Ze Maria - Ze Maria e Seu Piano de Prata (1958)

Hello, good evening! I'm a parrot that believes in logic, although I have some mannerisms. Perhaps this is the reason why I like technology, which is a field where things work as they should always be. But this time something does not seems logical. I'm having a very strange problem with my upload speed. And this problem is specific, it happens only between my computer and Loronix server. When I make uploads to any other server, it works. I need someone to perform some tests with me, which is only to perform some uploads and report back the transfer speed. I took a day to upload this album at the glorious speed of 3Kbps. I'm glad it is now over and I can update Loronix. Let's see.

This is Ze Maria - Ze Maria e Seu Piano de Prata (1958), for Continental, featuring the legendary organ player that introduced Jorge Ben on recordings, among some other relevant accomplishments, such like recording a very old album leading a conjunto featuring well-known Brazilian musicians, such like Dom Um Romao, Neco and Luiz Marino. I believe this album brings this personnel listing, but I found it on a very bad condition with the back cover missing. Anyway, featuring or not Dom Um Romao and Neco, Ze Maria delivers an above the average album in the style and in the time it was recorded with lots of percussion and addictive cuts, such like the sample track. This album is really a treat and the information available is almost inexistent. Tracks include:

Personnel (to be confirmed)

Ze Maria
(piano)
Dom Um Romao
(drums)
Neco
(guitar)
Radamanto
(percussion)
Luiz Marinho
(bass)

Track List

01 - Abc do Mope (Waldomiro Brito)
02 - An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair) (H. Adamson / L. MacCarey / T. Chandler / H. Warren)
03 - Mambo Azul (Castillo)
04 - Concerto de Outono (C. Bargoni / Danpa)
05 - Velho Flamboyant (João de Barro / Alcyr Pires Vermelho)
06 - Vai Com Jeito (João de Barro)
07 - Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin)
08 - Concerto Nº 1 (Ranhmaninoff)
09 - Chiquita Bacana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
10 - Sweet And Lovely (G. Arnheim / H. Tobias / J. Lemare)
11 - ''Seleções de Operetas'' : Gigolete (Frasquita) (Franz Lehar) / Viúva Alegre (Franz Lehar) / Rose Marie (J. Friml) / Viúva Alegre (Franz Lehar)

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Elza Soares e Miltinho - Elza, Miltinho e Samba (1967)

Hello, good evening! This is the reposting of an album made available three years ago when Loronix was just beginning, featuring Elza Soares and Miltinho in their first out of three albums titled "Elza Miltinho e Samba" with the duo performing together a repertoire of Sambas organized on medleys and individual tracks.

I remembered this album when I saw the streets of Rio de Janeiro with several posters announcing a concert with Elza Soares and her new experience with Seu Jorge's Farofa Carioca group. It has been more than 40 years since Elza and Miltinho recorded this album and it is really fantastic to know they are alive and kicking today. Let's see.

This is Elza Soares & Miltinho - Elza, Miltinho e Samba (1967), for Odeon, featuring arrangements by Maestro Orlando Silveira supported by Maestro Nelsinho and Lyrio Panicalli. Musicians in this session were not credited by Odeon, even when it was included on Elza Soares box set released by EMI Odeon in 2003. Tracks include:

01 - Com Que Roupa (Noel Rosa) Se Você Jurar (Ismael Silva / Nilton Bastos / Francisco Alves)
02 - Beijo na Boca (Ciro de Souza / Augusto Garcez) Requebre Que Eu Dou Um Doce (Dorival Caymmi) Tem Que Ter (Túlio Piva)
03 - Boogie-woogie na Favela (Denis Brean) Bonitão (Marino Pinto / Mário Rossi) Eu Quero Um Samba (Haroldo Barbosa / Janet de Almeida) Pourquoi (Essa Nega Sem Sandália) (Caco Velho / Jadir de Castro)
04 - Se Você Visse (Horondino Silva "Dino" / Del Loro) featuring MILTINHO
05 - Todo Dia É Dia (Zuzuca / Benedito Reis) featuring ELZA SOARES
06 - Enlouqueci (Luis Soberano / Waldomiro Pereira / João Sales) Fica Doido Varrido (Eratóstenes Frazão / Benedito Lacerda) Obsessão (Mirabeau / Milton de Oliveira) Só Eu Sei (Henrique de Almeida / Nelson Trigueiro / Milton de Oliveira) É Bom Parar (Rubens Soares) Calado Venci (Ataulfo Alves / Herivelto Martins) Vai Que Depois Eu Vou (Zé da Zilda / Airton Borges / Adolfo Macedo) Já Vai (Rubens Campos / Duba)
07 - Mal de Amor (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos) featuring MILTINHO
08 - Antonico (Ismael Silva) featuring ELZA SOARES
09 - Louco de Saudade (Denis Brean) featuring MILTINHO

