Os Cariocas - Minha Namorada (1990)

Hello, good evening! I found this album on one of those old vinyl shops in Rio, and I always thought it was just a compilation with tracks taken from previous albums. If I knew this is the first album recorded by Os Cariocas after a 21 years hiatus, I would have made it available at Loronix earlier. Minha Namorada features a repertoire with the greatest Os Cariocas tunes. The cover brings autographs of each component, where Quartera signs in place of Luiz Roberto, who unfortunately died in this period. Confirmation is needed, but I believe this album was signed by Os Cariocas after the tragic Luiz Roberto passing. Let’s see.

This is Os Cariocas – Minha Namorada (1990), for Som Livre. It is unbelievable this album is out of print. The recording quality is amazing and I really recommend that you take good headphones to hear the sophisticated vocal arrangements made by Severino Filho. Os Cariocas is really a unique and very special vocal group. Tracks include:

Personnel

Severino Filho
(piano, 1st voice, arrangements)
Badeco
(violao, 2nd voice)
Luiz Roberto
(bass, 3rd voice)
Quartera
(drums, 4th voice)

Track List

01 - Minha Namorada (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Samba do Avião (Tom Jobim)
03 - Tema Para Lúcia (Severino Filho)
04 - Samba da Pergunta (Pingarilho / Marcos Vasconcellos)
05 - Você e Eu (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Ela É Carioca (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - Wave (Tom Jobim)
08 - Preciso Aprender a Ser Só (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
09 - Samba de Verão (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
10 - Águas de Março (Tom Jobim)

Bola Sete - O Extraordinario Bola Sete (1962)

Hello, good evening! I thought I knew something about Brazilian popular music before opening Loronix, but when I met respected collectors such like Caetano Rodrigues and Jorge Mello, I realized I was totally ignorant about several things. Jorge Mello provides the show today, showing this truly nice Bola Sete LP recorded for Odeon in 1962 featuring an organist, not a standard musician, but the mighty Luiz Eça dueling with Bola Sete on electric organ, an unusual instrument for Luiz Eça. Let’s see.

This is Bola Sete – O Extraordinario Bola Sete (1962), for Odeon, featuring Luiz Eca at organ in seven tracks. I think you should take this one for a hearing. These early Bola Sete LPs released by Odeon never had a chance to reach the CD age and it is not every day you have the chance to hear Luiz Eca playing organ. Bola Sete is not alone at the remaining five tracks, he has the accompaniment of another unusual formation, three piston players. Unfortunately, remaining musicians in this session were not credited by Odeon. Tracks include:

Personnel

Bola Sete
(guitar)
Luiz Eca
(organ)

Track List

01 - Menino Desce Daí (Paulinho Nogueira)
02 - Deixa Andar (Jujuba)
03 - Você e Eu (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Eu Vou de Samba Rock (Bola Sete)
05 - Fico Triste Sem Twist (Bola Sete)
06 - Meu Mundo Diferente (Eva de R. Konrad / Bola Sete)
07 - On The Street Where You Live (Loewe / Lerner)
08 - Un Recuerdo (Gill)
09 - Noite Chuvosa (Fernando César / João Leal Brito ''Britinho'')
10 - Meu Nome É Ninguém (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
11 - Piel Canela (Bobby Capó)
12 - Brigitte Bardot (Miguel Gustavo)

Elizeth Cardoso - O Inverno do Meu Tempo (1979)

Hello, good evening! I was busy tonight, working on new features to Loronix, which is an update and a complete redesign of our album search application, Loronix Find it. I like to develop new things to Loronix. It is very important to improve Loronix on regular basis. It is also very fun to make such things. So fun, I miss the time for this update. By the way, a required upgrade of a really solid album released in the end of 2006, and recorded by one of my favorite singers, Elizeth Cardoso. Let’s see.

