Baden Powell & Billy Nencioli - Billy Nencioli et Baden Powell (1965)

This is a unique Baden Powell LP, recorded with the French singer Billy Nencioli, which I could not find much information about, Baden second release to Barclay in 1965. All songs are Baden Powell and Billy Nencioli compositions, arrangements from Baden Powell that is accompanying Billy in all songs.

The lyrics are in French and I could not understand very well what the record is all about; anyway it is a cool piece. Several French musicians were on the set on a group titled Les Violons de Paris and complemented by Baden itself on guitar, M. Gaudry (bass), D. Humair e Molinetti (drums), Hernandez (flute), R. Guerin (trumpet), B. Garcia (sax tenor) and Ceret (percussion).

I'm sure that our friends in French will provide more detailed info about this record and Billy Nencioly. Tracks include:

01 - Si Rien Ne Va (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
02 - Cet Hiver à Courchevel (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
03 - Quel Métier (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
04 - On Peut Me Dire Du Mal de Toi (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
05 - Mais Ne Rigole Pas (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
06 - Pour Toi Marie (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
07 - Un Vieux Refrain (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
08 - Jean Marie Juana (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
09 - Tiens Bonjour (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
10 - La Dernière Fois (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
11 - Souviens-toi Mon Frere (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)
12 - Mon Ami Pierrot (Billy Nencioli / Baden Powell)

Luiz Henrique - Mestiço (1975)

Let's start the show today with Luiz Henrique and what I suppose to be his last LP, Luiz Henrique - Mestiço (1975), released after Barra Limpa and Popcorn by Verve during his stay in the US. This album is really different from the first solo LP and these two later works. Mestiço is exactly what the name supposes to be, a fusion of 70's influences approaching psycho, progressive rock with jazz arrangements.

Unfortunately, the linear notes does not bring any info about the line-up of this set, which I'm asking you please to send comments if you have this information. Tracks include:

01 - Jandira (Luis Henrique / Raul Caldas Filho)
02 - Mestiço (Luis Henrique)
03 - Sonhar (Luis Henrique / Raul Caldas Filho)
04 - Saiandeira (Luis Henrique)
05 - Say Hello To K T (Pra Não Deixar de Sambar) (Luis Henrique)
06 - Dianne (Luis Henrique)
07 - Sempre Amor (Luis Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)

Attention, please: post Post (Ouch!) information: the line-up, world class team, which confirms my first impressions. Great LP, released in 1975 by Itagra, an independent Brazilian label, just a few and limited number of copies were released. In spite of some discographies considering this LP as a 1972 release, I'm quite sure that this gem came to life in 1975.

Personnel

Luiz Henrique
(guitar, vocal)
J.T. Meirelles
(sax, flute, arrangements)
Laércio de Freitas & William
(electric piano)
Tenório Jr.
(piano)
Luizão
(electric bass)
Edson Lobo
(acoustic bass)
Paulinho Braga & Edison Machado
(drums)
Hermes
(percussion)

Isaura Garcia - A Pedida é Samba (1961) with Walter Wanderley e Seu Conjunto

Isaura Garcia is a Brazilian singer, born in 1919 that started his career winning a radio contest with the age of 14. Isaura debut on recordings was in 1941, being active until the late 80's releasing his last LP. Isaura was born and fixed his residence all over her career and life in Sao Paulo City.

Isaura Garcia was married with Walter Wanderley during a certain time in the late 50's till the mid 60's. This LP, Isaura Garcia - A Pedida é Samba (1961) has the accompaniment of Walter Wanderley e Seu Conjunto, which is a nice opportunity to hear Walter performing on his early years. Tracks include:

01 - Palhaçada (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
02 - Cai a Tarde (Rubens Caruso)
03 - Noite Por Dia (Antônio Bruno)
04 - Velho Enferrujado (Gadé / Valdrido Silva)
05 - Água de Beber (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - A Pedida É Samba (Roberto Martins / Jair Amorim)
07 - Chorou Chorou (Luis Antônio)
08 - Que É Que Eu Faço (Ribamar (1) / Dolores Duran)
09 - Zé do Contra (Denis Brean / Osvaldo Guilherme)
10 - Velho Gagá (Fernando César)
11 - Não Sabemos (Rubens Caruso)
12 - Chora Coração (Denis Brean / Osvaldo Guilherme)

Alaide Costa - Coracao (1976)

Why should they let an album like this one goes out-of-print? A truly jewel from the mid 70's by Alaide Costa, one of the greatest Brazilian divas. Since the beginning, I had that felling that I was hearing something really out of the standard from a singer solo LP.