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Nelson Goncalves - Nelson Goncalves em HI-FI (1959)

Hello, good evening! To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated". Don't worry, please. I will be haunting and keeping you busy with Brazilian music for a long time. I swear. 2009 has been a hard year for everyone; and it has been very difficult for me.

I was hired by a company to make their website. Yes, this is one of the things I do for living. Since the April I've been working a lot on this assignment, scheduled to be finished in two weeks. This is the reason why I've been on a short hiatus. I will be more flexible in a couple of weeks, but Loronix requires that I have assignments like this one to be alive. If you are looking for someone to make your website or any other need on information technology, please hire me. It will be good for me and very important for Loronix.

Anyway, this is the end of my small "hire me" message, thank you! Music time has just started. Let's see.

This is Nelson Goncalves - Nelson Goncalves em HI-FI (1959), for RCA Victor, featuring one of the most famous Brazilian popular music singers of all time, never released before at Loronix. I would like to say that my brother has a very important participation on this first Nelson Goncalves post at Loronix. He said: "If you are telling the story of Brazilian popular music , this story is not complete if you exclude Nelson Goncalves". He is 100% right. Nelson Goncalves is without any doubt a very important singer, his career spanned the 1930's to the end of the 1990's decade, recording more that 120 LPs, and almost 20 CDs. The numbers are really impressive, Nelson sold approximately 15 million copies of his albums, winning 15 platinum and 41 gold records. From the start of his career until the end, Nelson Goncalves recorded for a single recording company, RCA Victor. Anyway, better forget the numbers and take this album for a hearing, a nice pick featuring arrangements by maestros Carioca, Mozart Brandao and Nelsinho, with orchestra conducted by Maestro Zaccarias. Tracks include:


01 - Argumento (Adelino Moreira)
02 - Tião (Dunga / Jair Amorim)
03 - Três Sorrisos (Chocolate / Mário Lago)
04 - Dupla Traição (José Reis / Osvaldo Barbosa)
05 - Eu Acuso (Carlos Morais)
06 - Um Lenço Por Dia (Ricardo Galeno / Nelson Fernandes)
07 - Mariposa (Adelino Moreira / Nelson Gonçalves)
08 - Verbo Amar (Nelson Gonçalves / Herivelto Martins)
09 - Maria da Conceição (Carlos Marques)
10 - Mais Uma Vez (Joubert de Carvalho)
11 - O Que Passou Passou (Nelson Gonçalves)
12 - Reminiscências de Amor (Anísio Pessanha / Flora Mattos)

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Varios Artistas - "Velha" Bossa Nova (1978)

Hello, good evening! In the year of 1978, RCA released a tribute album in honor of Bossa Nova 20th year's anniversary, "Velha" Bossa Nova, featuring musicians from RCA cast or from the record labels later acquired or merged by or with RCA. This is the short intro of one of the best compilations I have heard in decades. Believe me? Let's see.

