Marisa com Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - Convite a Musica (1958)

Hello, good evening! This was the third night that I try to make a fantastic contribution by Jorge Mello, and in the last minute I realize a missing information or a new detail that needs to be added and the plan is postponed to the next day. It is an important post featuring one of the artists that Jorge Mello most admires and everything should work with no mistakes. Anyway, I believe tomorrow is the big day.

Meanwhile, we will stay in good company with a mandatory update featuring an artist that certainly defines Loronix, Moacyr Silva, accompanying a singer appreciated by many friends, Marisa, on her debut LP for Copacabana label in 1958. Let’s see.

This is Marisa e Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto – Convite a Musica (1958), for Copacabana, Marisa debut LP, backed by Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto in all tracks. I said that Moacyr Silva defines Loronix for many reasons. Moacyr Silva is a gifted musician with a very important contribution to Brazilian music as producer of several albums. And since Loronix creation in 2006, I never had the chance to see one of Moacyr Silva career records available on CD. I would be very pleased to see Moacyr Silva reissued one day. Tracks include:

Personnel

Moacyr Silva
(tenor sax)
Chaim Lewak
(piano)
Maurilio Santos
(piston)
Raul Gagliardi
(bass)
Edmundo Maciel
(trombone)
Hanestaldo Americo
(drums)

Track List

01 - You do Something To Me (Cole Porter) with MARISA
02 - Não Vou Pra Brasília (Billy Blanco) with MOACYR SILVA
03 - Leva Meu Samba (Ataulfo Alves) with MARISA
04 - Puladinho na Gafieira (Edmundo Maciel) with MOACYR SILVA
05 - Cry Me a Rider (Arthur Hamilton) with MARISA
06 - Recado de Olinda (Luis Bandeira) with MOACYR SILVA
07 - O Apito no Samba (Luis Bandeira) with MOACYR SILVA
08 - Ruega Por Nosotros (Ruben Fuentes / Alberto Cervantes) with MARISA
09 - Vogueando (Maurílio Santos) with MOACYR SILVA
10 - Que É Que É (Bororó / Evagrio Lopes) with MARISA
11 - Sugestivo (Moacyr Silva) with MOACYR SILVA
12 - Unbelievable (I. Gordon / Jay Livingston) with MARISA

Ed Maciel - Volume 5 (1968)

Hello, good evening! Since Monday, Loronix has a new back-end application that counts with a very cool feature. This new tool gathers information about the search terms typed at Google that generates a referral to Loronix, providing nice reports about the most common search terms divided by country, continent and even cities.

This is a really important tool. Now I can create reports ranking the most common search terms, really nice to understand what people are looking for. I’m proud that the terms “Loronix” and “zeca louro” are on top of the ranking, followed by renowned artists such like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Baden Powell. In the other hand, this tool shows that many friends really don’t know how to make an efficient use of Google. Several queries are made like questions to Google instead of search terms. It is common to find terms with questions, such like: "I want to read about bossa nova.”, for instance. Another top ranked term is “Duran Duran”, probably made by people looking for information about the rock group Duran Duran arriving here to find Dolores Duran.

Anyway, so far, the great surprise was the trombonist, conductor, arranger and composer Ed Maciel being requested by many people, especially aboard. This post comes in response to this demand for Maestro Ed Maciel music. Let’s see.

This is Ed Maciel –Volume 5 (1968), for London, the fifth out of the eleven albums recorded by Ed Maciel and his orchestra, which are mainly music for dance, very similar to the albums released by Maestro Erlon Chaves’ Banda Veneno Internacional in the same period. Ed Maciel was a very important musician with participation on several important Brazilian instrumental music albums, such like the one released by Os Sete de Ouros, Os Gatos, Moacir Santos’ Coisas, Joao Gilberto’s Chega de Saudade, among many others. Tracks include:

01 - Hey Jude (John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
02 - When I Was Five (Bernstein / Millrose)
03 - Light My Fire (Morrison / Manzarek / Krieger / Densmore)
04 - This Crazy World (Paul Anka)
05 - Do You Know The Way To San José (Burt Bacharach / H. David)
06 - Ed Maciel Tema (José Orlando / Benil Santos)
07 - Those Were The Days (Raskin)
08 - Hold Me Tight (J. Nasch)
09 - Don't Give Up (T. Hatch / J. Trent)
10 - Choo Choo Train (Fritts / Hinton)
11 - I Dig Rock And Roll Music (P. Stookey / J. Mason / D. Dixon)
12 - Sá Marina (Antônio Adolfo / Tibério Gaspar)

Beth Carvalho - Canto para um Novo Dia (1973)

Hello, good evening! Last week I found this early album recorded by one of the most important Brazilian Samba interpreters, Beth Carvalho, a requested artist at Loronix and one of our missing pieces with only one album released. This album was scheduled for the last Saturday, but I was so tired and felt asleep soon on that day. Anyway, I cannot wait until Saturday, and I hope you understand this extraordinary “Samba Monday”. Let’s see.

This is Beth Carvalho – Canto para um Novo Dia (1973), for Tapecar, Beth Carvalho second career LP and the first and only album recorded for Tapecar. By the way, the tiny and important Tapecar label delivers a lot of resources to Beth Carvalho, nice cover artworks with several pictures inside and a cast of best of breed Brazilian musicians, including arrangements by Cesar Camargo Mariano and participation of legends such like Nelson Cavaquinho, Geraldo Vespar, Ze Menezes, Dino 7 Cordas, Luizao, Martinho da Vila, among many others. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dino 7 Cordas, Luis Claudio, Geraldo Vespar, Nelson Cavaquinho
(violao)
Ze Menezes, Carlinhos
(cavaquinho)
Luizao
(bass)
Cesar Camargo Mariano
(piano, organ, arrangements)
Paulinho
(drums)
Marcal, Gilson de Freitas, Geraldo da Silva, Jorge Jose da Silva, Luna, Ministro, Wilson Carmegal, Bezerra, Eliseu, Conjunto Nosso Samba, Chico Batera, Martinho da Vila
(percussion)
Maurilio, Darcy
(piston)
Jorge Ferreira, Jaime Araujo
(sax, flute)

Track List

01 - Hora de Chorar (Mano Décio da Viola / Jorge Pessanha)
02 - Canto Por Um Novo Dia (Garoto da Portela)
03 - Se É Pecado Sambar (Manoel Santana)
04 - Homenagem a Nelson Cavaquinho (Carlos Elias)
05 - Evocação Nº 1 (Nelson Ferreira)
06 - Velhice da Porta-bandeira (Eduardo Gudin / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - Folhas Secas (Nelson Cavaquinho / Guilherme de Brito)
08 - Salve a Preguiça Meu Pai (Mário Lago)
09 - Mariana da Gente (João Nogueira)
10 - Fim de Reinado (Martinho da Vila)
11 - Clementina de Jesus (Gisa Nogueira)
12 - Memória de Um Compositor (Darci da Mangueira / Betinho)
13 - Flor da Laranjeira (Zé Pretinho / Bernardino Silva / Humberto de Carvalho) Sereia (Tradicional / Adpt. Beth Carvalho) Música tradicional baiana São Jorge Meu Protetor (Nelson Cavaquinho / Jorge Silva / Noel Silva)

Rosinha de Valenca - Cheiro de Mato (1976)

Hello, good evening! Let's start a new week with a very important artist that has not been released at Loronix since April 21, 2007, where I had the chance to show Rosinha de Valenca – Ao Vivo (1966), a fantastic collaboration sponsored by Caetano Rodrigues, a extremely hard to find album awaited by several friends. Rosinha de Valenca is a gifted musician, acknowledged by renowned people such like Baden Powell, Aloysio de Oliveira, Sergio Mendes, among others. She died recently, exactly four years ago in June 10, 2004. I would like to say thank you to Jorge Mello for making this album available to our community. Let’s see.