In spite of the great Alaide Costa performance and interpretation, the difference here is on the world-class team of Brazilian jazzman assembled to the set, as follows:

Personnel

Production
Milton Nascimento and Mariozinho Rocha

Arrangements and Conduction
Joao Donato

Joao Donato
(piano)
Novelli
(bass)
Robertinho Silva
(drums)
Nelson Angelo
(guitars)
Toninho Horta
(electric guitar)
Ivan Lins
(piano on track Corpos)
Joao Donato, Novelli, Nelson Angelo and Fernando Leporace
(backing vocals)

Sorry, almost forgot the tracks, here we go:

01 - Pai Grande (Milton Nascimento)
02 - O Samba Que Eu Lhe Fiz (Sueli Costa)
03 - Coração (Nelson Ângelo / Ronaldo Bastos)
04 - Catavento (Milton Nascimento)
05 - Quem Sou Eu (Johnny Alf)
06 - Sonho e Fantasia (João Donato / Lysias Ênio)
07 - Corpos (Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins)
08 - Pé Sem Cabeça (Danilo Caymmi / Ana Borba)
09 - Tomara (Novelli / Paulo César Pinheiro / Maurício Tapajós)
10 - Viver de Amor (Toninho Horta / Ronaldo Bastos)
11 - Tempo Calado (Alaíde Costa / Paulo Alberto Ventura)
12 - O Que Se Sabe de Cor (Fernando Leporace)

Turma da Bossa - Sambas de Brasilia (no date)

zecalouro is running out of hope to find information about this group and this record, which is a wonderful Bossa Jazz instrumental LP, with Brazilian standards songs from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Billy Blanco, Dorival Caymmi and others.

My lonely quest for information is over, so I will let with you the work to find out additional information about Turma da Bossa and the LP: Turma da Bossa - Sambas de Brasilia (196?). Feel free to use comments to post your findings and information for this LP. Tracks include:

01 - Lamento (Djalma Ferreira / Luiz Antonio)
02 - Vai, mas vai mesmo (Ataulfo Alves)
03 - Chega de saudade (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Mocinho bonito (Billy Blanco)
05 - Lá vem a baiana (Dorival Caymmi)
06 - Que é que é (Bororó)
07 - É luxo só (Ary Barroso)
08 - Se acaso você chegasse (Lupicinio Rodrigues)
09 - Recado (Djalma Ferreira / Luiz Antonio)
10 - Barracão (Luiz Antonio)
11 - Com que roupa (Noel Rosa)
12 - Brigas nunca mais (Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)

Tito Madi - De Amor se Fala (1964)

Mr. X strikes again and makes zecalouro remembers a missing Brazilian artist, Tito Madi, singer, composer, a true genius that started in the 50's and continues performing his art in the 21st century.

As we are getting used with Mr. X selections, he made his best this time with Tito Madi - De Amor se Fala (1964) with several well-know Bossa Nova classics and arrangements in charge of the Maestro Lyrio Panicali, which guarantees a nice quality music. zecalouro is making available AMG bio for complimentary information on Tito Madi. Tracks include:

01 - Ah Eu Não Sei (Tito Madi)
02 - Se Meu Coração Pedir (Tito Madi)
03 - Balanço Zona Sul (Tito Madi)
04 - Final Sem Adeus (Romeo Nunes)
05 - Canção Praieira (Tito Madi / Luis Peixoto)
06 - Chove Lá Fora (Tito Madi)
07 - Vai e Diz Adeus (Tito Madi)
08 - Garota Paulista (Tito Madi)
09 - Rio Triste (Tito Madi)
10 - Meu Mar (Romeo Nunes / Tito Madi)
11 - De Amor Se Fala (Tito Madi)
12 - Rio Moço (Tito Madi / Luis Peixoto)