This is "Velha" Bossa Nova (1978), for RCA Candem, from now, the album to use as the perfect introduction for those who want to know Bossa Nova on a single spin. I made some scans with relevant information about each track, including performer and year of recording. This album should guarantee a solid listing across this weekend. Tracks include:

PERFORMERS

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AIRTO MOREIRA | ALAIDE COSTA | ANTONIO ADOLFO | CESAR CAMARGO MARIANO | DOM UM ROMAO | EUMIR DEODATO | FLORA PURIM | HERMETO PASCOAL | JOHNNY ALF | LENY ANDRADE | PAULO MOURA | LUCIO ALVES | MAYSA | OS CARIOCAS | RAUL DE SOUZA | WALTER WANDERLEY | ROSINHA DE VALENCA | WALTER SANTOS | PAPUDINHO | GERALDO | ARRUDINHA | GUSMAO | CLAYBER | TRIO 3-D | CARLINHOS MONJARDIM | NELSINHO | J.T. MEIRELLES | JORGINHO | MACIEL | HAMILTON | PEDRO PAULO | FORMIGA | NORATO | MACAXEIRA | PALA | NETINHO | SANDOVAL | CIPO | DOM SALVADOR

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TRACKLIST

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Wilson Simonal - Ninguem Proibe o Amor (1975)

Hello, good evening! Wilson Simonal is among the most popular singers among Loronix's friends, mainly the friends outside Brazil. From my perspective, Wilson Simonal music is among the ones that I had more pleasure to make available here. Max de Castro, and the whole Simonal family is always involved with Loronix, which is something that makes me feel really proud. Since the beginning, Loronix has been delivering Wilson Simonal from his early years at Odeon, which includes the whole 1960's and the very first beginning of the 1970's. Now it is time to get along with Wilson Simonal from the 1970's, and we will make it together, I made my first hearing while transferring today. Let's see.

This is Wilson Simonal - Ninguem Proibe o Amor (1975), for RCA Victor. It is not necessary to say we have a fantastic cover artwork here, including the back cover with Wilson Simonal on an empty stadium. Different from RCA releases in the 70's, personnel listing was not fully credited, with the exception of arrangements, in charge of Maestro Briamonte. Tracks include:

01 - Escola Em Luto (J. Velloso / Andó)
02 - Coisa de Louco (Zapatta / Carvalho)
03 - Partitura de Amor (Adilson Manhães / Cassiano)
04 - Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
05 - Sabe Você (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - O Amor Está no Ar (Agostinho dos Santos / Joab Teixeira)
07 - Embrulheira (Luis Vagner)
08 - Bons Tempos (Nazareno / Marcelo Duran)
09 - Sozinha (Bicho de Pé) (Lupicínio Rodrigues)
10 - Cordão (Chico Buarque)

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Aracy de Almeida - Cancoes de Noel Rosa com Aracy de Almeida (1955)

Hello, good evening! I'm confident that everything will be delivery with no errors. I've been making small mistakes on each post and this is something really frustrating. The causes are many, mainly a change on my routine. Now I use to wake up at the time I was going to bed a month ago. When midnight approaches, a kind of tractor beam drags me with all the forces toward my bed, and everything becomes very difficult. But today is different; Aracy de Almeida saved my day, and probably can save yours with this little and very old tribute to Noel Rosa recorded in 1955 in the 10-inch format for Continental. Let's see.

This is Aracy de Almeida - Cancoes de Noel Rosa com Aracy de Almeida (1955), for Continental. It is unbelievable that Noel Rosa died with 26 years old and be considered as one of the most important Brazilian popular music composers from the last century. Aracy de Almeida is a favorite singer of many friends and does not need to be introduced. In the other hand, this album features arrangements by Vadico, the most frequent Noel Rosa songwriting partner and also an acclaimed musician with international experience. We need to show one of the three and impossible to find Vadico's career LPs someday. These albums were recorded between 1956 and 1959 and seem to be really impossible to find. Tracks include:


Track List

01 - Meu Barracão (Noel Rosa) Samba
02 - Voltaste (Noel Rosa) Samba
03 - São Coisas Nossas (Noel Rosa) Samba
04 - Fita Amarela (Noel Rosa) Samba
05 - Cor de Cinza (Noel Rosa) Samba
06 - Eu Sei Sofrer (Noel Rosa) Samba
07 - A Melhor do Planeta (Noel Rosa / Almirante) Samba
08 - Cansei de Pedir (Noel Rosa) Samba

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Ed Lincoln - Seu Piano e Seu Orgao Espetacular (1961)

This disc is here for a quite a long time, but never had my attention. I thought it was already available here, or perhaps it was only a reissue among the many released throughout Ed Lincoln's discography. Now I'm happy to be wrong, wrong twice. This album is the first issue of the second album released by Ed Lincoln (although Musidisc's ST XPL-12 serial number is big and visible at the front cover) and is also an album never released before at Loronix. There are also other relevant things to say about this one. Let's see.