This is Rosinha de Valenca – Cheiro de Mato (1976), for Odeon, featuring Rosinha de Valenca playing and singing a repertoire made mostly by her own compositions. It is important to say that Elifas Andreatto is responsible for creating the covers and inserts, truly awesome, especially the back cover, which is particularly beautiful. My pick for Loronix Preview Center is track 05 – Pedacinhos do Ceu (Waldyr Azevedo / Miguel Lima), featuring the cavaquinho of Mane do Cavaco, my personal friend who lives near my place. Mane do Cavaco is a great musician; he is always in action every Saturday playing choro with his group on a restaurant just behind my building. Cheiro de Mato brings a constellation of Brazilian musicians, as detailed on Personnel listing and inside the music files. Tracks include:

Personnel

Rosinha de Valenca
(violao, voice)
Perinho Albuquerque
(arrangements, violao)
Jamil Joanes
(bass)
Papao
(drums)
Chico Batera
(percussion)
Sueli Costa e Irmas De
(choir)
Sivuca
(accordion, electric piano)
Miucha
(voice at Cabocla Jurema / Xango)
Jorge Olmar
(violao)
Canelinha, Geraldo Bango, Carlinhos do Pandeiro
(tumbadoras)
Raul Mascarenhas, Copinha, Mauro Senise, Cacau
(flute)
Joao Donato
(piano)
Luizao
(bass)
Celia Vaz
(arrangements)
Chiquinho Braga
(violao, arrangements)
Francis Hime
(arrangements)

Track List

01 - Os Grilos sao Astros (Rosinha de Valenca)
02 - Meus Zelos (Rosinha de Valenca)
03 - Madrinha Lua (Rosinha de Valenca)
04 - Cabocla Jurema-Xango (Rosinha de Valenca adapt & arrangements)
05 - Usina de Prata (Rosinha de Valenca)
06 - Pedacinho do Ceu (Waldir Azevedo / Miguel Lima)
07 - Vila de Santa Tereza (Rosinha de Valenca / Elisa Marina)
08 - Chua, Chua (Pedro de Sa Pereira / Ary Pavao)
09 - Paisagem (Hamilton Costa)
10 - Movimento da Vida (Sueli Costa)

Sebastiao Tapajos - Sebastiao Tapajos e Sua Guitarra Cosmica (1968)

We are back with Jorge Mello’s contributions, which are amazing in quality and also in size. I did not reach nearly half of the albums made available by him. Thanks once again, Jorge. This record was one of the first I prepared, but decided not to publish, since it was released earlier by Quimsy in his great Quimsy Mumbo Jumbo. However, I realized today with a back cover reading that Maestro Mário Castro Neves delivers arrangements and I could not resist on making at Loronix. Let’s see.

This is Sebastiao Tapajos – Sebastiao Tapajos e Sua Guitarra Cosmica (1968), for Forma, the third Sebastiao Tapajos career LP, produced by Joao Mello and arranged by Maestro Mario Castro Neves. The album opens with The Door’s Light my Fire, but soon turns back to the safe Brazilian music terrain with compositions by Sebastião Tapajos, Rildo Hora, Jorge Ben, Nonato Buzar, Antonio Carlos Jobim and others. Mario Castro Neves delivers creative and unique arrangements, actually, orchestrations, changing everything we are used to hear on standards like Wave and Zazueira. Tracks include:

01 - Light My Fire (Morrison / Manzarek / Densmore / Krieger)
02 - Rio das Ostras (Silveira)
03 - A Estrela e o Astronauta (Rildo Hora / Mário Castro Neves)
04 - Call Me (T. Hatch)
05 - Luar Em Veropeso (Tito Madi)
06 - Eu Quase Sozinho (Sebastião Tapajós)
07 - Cantiga de Errante (Rildo Hora / Heitor Quintella)
08 - A 200 P/h (Sebastião Tapajós)
09 - Zazueira (Jorge Ben)
10 - Wave (Tom Jobim)
11 - Sinhazinha (Nonato Buzar / Paulinho Tapajós)
12 -La Mentira (Álvaro Carrillo)

Challenge | Who is she?