One of the singers and composers of the samba-canção era intuitively connected with the soon-to-be stylistic revolution of bossa nova, Tito Madi anticipated several features of this movement in the sophisticated harmonies of his influential compositions and relaxed vocal renditions, recorded on 44 albums. His first big hit and one of his biggest ever, "Chove Lá Fora" was recorded in 1957, and was also highly praised by critics and awarded several times. The song was also recorded with success by the Platters and Della Reese in the U.S. under the title "It's Raining Outside." The Platters also recorded his "Quero-te Assim" ("I Wish") and "Rio Triste" ("Sad River"). "Balanço Zona Sul" is another of his most important classics, followed by "Menina Moça" (Luís Antônio), "Canção dos Olhos Tristes," "Chove Outra Vez" (with Romeu Nunes), "Sonho e Saudade," and "Amor e Paz."

He started playing music early and was interested in an artistic career by age six. Madi already was one of the directors of the local radio station (Rádio Pirajuí) at 18. "Eu Espero Você," his first composition, was written when he was 20, and four years later his valse "Eu e Você" was recorded by Os Quatro Amigos. In 1952, he was hired by Tupi (São Paulo) and worked there for two years before he was appointed Revelation Singer of the Year for his recording of his compositions "Pirajuí" and "Não Diga Não," both written with Georges Henri. Moving to Rio de Janeiro, he became a crooner in several hot nightclubs in a period that the traditional repertory of those venues was being highly influenced by jazz. Among his most important albums it can be mentioned the four volumes of his A Fossa, recorded respectively in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974. He continues to perform, and signed with the Dubas label in 2001, the same year he released Ilhas Cristais.

Walter Wanderley - Walter Wanderley Set: When it Was Done (1968)

This Walter Wanderley Set - When it Was Done (1968) LP is only available due the great help I had from Cesar Saldanha. Cesar had a lot of work to gather, scan and finalize the cover artwork that I had no hope to find on good quality.

Begining with this "formal" cover, this Walter Wanderley LP is pretty different from the ones you are used to hear, it has a more sophisticated production with arrangements by Eumir Deodato and Don Sebesky. In spite of it, what makes this LP really unique is the participation of the Brazilian singer Milton Nascimento on the opening track, Open Your Arms (Let me Walk Right In). There is also a nice version of Antonio Carlos Jobim Surfboard that itself makes the entire record worthwhile. Tracks include:

Sorry, just forgot to say that Anamaria Valle is sharing vocals with Marilyn Jackson e Linda November.

01 - Open You Arms (Let Me Walk Righ In) (Andança) (Danilo Caymmi / Edmundo Souto / Paulinho Tapajós / Vrs. Jay Livingston / Vrs. R. Evans) special guest: Milton Nascimento
02 - Surfboard (Tom Jobim)
03 - Baião da Garôa (Luis Gonzaga / Hervé Cordovil)
04 - Reach Out For Me (Burt Bacharach / H. David)
05 - Olê Olá (Chico Buarque)
06 - Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Capinan)
07 - When It Was Done (J. Webb)
08 - On My Mind (Eumir Deodato / Vrs. Norman Gimbel)
09 - Jus My Love And I (Eumir Deodato / J. Spencer)
10 - Capoeira (Eumir Deodato)
11 - Verdade Em Paz (Truth In Peace) (Durval Ferreira / Pedro Camargo)

Paulinho Baterista - Batucada | Escola de Samba da Cidade e Paulinho e Sua Bateria (1961)

One of the first Loronix posts was a record from Luciano Perrone, a Brazilian drummer that released three LPs with "batucadas" - no songs, but rhythm sets of different Brazilian percussion styles. Everybody got crazy with Luciano Perrone music and his records are among those all time Loronix favorites.

