Maestro Portinho e Sua Orquestra - Fogo nos Metais (1963)

Among the last contributions by the great Caetano Rodrigues, this one is making a great success here. I decided to give a break to zecalouro - the parrot - studies on classics to give him a chance to hear something popular and dancing, since he has been alone some hours during the days this year. zeca is addicted to this LP.

This is Maestro Portinho e Sua Orquestra - Fogo nos Metais (1963), for Philips. zeca seems to understand that we have here Maestro Portinho doing his best, which is the perfect mix of Samba rhythms with orchestral arrangements. Personnel is strong, with several renowned musicians, such as: Xu, Papudinho, Corisco, Jorginho and many others as you can check at detailed personnel listing, just before tracks this time. Tracks include:

Personnel: Hamilton Santos and Paulo Lima de Jesus (piano), Manoel Luis Viana "Xú" (bass), Dirceu Simões de Medeiros "Xuxú" (drums), João de Deus Nascimento (guitar), Haroldo Paladino "Lelé", Geraldo Aurieni "Felpudo", Wagner Naegle, Magno Alcântara, Edgar Batista "Capitão", José Lidio Cordeiro "Papudinho", Erotides de Barros "Cunhado" e Leôncio Mendez (pistom), Renato Cauchioli, Benedito Pereira "Ditinho", Giberto Galhardo, Francisco Serra "Espanhol", Severino Gomes da Silva "Bill", Roberto Galhardo, e Antônio Cecato (trombone), Waldemar Marchetti "Corisco" (pandeiro) e Arnaldo Pereira Santos "Antipático", Radamanto de Brito e Jorge Pereira "Jorginho" (percussion)

01 - Fechei a Porta (Sebastião Mota / Ferreira dos Santos)
02 - A Voz do Morro (Zé Keti)
03 - Maracangalha (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - Bahia Com H (Denis Brean)
05 - Ôba (Oswaldo Nunes)
06 - Volta Por Cima (Paulo Vanzolini)
07 - Meditação (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
08 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
09 - O Barquinho (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
11 - O Amor e a Rosa (Pernambuco / Antônio Maria)
12 - Menino Desce Daí (Paulinho Nogueira)

Antonio Carlos Jobim & Billy Blanco - Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro (1954) 10-inch

Here we have another LP that zecalouro is keeping locked inside his cage for months. I would never imagine that today would be the best day to show it to Loronixers, I'm feeling a little dizzy today. Several new friends are visiting our community for the first time today. Loronix was recommended by the Oliver Wang from the awesome Soul-Sides.com and I would like to please our new visitors with this legendary record.

This is Antonio Carlos Jobim and Billy Blanco - Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro (1954), for Continental, a very early 10-inch recording capturing the early Tom Jobim and Billy Blanco compositions on symphonic format with orchestra directed and arrangement by Maestro Radames Gnattali. Actually, Sinfonia do Rio de Janeiro is not one of the most inspired Tom Jobim works, Jobim was still defining his style and did not meet already his long-term partner Vinicius de Moraes.

The historical aspect, the participation of several renowned artists, such as: Nora Ney, Lucio Alves, Os Cariocas, Dick Farney and Elizeth Cardoso and Radames Gnattali Orquestra worth the admission price alone. You should not miss it. Tracks include:

01 - A Montanha - o Sol - o Mar (Sinfonia Popular Em Tempo de Samba) (Billy Blanco / Tom Jobim) - performed by: Nora Ney / Lúcio Alves / Os Cariocas / Gilberto Milfont / Emilinha Borba / Dick Farney / Doris Monteiro / Jorge Goulart / Elizeth Cardoso
02 - Arpoador (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco)
03 - Noites do Rio (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco)
04 - O Samba de Amanhã (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco)
05 - Hino ao Sol (Tom Jobim / Billy Blanco)
06 - Descendo o Morro (Billy Blanco / Tom Jobim)

Quarteto Edison Machado - Obras 2 (1971)

The Loronixer Joao Beltrao is not here since the beginning, but even being new to us, he is a really active friend, making daily participations on comments, CBox, etc. It has been more than a month since he sent this contribution and for reasons that I don't know why, I was not released. I'm now happy of did not release it earlier since I can now present this album and also a unique music video made available by Pedro Mendes. Pedro has a large video collection and you can check more information on his collection on the video itself, available bellow this post closing.