Hello, good evening! A friend has left us this fantastic picture, saying it would be very important if someone could identify who is the girl that appears in the background watching the Gonzaga family, which in the photo is Luiz Gonzaga, his wife Helena and his son Gonzaguinha.

Even if we cannot identify who is she, the picture is awesome and worth to be here.

Hope uEnjoy!

Paulo Moura Hepteto - Mensagem (1968)

I would like to say "Hello, good evening!", but I really can’t. Two renowned Brazilian artists left us in a range of 5 days, drags me to a very sad mood. And on top of several things this is a week of unexpected hard work. In the other hand, life has been really good to our community in the last days with Loronix appearing once again on ESPN Brasil (the video is coming soon) and also at a very important website from a journalist that loves the music from Brazil such like us, Luiz Nassif that keeps us informed about everything that happens in Brazil and also Brazilian music.

Additionally, the friends from Paulo Moura website left a message asking our help to find out albums that Paulo Moura is looking for. I’m making this album available to Loronixers and also to Paulo Moura, which is his first LP in the legendary label Equipe. Let’s see.

This is Paulo Moura Hepteto – Mensagem (1968), for Equipe, featuring Paulo Moura alto sax forming a heptet with a constellation of top-notch Brazilian musicians. Tracks include:

Personnel

Paulo Moura
(alto sax, musical direction)
Oberdan Magalhaes
(tenor sax)
Darcy da Cruz
(trumpet)
Cesario Constancio
(trombone)
Luiz Carlos
(bass)
Wagner Tiso
(piano)
Paschoal Meirelles
(drums)

Track List

01 - Bonita (Tom Jobim / Ray Gilbert)
02 - Travessia (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
03 - Das Tardes Mais Sós (Milton Nascimento)
04 - Homem do Meu Mundo (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
05 - Bitucada (Wagner Tiso)
06 - Nem Precisou Mais Um Sol (Milton Nascimento)
07 - No Brilho da Faca (Wagner Tiso / Novelli / Paulo Sergio Valle)
08 - Wave (Tom Jobim)
09 - Três Pontas (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos)
10 - Outubro (Milton Nascimento)

J.T. Meirelles

We lost today another very important Brazilian musician, J.T. Meirelles, leader of the anthological Meirelles e Os Copa 5 one of the first Samba Jazz groups from the 60’s.

J.T. Meirelles was a gifted saxophonist, flutist and arranger and this is Loronix tribute to one of the fathers of Samba Jazz, Meirelles first album with Os Copa 5, O Som, released in 1964 by Philips, featuring J.T. Meirelles (tenor sax, flute), Pedro Paulo (trumpet), Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano), Manoel Gusmao (bass) and Dom Um Romao (drums).

I am very sad to report the passing of two important musicians in such a short space of time.

http://www.meirelleseoscopa5.cjb.net/

Jards Macale - Aprender a Nadar (1974)

I had lunch today in a place that always brings very good memories from my early days. It is a restaurant, better a small shop inside a mall at Largo do Machado in Rio de Janeiro. I could remember what happened when I was there for the last time; I had the chance to talk several minutes with an artist that we use to call as a “multimedia” artist here in Brazil, Wally Solomão, poet, composer, writer and music producer, among several other things. I arrived home decided to make this album available to our community, perfect timing for another great contribution from the mighty AdHoc, and perhaps the best album recorded by Jards Macale, which includes several Wally Salomão compositions, credited here as Wally Sailormoon. Thanks Adhoc. Let’s see.

This is Jards Macale – Aprender a Nadar (1974), for Philips, produced by Jards Macale and Wally Sailormoon and arranged by Jards Macale. Aprender a Nadar comes with superb AdHoc quality standards, featuring perfect transfer, high quality cover scans, personnel and complimentary information on track listing. AdHoc takes the control today and introduces additional info and track listing, just before musicians in this really nice session. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ion Muniz
(flute)
Wagner Tiso
(electric and acoustic piano)
Luiz Alves
(electric and acoustic bass)
Robertinho Silva
(drums, percussion)
Pedro "Sorongo" dos Santos, Luis Carlos, Chacal, Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro, Ze da Cuica
(percussion)
Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas)
Meira
(violao)
Canhoto
(cavaquinho)
Chiquito
(violao, guitar)
Claudinho
(guitar)
Jards Macale
(violao)
Aloisio Milanes
(piano)
Rubao Sabino
(bass)
Tuti Moreno
(drums)
Wally Sailormoon
(porta, chaves, vocal)
Perinho Albuquerque
(chaves, violao)

Additional info and track listing by AdHoc.