This is Elizeth Cardoso – O Inverno do Meu Tempo (1979), for Som Livre, featuring Elizeth Cardoso backed by a breathtaking cast of musicians, including Baden Powell performing his composition Velho Amigo on track 11. It is fantastic how Elizeth Cardoso delivers an above the average performance in such period of her career. She seems to be always in control of everything, from the repertoire to musicians she gathers to recording sessions. I’m tired to research, but I cannot remember a CD reissue of this classic album. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ze Menezes, Waltel Branco, Helio Capucci, Neco, Dino 7 Cordas, Raphael Rabello, Baden Powell
(violao)
Alceu Camara Maia, Mane do Cavaco
(cavaquinho)
Sergio Barroso, Luizao, Gabriel Bezerra de Mello
(bass)
Antonio Adolfo, Sergio Carvalho
(piano)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Alberto das Neves, Oswaldo da Silva, Marcal, Luna, Elizeu Felix, Elias Ferreira, Wilson Canegal, Gordinho, Doutor do Repique, Geraldo Sabino, Belelau
(percussion)
Braz Limonge Filho, Jorge Ferreira da Silva, Mauro Senise, Franklin
(oboe)
Edson Maciel, Nelsinho
(trombone)
Formiga
(trumpet)
Darcy da Cruz
(flugelhorn)
Ze Bodega, Bijou, Aurino, Pedro Silveira Neto
(sax)
Antonio Candido Sobrinho, Luiz Candido da Costa
(trompa)
Mauricio Einhorn
(harmonica)

Radames Gnattali, Sivuca, Sergio Carvalho, Geraldo Vespar, Antonio Adolfo
(arrangements)

Track List

01 - Mulata Faceira (João Nogueira / Paulo César Pinheiro) with João Nogueira
02 - Queixa (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - No Tempo dos Quintais (Sivuca / Paulinho Tapajós)
04 - Unhas (Dona Ivone Lara / Hermínio Bello de Carvalho)
05 - Mar de Vermelho e Branco (Silvio César / Haroldo Costa)
06 - O Inverno do Meu Tempo (Cartola / Roberto Nascimento)
07 - Primavera/outono (Sergio Carvalho / Silvio César)
08 - Voltar (Delcio Carvalho)
09 - Migalhas (Paulo Valdez / Sergio Santana)
10 - Por Quase Nada (Tavinho Bonfá / Ivan Wrigg)
11 - Velho Amigo (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes) with Baden Powell
12 - De Repente (Silvio César)
13 - Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 5 - 1ª Parte da Ária (Cantilena) (Villa-Lobos / David Nasser)

Luiz Vieira - Retalhos do Nordeste (1958) with orchestra by Moacir Santos

Hello, good evening! There was a time at Loronix where Saturday was a day devoted to Samba releases. We had a lot of fun on those Saturdays, many new friends were attracted and the initiative was really successful. Saturday was also a day dedicated to experiments with the launch of genres that are not regularly released at Loronix.

This is the idea behind this post. I have this album with me for a long time, but never considered a candidate to Loronix. In spite of this beautiful cover, the vinyl is very – I said VERY – scratched and I could not remove all imperfections. Retalhos do Nordeste brings a singer never released before and features arrangements of Maestro Moacir Santos. Let’s see.

This is Luiz Vieira – Retalhos do Nordeste (1958), for Copacabana, featuring a not credited conjunto regional on Side A and orchestra on Side B with arrangements by Maestro Moacir Santos. Luiz Vieira is a Brazilian singer and composer with more than 300 compositions recorded by renowned Brazilian artists. Retratos do Nordeste is Luiz Vieira first LP. Tracks include:

01 - Meus Canarin (Luiz Vieira / Timóteo Martins)
02 - Na Asa do Vento (Luiz Vieira / João do Vale)
03 - O Coco É Meu (Luiz Vieira)
04 - Maria Filó (O Danado do Trem) (Luiz Vieira / João do Vale)
05 - Embolada Mudou (Luiz Vieira)
06 - Menino de Braçanã (Luiz Vieira / Arnaldo Passos)
07 - O Vaqueiro (Luiz Vieira)
08 - Os Olhinhos do Menino (Luiz Vieira)
09 - Cantiga da Lembrança (Luiz Vieira / Epaminonas Souza)
10 - Bicha Coirãna (Luiz Vieira)

Codo - Coisas da Minha Terra (1978)

Hello, good evening! This is another awesome contribution sponsored by Jorge Mello, featuring – forgive me if I’m wrong – the last album recorded by the Brazilian guitarist Codo, a very important musician acknowledged by many others, such like Elizeth Cardoso and Baden Powell, who wrote a tune dedicated to Codo, Um Abraco no Codo, released on Baden Powell’s 27 Horas de Estudio (1969), Elenco. Let’s see.

