Les 4 Cadillacs - Les 4 Cadillacs (1963)

Hello, good evening! Let's start today with a group that started as "trial" and now is a real mania among Loronixers, I'm talking about Les 4 Cadillacs, another nice creation of Musidisc owner Nilo Sergio. We have already three Les 4 Cadillacs albums available at Loronix, and this one is perhaps the best one, being also the most popular, perhaps by the cover showing these four Cadillacs. Let's see.

This is Les 4 Cadillacs - Les 4 Cadillacs (1963), for Musidisc. We have a major change on our Les 4 Cadillacs sequel, in addition to the band leader, the legendary Ed Lincoln at the piano, vinylmaniac provided a couple of days ago the identification of the three other Cadillacs, thanks vinylmaniac! They are: Durval Ferreira (guitar), Luis Marinho (bass) and Wilson das Neves (drums). This is an awesome revelation. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ed Lincoln
(piano)
Durval Ferreira
(guitar)
Luis Marinho
(bass)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)

Track List

01 - Buenas Noches Mi Amor (H. Giraud / M. Fontenoy)
02 - Mondo Cane (More) (N. Oliviero / R. Ortolani / N. Ciorciolini)
03 - Legata Ad Un Granello Di Sabbia (N. Fidenco / F. D. Marchetti)
04 - Autumn In Rome (A. C. Cicognini / P. Weston / S. Cahn)
05 - Dearly Beloved (J. Kern)
06 - Canto o Fado (João Nobre)
07 - Soy Un Extraño (Gonzalo Curiel)
08 - Na Madrugada (Nilo Sergio)
09 - I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Cross / Cory)
10 - Scusame (Malgoni / Perone)
11 - Call Me Irresponsible (J. V. Heusen / S. Cahn)
12 - Rome Adventur (Hugo / Luigi / Weiss)

Banda da Policia Militar de Minas Gerais - Villa Lobos, Na Musica de Banda (1963)

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has taken the spotlight today. Minas is the home of many Loronixers, being the third Brazilian state driving traffic to Loronix. Once again we are making the bridge between popular music and classic music, delivering the second album by the label Caravelle, featuring a military band performing Heitor Villa Lobos. Sounds great. Let's see.

This is Banda da Policia Militar de Minas Gerais - Villa Lobos, Na Musica de Banda (1963), for Caravelle. I never saw something like this, an album featuring a military band performing Villa Lobos. A military band consists of wind and percussion instruments and personnel are made of military, which are also musicians. The conductor of a band is also a military, but in this opportunity, we have a civilian, Maestro Sebastiao Vianna as Bandleader. Banda da Policia Militar de Minas Gerais is still active and I hope they get really happy to see their album at Loronix. Tracks include:

01 - Canto do Paje
02 - A Canoa Virou
03 - Na Bahia Tem
04 - O Ciranda, O Cirandinha
05 - Vem ca o Siriri
06 - Terezinha de Jesus
07 - Nesta Rua
08 - Constancia
09 - La na Ponte da Vinhaca
10 - Entrei na Roda
11 - Brasil Novo
12 - Desfile aos Herois do Brasil
13 - Cancao da Imprensa
14 - Pro Pax

(*) Tracks 02 to 10 are my favorites, Villa Lobos renditions to popular cantigas de roda.

Zezinho e Seu Conjunto - Zezinho e Seu Sombalanco (1965)

Here we go on another record kindly sent by tcisalpino, which is so far our consistent FLAC contributor. tcisalpino makes something different, instead of a reposting he brings a LP never released before at Loronix, a nice and very solid album. Let's see.

This is Zezinho e Seu Conjunto - Zezinho e Seu Sombalanco (1965), for Chantecler. First thing, a few other artists with the name "Zezinho" exist, this Zezinho should not be taken as Zezinho from Zezinho e Os Copacabanas or Zezinho, the bass player. Jose Batista da Silva Junior (Zezinho) is a pianist and arranger, being an active musician since the 50's. He recorded four albums for Chantecler, being this one his debut LP. Zezinho plays piano and makes arrangements for Zezinho e Seu Sambalanco delivering above the average instrumental renditions to Bossa Nova standards and some unknown tunes. Strongly recommended. Tracks include:

Personnel

Zezinho
(piano, arrangements)
Lula
(piston)
Sehittino
(sax tenor)
Ditinho
(trombone)
Cacau
(guitar)
Gerson
(bass at The Blues Walk and Abre Ala)
Capacete
(bass)
Jurandir
(drums)
Turquinho, Nascimento, Carlinhos, Lourinho
(rhythm section)