This is the 1994 CD reissue by Rock Company Records (RCCD 05)

In the original LP, "Estatutos da Gafieira" (track 07) was embedded in the end of "Dona do Castelo" (track 06) and "Dois Corações" (track 13) in the end of "Boneca Semiótica" (track 12). The two embedded songs were not mentioned on the track list. "Mora na Filosofia" (played in track 9 as an instrumental in the introduction and between the verses of "E Daí?") was not credited on the track list either. In the 1994 CD reissue, credit was given to the three songs on the CD label, but not in the booklet (elsewhere in this pack).

Track List

01 - Jards Anet da Vida (Jards Macalé based on a text by Gilberto Gil) - Dois Corações (Herivelto Martins / Waldemar Gomes) - No Meio do Mato (Jards Macalé) - O Faquir da Dor (Jards Macalé based on a text by Wally Sailormoon)
02 - Rua Real Grandeza (Jards Macalé / Wally Sailormoon)
03 - Pam Pam Pam (Paulo da Portela)
04 - Imagens (Valzinho / Orestes Barbosa)
05 - Anjo Exterminado (Jards Macalé / Wally Sailormoon)
06 - Dona do Castelo (Jards Macalé / Wally Sailormoon)
07 - Estatuto da Gafieira (Billy Blanco)
08 - Mambo da Cantareira (Barbosa da Silva / Eloide Warthon)
09 - E Daí? (Miguel Gustavo) - Mora na Filosofia (Monsueto Menezes / Arnaldo Passos)
10 - Orora Analfabeta (Gordurinha / Nascimento Gomes)
11 - Senhor dos Sábados (Jards Macalé / Wally Sailormoon)
12 - Boneca Semiótica (Jards Macalé / Rogério Duarte / Duda / Ricardo Chacal)
13 - Dois Corações (Herivelto Martins / Waldemar Gomes)

Walter Santos

Walter Santos, one of the main artists of the early Bossa Nova years died last Friday, May 30, in the city of Sao Paulo. He founded with Joao Gilberto the vocal group Os Enamorados do Ritmo at the end of the 40’s decade, being close with Joao Gilberto until the end of the 50’s in Rio de Janeiro.

Walter Santos recorded two albums and left many compositions, including several Bossa Nova and Brazilian popular music standards.

This is Loronix tribute to Walter Santos and his debut LP, recorded in 1963 with arrangements and organ by Walter Wanderley.

Carla Souza Poppovic: Olá a todos, foi com muita emoção que encontrei essa singela homenagem ao meu pai Walter Santos. Infelizmente nos deixou no dia 29 de maio e foi cantar no céu ao lado de seu padrinho Luiz Lua Gonzaga. Ele é nascido em Senhor do Bonfim, mudou-se adolecsente para Juazeiro onde conheceu João Gilberto e juntos, formaram o conjunto vocal Enamorados do Rítmo. Além de sua enorme colaboração com lindas canções na época da Bossa Nova tendo como parceira sua esposa e minha mãe Tereza Souza, meu pai teve uma carreira brilhante em publicidade que o ajudou a realizar um de seus maiores sonhos: croar um selo de música onde o múscio pudesse ocupar o lugar de destaque, assim naesceu o Som da Gente. Meu pai foi um homem muito simples, gentil, generoso e muito mas muito amado por sua esposa, filhos, netos e amigos. Tenho muita honra de tê-lo com pai e avô de meus filhos e confesso que só é possível suportar a falta de sua prensença física, por acreditar que ele está bem, em um lugar de muita paz .

http://waltersantoss.blogspot.com/