioli)
09 - Arueira (Geraldo Vandré)
10 - Guerrilheira (Geraldo Vandré / Hilton Accioli)

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Sivuca - Live at the Village Gate (1973)

Hello, good evening! Wish I have much more energy tonight, because this is a special night and this is a really special post. This is the first of a probably endless series of album that will come to Loronix through a donation. Yes, I said a donation, and not a standard donation, but a complete collection, perhaps more than 700 records, spanning decades of Brazilian popular music.

The one responsible for this fantastic donation is a great friend. We have been together on on-line adventures since the 1980's decade, a time that Internet was such like a dream and we had a lot of fun with BBSs. By the way, this friend reminds me CentroIn, which was really the best BBS in Rio de Janeiro (this is an easy hint to discover who is zeca!).

I said I'm tired and I'm really exhausted today. It is better and prudent to announce who made this donation later. By now, let's stay with this suspense atmosphere and this great album never released before at Loronix and hard to believe that has gone out of print. Let's see.

This is Sivuca - Live at the Village Gate (1973), for Vanguard, made available here with the Brazilian Copacabana issue. I would like to wait a couple of days to release this album in December 15th as a tribute to Sivuca's passing in 2006, but I could not resist. This album was a missing piece in my collection and, of course, a missing piece at Loronix. Live at Village Gate was recorded at the homonymous Village Gate, a nightclub in New York City, and features Sivuca on his peak, backed by American musicians. I would like to send my best vibrations and wish a nice weekend to everybody. Tracks include:

Personnel

Sivuca
(vocals, violao, accordion, piano, percussion)

Cindy Kimball
(voice, percussion)
Morris Goldberg
(woodwinds)
Mervin Bronson
(bass)
Angel Allende
(percussion)
Sadiq Shabazz
(drums)

Track List

01 - Adeus Maria Fulô (Sivuca / Humberto Teixeira)
02 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - It Might Have Been (Sivuca / D. Speropoles)
04 - Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso)
05 - Ain't no Sunshine (B. Withers)
06 - Marina (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Coisa Nº 10 (Moacir Santos)
08 - Batucada (Sivuca)

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Simonetti e Sua Orquestra - Dance com Simonetti (1961)

Hello, good evening! It is really, really nice to share another album recorded by Maestro Simonetti. It is also really amazing to know that this one never had a previous release at Loronix. I think Simonetti has many fans among Loronix's community, such like Caetano Rodrigues, another Simonetti enthusiast that should be really pleased to see this one. By the way, this cover is simple, but is very beautiful and very efficient to sell this kind of album. Let's see.

This is Simonetti e Sua Orquestra - Dance com Simonetti (1961), for RGE, featuring renditions a Brazilian and international repertoire in the "Para Dancar" style. Simonetti was born in Italy, came to Brazil in 1949, staying until the mid 1960's, when he decided to come back to his homeland in Italy. Simonetti was very famous in Brazil, recording several albums, writing arrangements to renowned Brazilian artists, such like: Maysa, Agostinho dos Santos, Elza Laranjeira, Dick Farney, Leny Eversong, and many others. He was an active songwriter to Vera Cruz, a famous Brazilian movie studio and also a host of shows in Brazilian TV. My knowledge on Simonetti activities in Italy is very limited, feel free to send comments if you have additional information. Tracks include:

01 - O Homem do Braço de Ouro (Delilah Jones) (S. Fyne / E. Bernstein)
02 - Chá-chá-chá Egypcio (Claude)
03 - Blue Mon (L. Hart / R. Rodgers)
04 - Babá de Mulher (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
05 - Bombay (Welk / Cates)
06 - Brasil 61 (Claude)
07 - The Exodus Song (Gold / P. Boone)
08 - C'est Magnifique (Cole Porter)
09 - La Habanera (Da Ópera ''Carmen'') (Bizet)
10 - Tonight My Love Tonight (Paul Anka)
11 - The Continental (Magidson / Genrad)
12 - Sheherazade (Rimsky / Korsakoff)

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Carlos Lyra e Dulce Nunes - Pobre Menina Rica (1964)

Hello, good evening! I'm opening the week with a self-explanatory release. Actually, this is the repost of an anthological record, made available at Loronix in February 2007 and moved to draft a couple of weeks later due a technical problems with the transfer. Since then, I lost my hope to make it again, it is out of print and the last reissue was made in the remote year of 1996. This is 1996 CD issue, made available by Loronix Official Audio Engineer, better, our Official Audio Scientist, the mighty AdHoc with another flawless transfer and very solid release. Let's see.

This is Carlos Lyra e Dulce Nunes - Pobre Menina Rica (1964), for Columbia, music by Carlos Lyra and poetry by Vinicius de Moraes. This is the soundtrack of a play that also had on stage Vinicius de Moraes and Nara Leao, together. Dulce Nunes shares the main performer role with Carlos Lyra and this cute record also features Maestro Moacir Santos, the singer Thelma, Catulo de Paula and Maestro Radames Gnattali as the music director. I'm sure that nothing can go wrong with this fantastic AdHoc's contribution. By the way, AdHoc suggests Carlos Lyra official website with Carlos Lyra's statement of the whole story behind the creation of Pobre Menina Rica with Vinicius de Moraes, in Portuguese and English. I wish a very nice and prolific week to all Loronix's friends around the world. Tracks include:

01 - Marcha do Amanhecer (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra with Moacir Santos e Coro
02 - Samba do Carioca (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra with Moacir Santos e Coro
03 - Cartão de Visita (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra
04 - Broto Triste (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra
05 - A Primavera (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra & Dulce Nunes
06 - Sabe Você (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra
07 - Pau-de-arara (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Catulo de Paula
08 - Canção do Amor Que Chegou (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Dulce Nunes
09 - Maria Moita (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Thelma Soares
10 - A Minha Desventura (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra
11 - Valsa Dueto (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes) Carlos Lyra & Dulce Nunes

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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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