Thanks Joao Beltrao for Quarteto Edison Machado - Obras 2 (1971), for Stylo, also known as "O Pulo do Gato", featuring Edson Machado (drums), Haroldo Mauro Jr. (piano), Ion Muniz (sax tenor and flute), Ricardo Pereira dos Santos (bass) and the special guest Ed. Maciel (trombone). The LP is self-explanatory, but the video needs some clarification, according with Pedro Mendes, this is an excerpt from a Brazilian movie from the 60's recorded at the legendary Beco das Garrafas in Rio de Janeiro and Edison Machado is playing drums with Rio 65 Trio! Tracks include:

01 - Enydra
02 - Liu
03 - O Pulo do Gato
04 - Mr. Maciel
05 - Sarah
06 - Asa Branca
07 - Mr. Machado

The Ipanema Pop Orchestra - Bossa Nova for Swinging Lovers (1965)

If you are looking at this cover thinking something like: "Oh! No! Another of those Bossa Nova for "tourists" with a woman on a bikini..." I agree 100% with you. This is the first reaction I had when I look at this cover. However, Caetano Rodrigues sent this LP to Loronixers, so I decided to call Caetano and ask the reason for such record. Caetano said: "It is VERY good!!!" When Caetano says it is very good, it is excellent.

This is The Ipanema Pop Orchestra - Bossa Nova for Swinging Lovers (1965), for London, an obscure Brazilian studio only group with not credited players, but the arrangers are Maestro Cipo, Eumir Deodato and Luiz Eca giving their best on twelve selected Bossa Nova standards. I would like to know the musicians on the set... I'm wondering if Eca plays the piano. Who has this answer? Anyway, an enjoyable album that you should investigate. As I said, don't let the cover and the title cheats you, it is great and magnificent. Tracks include:

01 - O Barquinho (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
02 - Garota de Ipanema (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Insensatez (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Vivo Sonhando (Tom Jobim)
05 - Amor e Paz (Tito Madi)
06 - Rio (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
07 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
08 - Consolação (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Samba de Uma Nota Só (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
10 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
11 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - Meditação (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)

Dom Um Romao - Hotmosphere (1976)

I was very curious to hear this record and I had the chance last week when Caetano Rodrigues contributions to Loronixers arrived here on the cage. I'm not disappointed, although the warm reception by critics when this LP was re-issued in CD ten years ago. Caetano's version is the CD reissue, so you will have a noise free music this time. I miss the noise when hearing this album, I have been hearing only vinyl in the last weeks and a free of noise music sounds strange for me. A self-explanatory release.

This is Dom Um Romao - Hotmosphere (1976), for Pablo Records/Philips, arranged by Celia Vaz and featuring a constellation of renowned musicians from the 70's. The first batucadas tracks alone worth the admission price, perhaps you will find much more, such as the participation of Sivuca on vocals and accordion, Dom Salvador on Piano and Claudio Roditti on trumpet. A complete personnel listing is available. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dom Um Romao
(drums)
Claudio Roditti and Alan Rubin
(trumpets and flugelhorns)
Jack Jeffries and Tom Malone
(trombone)
Sonny Fortune and Ronnie Cuber
(saxs)
Mauricio Smith
(sax soprano)
Mauricio Smith and Lou Del Gallo
(flute and clarinet)
Pat Dixon and Ulisses Kirksey
(cellos)
Dom Salvador
(piano)
Ricardo Peixoto and Sivuca
(acoustic guitars)
Ron Carter
(acoustic bass)
Juan Russo
(bass)
Steve Kroon
(percussion)
Julie Janeiro, Gloria Oliveira and Sivuca
(vocals)

Track List

01 - Escravos de Jó (Milton Nascimento)
02 - Mistura Fina (Luis Bandeira)
03 - Caravan (Duke Ellington / Tizol / Mills)
04 - Spring (Ricardo Peixoto)
05 - Pra Que Chorar (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Amor En Jacuma (Romão Ramalho)
07 - Cisco Two (Célia Vaz)
08 - Tumbalele (Francisco Neto / Milton Neves / J. Reis)
09 - Piparapara (Cláudio Roditi)
10 - Chovendo na Roseira (Tom Jobim)



PS.: Someone just asked for a Dom Um Romao video. Nice idea, here we have Dom Um Romao (percussion) with the Weather Report.