Track List

01 - Não Me Diga Adeus (Paquito / Luis Soberano / João Correia da Silva)
02 - Pra Seu Governo (Haroldo Lobo / Milton de Oliveira)
03 - Rosinha no Balanço (Felippe Tedesco / Mário Gennari Filho)
04 - Xiborena (Tabú / Fernando Marcel)
05 - Melancolia (Denis Brean)
06 - Abre Ala (B. Lobo / Inha / Belém)
07 - The Blues Walk (C. Brown)
08 - O Balanço da Menina (Jucata)
09 - Samba de Verão (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
10 - Garota Moderna (Evaldo Gouveia / Jair Amorim)
11 - Sambou Sambou (João Mello / João Donato)
12 - Arrastão (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)

Delano (also known as Geraldo Vespar) | Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio - Bronzes & Cristais (1963)

Hello, good evening! Let's start this Monday with another album sponsored by zecalouro's mother, which is gradually becoming a great finder. Mon has been delivering solid records, presenting this time an artist and an orchestra never released before at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Delano | Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio - Bronzes & Cristais (1963), for Copacanana, featuring the Brazilian guitarist Delano backed by Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio with arrangements by Maestro Guerra Peixe and Pachequinho. I never heard about Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio, however, my searches results in two additional albums, each one with a different main performer, such as this one with Delano. The others are Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio em Hollywood featuring Ronnie Will and Orquestra Milionarios Del Rio em Hollywood Vol. 2, featuring Chaim Lewak, the legendary pianist. Maestros Guerra Peixe and Pachequinho deliver nice orchestra arrangements to back Delano guitar. Remaining personnel is not credited. Tracks include:

01 - Bronzes e Cristais (Alcyr Pires Vermelho / Nazareno de Brito)
02 - Et Maintenant (E Agora) (Gilbert Bécaud / P. Delanoe)
03 - It Happened In Athenas (M. Hadjidakis / C. Haldeman)
04 - Swedish Rhapsody (C. Wildman)
05 - Georgia On My Mind (H. Carmichael)
06 - Come September (Quando Setembro Vier) (B. Darin)
07 - Balada do Amor Sublime (Luis Vieira)
08 - Autumn Love Song (Canção de Outono) (Vaughn / Wood)
09 - Tema de Meia-noite (Nazareno de Brito)
10 - The Bird Man (E. Bernstein / M. David)
11 - A Mesma Rosa Amarela (Capiba / Carlos Penna Filho)
12 - Stranger On The Shore (A. Bilk / R. Mellin)

Ze Maria e Seu Orgao - Tudo Azul (1962) with JORGE BEN

This is the greatest Mon's finding ever, a pretty unknown reissue of the anthological Ze Maria album Tudo Azul, featuring vocals by Jorge Ben. This album was already available at Loronix with the blue cover of the first issue (available in your left), but the vinyl conversion was not so well done and probably several friends did not notice its availability and the importance of this record. Let's see.

This is Ze Maria e Seu Orgao - Tudo Azul (1962), for Continental, upgraded by Disco Lar 1969 reissue. In spite of being an above the average instrumental organ album, including some tracks of true Samba Jazz style, Tudo Azul has one of the first participations of Jorge Ben on recordings, delivering vocals at 02 - Por Causa de Voce Menina and 07 - Mas que Nada. Jorge Ben was pretty unknown by this time and he got a contract with Philips just before this participation on Ze Maria's album. I think Bossa Nova collectors will be amazed with this release, just like Caetano Rodrigues was today when I spoke about it. Tracks include:

01 - Tudo Azul (João de Barro / Alcyr Pires Vermelho)
02 - Por Causa de Você Menina (Jorge Ben "Jorge Benjor") with JORGE BEN
03 - Samba do Avião (Tom Jobim)
04 - Japoninho (Orlann Divo / Roberto Jorge)
05 - Só Danço Samba (Vinicius de Moraes / Tom Jobim)
06 - João Sem Vintém (Zé Maria)
07 - Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben "Jorge Benjor") with JORGE BEN
08 - Influência do Jazz (Carlos Lyra)
09 - A Vida do Negro (Orlann Divo / Amaury Tristão)
10 - Garota de Ipanema (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Deixa Eu Ficar (Esther Delamare)
12 - Gostoso É Sambar (João Mello)

Cover Restoration Contest

This cover really needs an advanced restoration, that's why I'm launching this small contest to select the best restoration. Everybody can engage to win a one-month Rapidshare account. The winner will be the one who delivers the best restoration. We will be closing submissions next Wednesday, 4th, October at 11pm. Just send me an email with the restored cover at zecalouro@gmail.com.

A link with a high quality scan is being provided to participants, here. (direct link)

Get the chance!