This is Ed Lincoln - Seu Piano e Seu Orgao Espetacular (1961), for Musidisc, featuring Pedrinho Rodrigues voice for the first time on recordings. The back cover says Ed Lincoln had the accompaniment of the same that recorded his first album for Helium Label, Ed Lincoln =Ao Seu Ouvido, but all my searches failed, although I'm really convinced I saw this personnel listing available somewhere, not a long time ago. Tracks include:


Track List

01 - Nunca Mais (Ed Lincoln / Silvio César)
02 - Confissão (Luis Bandeira / Djalma Ferreira) with PEDRINHO RODRIGUES
03 - Eu Não Tenho Onde Morar (Dorival Caymmi) with PEDRINHO RODRIGUES
04 - Amanhã Eu Vou (Nilo Sergio) with PEDRINHO RODRIGUES
05 - T'aimer Follement (F. Robinson / A. Salvet / J. Plait)
06 - Atire a Primeira Pedra (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago) Deus Me Perdoe (Humberto Teixeira / Lauro Maia) Pergunte ao João (Milton Costa / Helena Silva)
07 - Tristeza de Nós Dois (Bebeto / Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn) with PEDRINHO RODRIGUES
08 - Leçon de Baion (Jean Rodor / Daniel Marechal / Jadir de Castro)
09 - Vai Com Deus (Luis Bandeira / Silvio César)

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Catulo de Paula - Catulo Canta no Michel (1959)

Hello, good evening! This is the third album I'm making available from this obscure record company with the name and logo based on an animal that does not exists in Brazil, the legendary Tiger. Little I know about this label except these albums, the excellent Moacyr Marques e Seu Conjunto - Jazz & Bossa Nova (1959), a contribution of my Mentor Caetano Rodrigues and this early Hermeto Pascoal recording with Pernambuco do Pandeiro e Seu Regional - Batucando no Morro (1958), both really worth checking out. Catulo de Paula is an artist requested by many friends, many and important friends, such like Frank-Oliver Hellman, which I want to say thanks for recommending Catulo de Paula a long time ago. Let's see.

This is Catulo de Paula - Catulo Canta no Michel (1959), for Tiger. Catulo de Paula delivers a repertoire based on his performances at Michel Bar, a nightclub I never heard about. According with Guio de Moraes liner notes, Catulo de Paula performed on Michel Bar for more than a year, accompanied only by his acoustic guitar. Ze Menezes delivers fantastic instrumental accompaniment to Catulo de Paula leading a trio of guitar, drums and bass. By the way, Ze Menezes gives a real lesson of how accompany singer with a guitar. Really worth checking out. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ze Menezes
(violao)
Paulo
(bass)
Trinca
(drums)

Track List

01 - Balada Triste (Dalton Vogeler / Esdras Pereira da Silva)
02 - Viva Meu Samba (Billy Blanco)
03 - Suas Mãos (Antônio Maria / Pernambuco)
04 - Pau-de-arara (Guio de Morais / Luis Gonzaga)
05 - Tenho Pena da Noite (Catulo de Paula / Marino Pinto)
06 - Lamento (Djalma Ferreira / Luis Antônio)
07 - Castigo (Dolores Duran)
08 - Aliança (Madame Fulano de Tal) (Cyro Monteiro / Dias da Cruz)
09 - Nosso Mocambo (Catulo de Paula)
10 - Serenata do Adeus (Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Rio Triste (Tito Madi)
12 - Último Pau-de-arara (J. P. Guimarães / Venâncio / Corumba)

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Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - Sax Sensacional Nr. 3 (1962)

Hello, good evening! The availability of new albums over time at Loronix is a recurrent and very frequent question. It is natural to think in some point there will be no new albums available. I never had such fear, especially today, which is the day another Moacyr Silva LP never published at Loronix is been released.