Sivuca - Guitar and Accordion (1969)

The press coverage dedicated a few lines to inform and/or tribute the passing of the great Sivuca a few weeks ago. In the other hand, the music and fan communities in the Internet seems that will never stop, remembering, celebrating and sharing information about this great artist. We have here another Sivuca LP, pretty hard to find, sent by our friend Emilio Sadier just before his passing. Thanks for it Emilio.

This is Sivuca - Guitar and Accordion (1969), for Grammonfon AB Electra - Sweden, recorded in two days (January, 22 and 23), with arrangements by Sivuca and strings and flute arrangements by Merit Hemmingson. As far as I could search this record was never re-issued in CD and should be a missing piece for several fans of Sivuca. This cover has something strange that disturbs me; it is great, but for an unknown reason brings some melancholic feelings. I'm sure that you will enjoy this album. Tracks include:

01 - Canção da Volta (Ismael Netto / Antônio Maria)
02 - Arrastão (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Minha Saudade (João Donato)
04 - Eu e a Brisa (Johnny Alf)
05 - Sound Of Samba (Sivuca)
06 - Quem Quizer Amar Alguém (Luis Henrique)
07 - Amor Verdadeiro (Sivuca / Luis Bandeira)
08 - No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)
09 - By The Way (Eumir Deodato)
10 - Guriatã de Coqueiro (Severino Rangel "Ratinho")
11 - Feitiço de Vila (Noel Rosa)
12 - Pra Que Chorar (Baden Powell)

Luiz Henrique - Listen to Me (1967)

Hello, Good Night! A late good night today. The sunset in Copacabana was so great today that I could not stay away from the window until the end. However, full of good feelings and really motivated by the sunset, I discovered that everything is very slow with the Internet down here. I don't know if it is something on my infrastructure or my hosting service. I don't want to check this thing now, I'm in a very good humor and nothing can be stopping me. We will go today with already available material, which is also great.

This is Luiz Henrique - Listen to Me (1967), for Fontana USA, released in the US during his seven years stay outside Brazil. Listen to Me is not listed on the discographies I could check and probably it will be a good surprise for the many Luiz Henrique fans. Luiz Henrique is a great artist that uses to receive several comments from Loronixers on each release. Unfortunately, I could not search successfully personnel and complimentary details of this LP and I trust on Loronixers to add more info to this post. Tracks include:

01 - If You Want to Be a Lover
02 - I Was Afraid
03 - Berimbau
04 - There Goes my Heart
05 - Sem Tostao
06 - Song of Santa Claus
07 - In my Automobile
08 - Like a Flower
09 - Summer Song
10 - Sambao
11 - Alcinha
12 - Listen to Me



Additional information by Frank-Olliver Helman: "Arranged by Sivuca. There is also a photo of Dom Um Romao playing berimbau. "Sambao" is a Dom Um Romao composition. So Sivuca and Dom Um Romao participates on the whole recording."

Maestro Zaccarias e Sua Orquestra - Sambas em Desfile (1955)

I'm now a big fan of the 10-inch records released in the mid 50's. The thing that I like most about these 10-inch is that you never know what you will have before hearing. Some of them are simple and beautiful and some others - such like the last Turma da Gafieira - are complex and seem to be ahead of the time they were recorded. Another fact is the size of the record, fitting an average of 20 minutes of music in eight tracks, not so short as the single or EP and not so long as the LP. I’m sad that 10-inch had disappeared very soon.