This is Codo – Coisas da Minha Terra (1978), for CID, a beautiful celebration to Codo’s music. Codo is backed by a constellation of Brazilian musicians, including Sivuca (also in charge of arrangements), Wilson das Neves, Dino 7 Cordas, Copinha, Neco, Paulo Moura, among many others. Coisas da Minha Terra works under two different concepts. Side A is all instrumental and brings an interview with Codo between the four tracks with the participation of Sergio Cabral, Sivuca and Antonio Mascarenhas. Side B has lyrics with Codo singing, playing and supported by a choir, including Jaime Alem and Nair Candia. Elizeth Cardoso is the special guest on Side A second track, Indecisa Aurora (Codo / Itamar Souza e Silva). Coisas da Minha Terra should address wants and needs of everybody with these two different approaches. Tracks include:

Personnel

Codo
(violao, voice)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Antonio Mascarenhas
(violao)
Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas)
Neco
(cavaquinho, guitar)
Deo Rian
(bandolim)
Caboclinho
(tumbadora)
Leninha, Nelson
(percussion)
Gordinho
(surdo)
Paulo Moura
(clarinet)
Sivuca
(accordion, arrangements)
Copinha
(flute)
Hamilton
(piston)
Netinho
(sax)
Jayme Alem, Chico Puppo, Marcos Candia, Nair Candia, Fabiola, Everlin
(voice)

Special Guest
Elizeth Cardoso

Track List

01 - Nazareth (Codó)
02 - Feitiço da Vila (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
03 - Proesas de Sólon (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
04 - Cordinha de Nó (Codó)
05 - Juliana (Codó)
06 - Indecisa Aurora (Codó / Itamar Souza e Silva) with Elizeth Cardoso
07 - Filho da Terra Santa (Antônio Mascarenhas / Erick Medeiros)
08 - Briga de Rei (Codó / Francisco Fiúza)
09 - Saudade de Minha Terra (Codó)
10 - Pra Ribeira Eu Vou (Codó / Salatiel)
11 - Bahia de Encantos (Codó)

Carmen Costa / Paulo Marquez - A Musica de Paulo Vanzolini (1974)

Hello, good evening! Many thanks to every positive vibration sent at the comment section of my last “getting well” announcement. By the way, this post is so far one of the most commented at Loronix. This kind of support makes me feel great and brings the extra energy needed to develop Loronix according with my new health condition. Thanks a lot!

Anyway, this is a very old contribution made by our good friend Joao SP, an album recorded by one of the singers that I like most at the legendary label Marcus Pereira. I know it was made available before at the recommended Toque Musical, but it is so solid that I think it should be also listed at Loronix. And it has been a long time since we made an authentic Samba release. Let’s see.

This is Carmen Costa / Paulo Marquez – A Musica de Paulo Vanzolini (1974), for Marcus Pereira, featuring compositions by the one of the most important Samba composers from São Paulo state, Paulo Vanzolini. Carmen Costa shares the main performer role with Paulo Marquez, well-known by his excellent album recorded in 1959 with Billy Blanco compositions, featuring arrangements by Maestro Radames Gnattali. Personnel listing does not bring detailed information on musicians in the session, except by the participation of Maestro Portinho and Maestro Elcio Alvarez as arrangers with Regional do Jogral as the accompaniment group. Tracks include:

01 - Mulher Que Não Dá Samba (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques / Carmen Costa
02 - Falta de Mim (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa
03 - Inveja (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa
04 - Ronda (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa
05 - Samba Abstrato (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa
06 - Sorrisos (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa
07 - Teima Quem Quer (Paulo Vanzolini) with Carmen Costa / Paulo Marques
08 - Maria Que Ninguém Queria (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques
09 - Menina o Que Foi o Baque (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques
10 - Cara Limpa (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques
11 - Mulher Toma Juízo (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques
12 - Choro das Mulatas (Paulo Vanzolini) with Paulo Marques