This is the eighteenth album with Moacyr Silva participation at Loronix. And this is not a fraction of his entire discography. If you are new to Loronix or new to Moacyr Silva, check the related albums option below and be amazed by his music. Let's see.

This is Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - Sax Sensacional Nr. 3 (1962), for Copacabana, featuring Moacyr Silva tenor sax in front of two bands, a quintet (performing Samba tunes) and a quartet (performing the remaining songs, identified as "Foxes"). Personnel listing features a constellation of Brazilian musicians, including Chaim Lewak (besides Moacyr Silva, the only that performs on both bands), Waltel Branco, Tiao Marinho, Ohana (from Tamba Trio) and a drummer credited as Edson, which is 99.99% guaranteed to be Edison Machado (Luiz Harding, please help!).

We are starting a big weekend in Brazil and I would like to send my positive vibrations to Loronix community, wishing a very nice weekend. Tracks include:

Personnel

Samba tunes musicians

Moacyr Silva
(tenor sax)
Chaim Lewak
(piano)
Waltel Branco
(guitar)
Tiao Marinho
(bass)
Ohana
(drums)

Sambas are: 01, 03, 05, 06, 08, 10.


"Fox" tunes musicians

Moacyr Silva
(tenor sax)
Chaim Lewak
(piano)
Ziguetti
(bass)
Edson (probably Edison Machado)
(drums)

Foxes are: 02, 04, 07, 09.

Track List

01 - Lamento Bebop (Luis Reis / Haroldo Barbosa)
02 - That Old Feeling (L. Brown / S. Fain)
03 - Olhou Pra Mim (Ed Lincoln / Silvio César)
04 - Don't Blame Me (D. Fields / J. McHung)
05 - Estou Só Outra Vez (Moacyr Silva / Luciana)
06 - Meu Nome É Ninguém (Luis Reis / Haroldo Barbosa)
07 - Sweet And Lovely (G. Arnheim / H. Tobias / J. Lemare)
08 - Parti (Ed Lincoln / Silvio César)
09 - Once In a While (B. Green / M. Edwards)
10 - Seresta de Gato (Waltel / Telmo Soares)

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Nelson Ferraz - Lamento Negro (1956) Featuring Radames Gnattali

Hello, good evening! I've been a frequent parrot at Rio de Janeiro downtown area in the last two weeks or so. The place has several small used book shops that really worth checking. Today I decided to try a store, just because I was 5 minutes early to a meeting in the building next door. I had five minutes and no guarantees, I did not know if the store was working with LPs, for instance. Sometimes I'm lucky, the owner was starting the LP selling business, without the require knowledge for make correct prices. I could make two wonderful bids in 5 minutes, each one for only 2 reais. This is the first, and I'm pleased to make it here, this is a rather curious disc. Let's see.

This is Nelson Ferraz - Lamento Negro (1956), for Continental, featuring arrangements by Maestro Radames Gnattali. If you are in the mood of a very inquisitive album with a very different music, this is probably the album you were waiting for. Little I know about Nelson Ferraz, which is probably a classical singer, a baritone.

I can read your mind right now making the same association I did with the anthological Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus). However, it is very unlikely that this disk is part of a theatrical play or movie, is just a career album of a rather unknown and surprising singer backed by Maestro Radames Gnattali. Tracks include:


Track List

01 - Terra Seca (Ary Barroso) Samba
02 - Funeral Dum Rei Nagô (Hekel Tavares / Murilo Araújo) Canto de Alufá
03 - Leilão (Hekel Tavares / Juraci Camargo) Canção
04 - Banzo (Hekel Tavares / Murilo Araújo) Canção
05 - Algodão (Custódio Mesquita / David Nasser) Samba
06 - Navio Negreiro (Alcyr Pires Vermelho / J. Piedade / Sá Róris) Samba
07 - Lamento Negro (Humberto Porto / Constantino Silva "Secundino") Batuque
08 - Preto Velho (Custódio Mesquita / Jorge Faraj) Samba-canção

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