Let's make another 10-inch, another contribution from the legendary Mr. X., one of the first Loronix contributors and one of the most patient ones since I have several albums sent by him waiting and he does not mind it. Thanks Mr. X. This is Maestro Zaccarias e Sua Orquestra - Sambas em Desfile (1955), for RCA Victor, one of the earliest Maestros Zaccarias LPs. This record is a truly amazing orchestra album with Samba rhythms, played such like the old Escolas de Samba from Rio de Janeiro and Gafieiras use to make. A nice piece of a very old record provided for Mr. X. that Loronixers should not miss. Tracks include:

01 - Está Chegando a Hora (Henricão / Rubens Campos)
02 - Madalena (Ari Macedo / Airton Amorim)
03 - Pra Seu Governo (Haroldo Lobo / Milton de Oliveira)
04 - Meu Consolo É Você (Antônio Nássara / Roberto Martins)
05 - Não Tenho Lágrimas (Max Bulhões / Milton de Oliveira)
06 - Palpite Infeliz (Noel Rosa)
07 - Maria Boa (Assis Valente)
08 - É Bom Parar (Rubens Soares)

Marcos Moran e Samba Som Sete - Transamba (1973)

Let's play with Samba at Loronix, at least what zecalouro thinks it is pure Samba and not Samba with Bossa Nova or Jazz flavor. This LP came from one of those file sharing programs we have available at the Internet, so I cannot give the appropriate credits to the friend that make it available. It is so nice, bossanovadreamer said that he heard a single track of this artist and it is great. Anyway, everything lead to this post, why not make it?

This is Marcos Moran e Samba Som Sete - Transamba (1973), for Caravelle, with the participation of Silvia e Sandra (probably a duet) and Jadir de Castro, which you had the chance to see a couple of weeks ago at Loronix. This is a perfect Samba record from the early 70's, such like the ones made by Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, Tom & Dito and others. Samba Som Sete makes the accompaniment, resulting in what people use to call a "groovy" record. I'm quite sure this should be a surprising release for many friends. Tracks include:

01 - Partido Alto (Chico Buarque)
02 - Uma Rosa Com Amor (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
03 - Minhas Razões (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
04 - Capoeira (Batista da Mangueira)
05 - Bate Barriga (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
06 - Quero Ver Minha Escola Passar (David Correia)
07 - Besta É Tu (Pepeu Gomes / Moraes Moreira / Galvão)
08 - Quem Lhe Disse Que Eu Chorei (Antônio Grande)
09 - Do Lado Direito da Rua Direita (Luis Carlos / Chiquinho)
10 - Cafuné (Zuzuca)
11 - Esquindin-din (Lucas da Tijuca)
12 - Pagode do Vavá (Paulinho da Viola)

Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1964)

This post has been prepared for several weeks. Everything started with Jean Yves (Jean do Trombone), that sent me an email asking for it, and then I had the chance to see it on a very good price, a real bargain in a vinyl shop. However, when I got home with the record, I could see better why it was so cheap, the LP was in a very bad condition with several scratches. Some weeks had gone when I had the idea to ask Caetano for it and here we are, unique combination, covers by zecalouro and music by Caetano. I decided to keep this cover by the girls autograph, better seen with the music.

This is Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1964), for Forma, the first Quarteto em Cy LP, considered by many, one of the best LPs from this legendary vocal group. You should check by yourself. I will let you with personnel and tracks. Tracks include:

Personnel

Mascarada
Berimbau
Resolucao
Aruanda

Luiz Carlos Vinhas
(piano)
Otavio
(bass)
Ronald
(drums)

Nana
Barravento
O Trem
Reza

Pedro Paulo and Wagner
(piston)
Raul de Souza and Edson Maciel
(trombone)
Jorge Luiz Maciel
(trombone baixo)
Eumir Deodato
(piano)
Luis Marinho
(bass)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)

Vida Ruim
Caminho de Pedra
Enquanto a Tristeza nao Vem

Irany Pinto e Sua Turma
(strings)
Paulo Moura
(sax alto)
J.T. Meirelles
(flute)
Daudeth de Azevedo
(guitar)
Eumir Deodato
(piano)
Luis Marinho
(bass)
Juquinha
(drums)

Track List

01 - Reza (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
02 - Enquanto a Tristeza Não Vem (Sergio Ricardo)
03 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - O Trem (Carlos Castilho / Francisco de Assis)
05 - Barravento (Sergio Ricardo)
06 - Resolução (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
07 - Aruanda (Carlos Lyra / Geraldo Vandré)
08 - Caminho de Pedra (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Nanã (Moacir Santos / Mário Telles)
10 - Vida Ruim (Catulo de Paula)
11 - Mascarada (Zé Keti / Élton Medeiros)