Toquinho - Ao Vivo em Montreux (1982)

Hello, good evening! I’ve been really waiting for the moment of updating Loronix again. It is really nice to be back. It was a great pleasure to read and approve each comment sent on the last “get well soon” post. Thanks everybody for supporting me and keeping Loronix alive and busy during these crazy days. Loronix community provides personal accomplishments that can only be experienced here, not anywhere else in this world. Thank You!

This is Toquinho – Ao Vivo em Montreux (1982), for BMG Ariola. I could not sleep well today without updating Loronix, and this is a really nice post. I never heard about Toquinho’s participation at Montreux Jazz Festival. As far as I could search, this album never had the chance of a digital release and it is pretty unknown. Toquinho plays, sings and is backed by a constellation of Brazilian musicians, including the legendary bassist Azeitona. Tracks include:

Personnel

Toquinho
(violao)
Azeitona
(bass)
Mutinho
(drums)
Djalma Correa, Papete
(percussion)
Roberto Sion
(sax, flute)

This album was found MINT and no audio restoration was made.

Track List

01 - À Benção Bahia (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes) Tatamirô (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes) Meu Pai Oxalá (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes) À Benção Bahia (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes) with Papete
03 - Saudade da Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria)
05 - Asa Branca (Luis Gonzaga / Humberto Teixeira)
06 - Lamento (Pixinguinha / Vinicius de Moraes) with Roberto Sion
07 - Samba Pra Vinicius (Toquinho / Chico Buarque) Felicidade (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
08 - Maria Vai Com as Outras (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)

Vinicius de Moraes & Amalia Rodrigues – Amalia / Vinicius | Vinicius / Amalia (1970)

Hello, good evening! This album brings a live recording featuring the Brazilian poetry, composer, singer and diplomat Vinicius de Moraes and the acclaimed Amalia Rodrigues, perhaps the most important Portuguese singer, known as “Rainha do Fado” the “Queen of Fado”, which is a Portuguese music genre. Vinicius de Moraes was friend of Amalia Rodrigues and according with back cover liner notes this album was recorded in 19th December 1968 at Amalia Rodrigues place, on a farewell meeting to Vinicius de Moraes, leaving Portugal at that time. Let’s see.

This is Vinicius de Moraes & Amalia Rodrigues – Amalia / Vinicius | Vinicius / Amalia (1970), for Decca, a live performance, recorded without the participants consent using hidden microphones. The session has the atmosphere of a friend’s meeting, featuring music and poetry, also including renowned Portuguese poetries, such like: David Mourão-Ferreira, Natália Correia, Carlos Ary dos Santos and Alain Oulman. This record was released two years after the performance in 1970, and I’m presenting here the first Portuguese issue in the original double LP format. I think we have today a great treat to Vinicius de Moraes fans and our friends from Portugal. Tracks include:

Bob Fleming - Bob Fleming Interpreta Boleros Volume 3 (1965)

Hello, good evening! I’m happy I don’t need to buy a Mac. I’m old for such change. I would like to inform that my computer nightmare has gone to a term today. Thanks a lot to everybody who wrote me with suggestions, tips and tricks. It seems that everybody is a computer specialist today. Thanks a lot Matt from the essential Beta Particle for making available resources to a virtual conference call, not needed because Jason guided this computer illiterate parrot to a utility that fixed the problem as magic.

Anyway, now I can focus on something I’m doing that has a strong influence to this post. I’m trying to write an article to approach on a structured manner a fascinating aspect of Brazilian instrumental music in the 60’s, which is the use of nicknames by renowned artists on records, such like Ed Lincoln recording as Don Pablo de Havana, the last released provided by Jose Ignacio Neto. It is incredible the number of musicians who made such thing. I think the most popular and relevant case is Bob Fleming, a fictional musician created by Nilo Sergio’s Musidisc label that had two artists playing the Bob Fleming role, the legendary Moacyr Silva and Zito Righi. Let’s see.