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Carmen Miranda - A Pequena Notavel (no date)

Hello, good evening! Nice Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, a perfect weather with the sun between clouds. I had a really pleasant day with Mon, Daddy, Brothers and my other birds, Juca, Juliana, Lila, Julinha. Anyway, perfect day. Among Mom contributions, I found this one, an album that I did not know the existence that fits perfect to address a demand of many Loronixers for Carmen Miranda. Let's see.

This is Carmen Miranda - A Pequena Notavel (no date), for MIS. Although a true Brazilian popular music legend, I never found a record featuring Carmen Miranda with this kind of detail. There are several compilations available, but they are always assembled with no criterion, additional information and chronological standpoint. This one is different, released under a careful research by MIS and features Carmem Miranda backed by Pixinguinha, Benedito Lacerda, Simon Boutman, Conjunto Odeon, Barbosa Junior, Luperce Miranda and others. The recordings were taken from the years of Carmen Miranda in Brazil before she made her move to the US, with the exception of track 11 - Disseram que Voltei Americanizada. If you are among the group of many friends waiting for Carmen Miranda, the waiting is over. Tracks include:

01 - Cachorro Vira-lata (Alberto Ribeiro) - Featuring: Conjunto Regional de Benedito Lacerda (1937)
02 - Camisa Listrada (Assis Valente) - Featuring: Grupo da Odeon (1937)
03 - Eu Dei (Ary Barroso) - Featuring: Conjunto Regional (1937)
04 - Quem É (Custódio Mesquita / Juraci Camargo) - Featuring: Barbosa Júnior e Grupo da Odeon (1937)
05 - Deixa Falar (Nelson Petersen) - Featuring: Ary Barroso (introdução falada) e Orquestra Odeon (1938)
06 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso) - Featuring: Orquestra Odeon (Reg. Simon Bountman) (no date)
07 - Me Dá Me Dá (Portello Juno / Cícero Nunes) - Featuring: Conjunto Regional de Benedito Lacerda (1937)
08 - Como "Vaes" Você (Ary Barroso) - Featuring Conjunto Regional de Pixinguinha e Luperce Miranda (1936)
09 - E o Mundo Não Se Acabou (Assis Valente) - Featuring: Conjunto Regional (1938)
10 - Na Bahia (Herivelto Martins / Humberto Porto) - Featuring: Trio Dalva de Oliveira e Conjunto Regional (1938)
11 - Disseram Que Voltei Americanizada (Vicente Paiva / Luis Peixoto) - Featuring: Conjunto Odeon (1940)
12 - No Tabuleiro da Baiana (Luis Barbosa) - Featuring: Luperce Miranda e Seu Conjunto (1936)

Toninho Horta - Diamond Land (1989)

Here we have an artist that everybody asks for an album at Loronix. It took a long time until we have the necessary to make available one of his works, but the long waiting really worth, this is one of the best albums recorded by Toninho Horta and it is amazing that Diamond Land never had a CD issue, being out of print on "CD era", at least the far as I could search.

This is Toninho Horta - Diamond Land (1989), for Philips, featuring a true legend of the Brazilian guitar, Toninho Horta, backed by several renowned musicians, including the acclaimed Wayne Shorter. It's very hard to describe Toninho Horta, so I'm taking the liner notes of Diamond Land, written by Pat Metheny. I could never make better. Tracks include:

"Musicians everywhere love Toninho Horta's songs. Through his work with Milton Nascimento, his own recordings and the cover versions of his tunes that have appeared on various albums throughout the past decade or so, Toninho has emerged as one of the most harmonically sophisticated and melodically satisfying Brazilian composers of recent times.

Somehow, he writes chord progressions that defy gravity, moving up when you think they're going down. His melodies stay with you for days; you're sure you've heard them before, but they are brand new. And as an arranger, he's a master. (Not just with his own music either - check out what he does here with "Diamond Land"). As a guitarist, he's one of the world's great "compers" on viola. (That's a nylon-string guitar to us gringos). He plays such great voicings with such a cool time feel... (I've often described him to other musicians as the Herbie Hancock of Bossa Nova guitarists). His love of jazz guitar playing is well represented here, as is his excellent singing.

In short, Toninho Horta is an incredible musician, the rare guitarist who understand harmony in its most intimate ways and - above all - one of the finest and gentlest people I've ever had the good fortune of knowing. This record, DIAMOND LAND, is a great addition to Toninho's ongoing work, and will also serve as an excellent introduction to those listeners not yet familiar with his music."