Now it is time to meet another artist and a LP with the same style, Paulinho Baterista - Batucada - Escola de Samba da Cidade e Paulinho e Sua Bateria (1961). Paulinho is much more "popular" than Luciano Perrone and this record gets very close to the way people use to make Batucada on the streets in the early 60's. One some tracks, guitar and brass instruments can be heard to support the batucadas and are very well placed. Tracks include:

01 - Estilo Clássico
02 - Sorongo
03 - Bossa Nova
04 - Cruzado e Bossa Nova
05 - Marcha e Frevo
06 - Samba de Morro
07 - Partido Alto
08 - Baião Rojão e Maracatu
09 - Samba de Rua
10 - Samba de Carnaval
11 - Teleco Teco
12 - Batuque Em 3 Andamentos

Carlos Penha - Bom Balanço em Bossa Nova (1973)

I took a recommendation of a great Loronix friend some months ago to track down this LP, Carlos Penha - Bom Balanco em Bossa Nova (1973). My first researches confirmed that Carlos Penha released only this record, which is hunted by vinyl fans worldwide, and then dissapeared. I had no hope to find it, putting an end to the quest and filing Carlos Penha under "impossible to find".

Yesterday, this same friend sent an email remembering Carlos Penha again and this time was different. I'm so happy to make it available that could not wait longer to research about Carlos Penha and this LP, so I will let with you friends to place comments with additional info about this nice LP. Tracks include:

01 - Bombalanço (Ed Severo)
02 - Cobrança (Pery Pereira)
03 - Yemanjá (Tercio Guimarães / Celina Ferreira)
04 - Fim de Estrada (Pery Pereira)
05 - Terra Santa (Alberto Araújo / Marcos Versiani)
06 - É Tarde (Ugo Marotta / Vica Giffoni)
07 - Quem Foi (Tradicional)
08 - Zé Povo (Alberto Araújo / Marcos Versiani)
09 - Confissão (Alex)
10 - Vai Solidão (Tonio Silva / Nilton Ferreira)
11 - Ausência de Paz (Tonio Silva)
12 - Prelúdio Em Amor Maior (Antônio Carlos / Badeco)

Nonato Buzar - Nonato Buzar (1970)

zecalouro will let you decide if this LP is Samba Rock, Samba Soul or any other genres that are really hard to identify, but for sure this is a wonderful album from the Brazilian singer, composer, producer and anything else that fits: Nonato Buzar.

This amazing cover is from Nonato Buzar - Nonato Buzar (1970), his debut solo LP, a late debut, since Nonato was active since the late 50's with performances on nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro. Nonato was also the creator and leader of the most famous group from the Pilantragem Movement of the late 60's, A Turma da Pilantragem.

Before this LP, Nonato left Brazil to live in Paris during 1972 to 1976 where he founded and recorded an album with a band called Nonato Buzar e o Pais Tropical. zecalouro has this French LP, but he will check the acceptance of this first Nonato album to decide about releasing this second one. Please give your feedback in comments. Tracks include twelve songs composed by Nonato Buzar, as follows:

01 - Que Película (Nonato Buzar / Torquato Neto)
02 - Uma Ordem Sim Sinhô (Nonato Buzar / Antônio Carlos Marques)
03 - Assim na Terra Como no Céu (Nonato Buzar / Roberto Menescal / Paulinho Tapajós)
04 - Vitória Vitória (Nonato Buzar)
05 - Irmãos Coragem (Nonato Buzar / Paulinho Tapajós)
06 - Olho D'água (Nonato Buzar / Paulinho Tapajós)
07 - 100 Milhas (O Donzelo) (Nonato Buzar / Paulo Sergio Valle)
08 - Elementar Meu Caro Watson (Nonato Buzar / Paulinho Tapajós)
09 - Beira-mar (Nonato Buzar / Antônio Carlos Marques)
10 - Verão Vermelho (Nonato Buzar)
11 - A Feira (Nonato Buzar / Mônica Silveira)
12 - Quase Adeus (Nonato Buzar / Carlos Monteiro de Souza / Torquato Neto)