-Pat Metheny

Personnel

Marcio Mallard, Jacques Morelenbaum
(cello)
Armando Marcal
(percussion)
Marcio Montarroyos
(trumpet, flugelhorn)
Nivaldo Ornelas, Mauro Senise, Carlos Watkins
(sax)
Giancarlo Pareschi
(spalla)
Arlindo Penteado, Frederick Stephany
(viola)
Jose de Aguiar Ribeiro
(cymbals)
Robertinho Silva
(percussion, drums)
Ronaldo, Wanderley Silva, Laudir de Oliveira
(percussion)
Victor Santos, Robertinho Brant, Ricardo Villas, Paula Morelenbaum, Andrea Daltro, Quique Azambuja, Maria Fattoruso, Silvana Matta, Nelson Angelo, Bepa Nobile, Joyce
(vocals)
Flavio Venturini
(synthesizer, vocals)
Alfredo Vidal
(violin)
Arthur Maia, Iuri Popoff, Nico Assumpcao, Jamil Joanes
(bass)
Felipe Doyle
(horn)
Paulo Guimaraes
(flute)
KenwoodDennard, Teo Lima
(drums)
Helvius Vilela
(synthesizer)
Jim Beard
(keyboards)
Hugo Fatturuso
(synthesizer, vocal)
Toninho Horta
(synthesizer, vocal, guitar, violao, arrangements)
Wayne Shorter
(sax)

Track List

01 - Mountain Flight (Toninho Horta)
02 - Ballad For Zawinul (Iuri Popoff)
03 - Raul (Toninho Horta)
04 - Girassol (Lô Borges / Márcio Borges)
05 - Luisa (Toninho Horta)
06 - From The Lonely Afternoous (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
07 - Pilar (Toninho Horta)
08 - Waiting For Ângela (Toninho Horta)
09 - Diamond Land (Diamantina) (Juarez Moreira)
10 - Beijo Partido (Broken Kiss) (Toninho Horta) with Joyce

Leal Brito - Um Piano Dentro da Noite (1953)

I think we will not go wrong making two albums in the 10-inch format in a row, starting with a very old album that I had the chance to take in opposite conditions, a perfect cover, just as it was released in 1953 and a really scratch media that I had to put some effort to make it ready. Let's see this first.

This is Leal Brito - Um Piano Dentro da Noite (1953), for Musidisc. There is something with this cover that makes me feel afraid of it, but it is a nice work made 54 years ago. This cover also brings something really common in the 50's, no credits to main performer, which is only credited at the back cover. Um Piano Dentro da Noite is a piano solo album, performed by Leal Brito, also known as Britinho, a very active musician in the 50's. Tracks include:

01 - Cabelos Brancos (Marino Pinto / Herivelto Martins) Tu (Ary Barroso) Feitiço da Vila (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
02 - Oracion Caribe (Agustin Lara) India (José Asunción Flores / Manuel Ortiz Guerrero) Usted (Gabriel Ruiz / J. A. Zorilla)
03 - Dia de Sol (Leal Brito "Britinho") Casinha da Colina (Tradicional) Nova Ilusão (José Menezes / Luis Bittencourt)
04 - Nem Eu (Dorival Caymmi) Sertaneja (René Bittencourt) Três Apitos (Noel Rosa)
05 - Ai Que Saudades da Amélia (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago) Alguém Como Tu (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim) Maringá (Joubert de Carvalho)
06 - Seu Eu Morresse Amanhã (Antônio Maria) Foi Ela (Ary Barroso) Menino Grande (Antônio Maria)
07 - Não Troquemos de Mal (Rubens Leal Brito / Jorge Faraj) Chá Para Dois (V. Youmans / Irving Caesar) Auf Wiedersehen (E. Storch)
08 - Na Madrugada (Nilo Sergio) Mulher Rendeira (Tradicional / Adpt. Nilo Sergio) No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)

Waldir Calmon e Seu Conjunto - Cha Dancante (1956)

This is the second 10-inch of the night, featuring Waldir Calmon, a true legend and perhaps the most important Brazilian artist in the Para Dancar style. Waldir Calmon plays with different genres and this album is dedicated to Caribbean music, full of percussion and really dancing. Let's see.

This is Waldir Calmon e Seu Conjunto - Cha Dancante (1956), for Copacabana, the first out of a series "Cha Dancante" albums. Waldir Calmon is backed by Conjunto, with no credits to musicians. Side A is made for dance, with a non-stop medley of five songs while side B features 4 tunes with tracks separation. Tracks include:

01 - Aimer Comme Je T'aime (Giraud / R. Lucchesi) Hold My Hand (J. Lawrence / R. Myers) Luna Rossa (A. Avian / V. de Crescenzo) Amendoim Torradinho (Henrique Beltrão) Samba do Perroquet (Djalma Ferreira)
02 - Caribbean Moon (T. Beaulieu / D. Love)
03 - Love Me Or Leave Me (W. Donaldson / G. Kahn)
04 - Blem Blem Blem (Eddie Mandarino)
05 - Hernando's Hideaway (Adler / Ross)