This is Bob Fleming – Bob Fleming Interpreta Boleros Volume 3 (1965), for Masterpiece Masters, a Musidisc label. I never found official information on which musician is behind each Bob Fleming release, but this one seems to be a Moacyr Silva session, delivering renditions of Bolero standards with his sax tenor. This cover is scaring at a first sight, but soon you will get used with the naked ladies around the sax. Tracks include:

01 - Charade (H. Mancini) Just For Tonight (J. Mercer / H. Carmichael)
02 - Sin Motivo (Gabriel Ruiz) Ay de Mi (O. Farrés)
03 - Amor (Gabriel Ruiz / R. L. Mendes) Abrazame Asi (M. Clavel)
04 - Accarezzame (Calvi / Nisa) Arrivederci (U. Bindi / G. Calabrese)
05 - Star Dust (H. Carmichael / M. Parish) Fly Me To The Moon (B. Howard)
06 - Sta Sera Pago Io (Modugno) Amapola (J. M. Lacalle)
07 - Desesperadamente (G. Luis / R. L. Mendes) Angustia (Orlando Brito)
08 - Rose (Michael / H. Salvador) Trop Beau (L. Amade / Gilbert Bécaud)
09 - Acercate Más (O. Farrés) Quizas Quizas Quizas (O. Farrés)
10 - Cuando Calienta El Sol (Carlos Rigual / Mário Rigual) Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velasquez)
11 - Uno Pertutti (T. Remis / A. Testa / Mogol) Io Che Amo Solo Te (Sergio Endrigo)
12 - Nessuno Al Mondo (R. Gioia) Al Di Lá (Mogol / Donida)

Gilberto Gil & Rita Lee - Refestanca (1977)

Hello, good evening! I’m having a bad time with my notebook. I use Microsoft Windows and since yesterday, I cannot reach the explorer file manager interface, the taskbar, which is that useful lower bar used to switch between opened applications and the start menu. Sorry for using this space for this kind of moaning, but I think I’m losing this battle this time. Perhaps a computer virus has got me. I don’t know. A simple task like opening a word processor is a great effort. Anyway, if someone has the solution for this problem, please get in touch.

Sometimes your state of mind influences the music made available at Loronix, and this post is exactly the case. It has a lot of energy and an anthological performance by two very important artists, one of them being released for the first time at Loronix. Let’s see.

This is Gilberto Gil & Rita Lee – Refestanca (1977), for Som Livre, featuring Gilberto Gil, an artist that does not need explanation and Rita Lee, the well known Os Mutantes vocalist. Refestanca is a very well recorded live concert, probably Gilberto Gil’s concert with Rita Lee as the invited artist. Gilberto Gil brings his whole band, Refestanca, also the album title and the opening and closing track. Rita Lee also brings her band at that time, Tutti Fruti, which is all about Rock and Roll. The outcome is very nice, they mix their bands, making everything sounds confusion at the first hearing, but as soon as you get used, it is hard to ignore cuts like Ovelha Negra, Back in Bahia, Odara and Domingo no Parque, my selection to Loronix Preview Center. Tracks include:

Personnel

Gilberto Gil
(vocal, violao)
Rita Lee
(vocal)

Djalma Correa, Naila Skorpio
(percussion)
Cidinho Teixeira, Roberto de Carvalho
(keyboards)
Carlos Alberto Charlegre, Sergio Della Monica
(drums)
Lee Marcucci, Moacyr Albuquerque
(bass)
Lucia Turnbull, Willi
(vocal)
Luiz Sergio Carlini, Perinho Santana, Roberto de Carvalho
(guitar)

Track List

01 - Refestança (Rita Lee / Gilberto Gil) with Gilberto Gil & Rita Lee
02 - É Proibido Fumar (Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos) with Gilberto Gil & Rita Lee
03 - Odara (Caetano Veloso) with Gilberto Gil
04 - Domingo no Parque (Gilberto Gil) with Gilberto Gil
05 - Back In Bahia (Gilberto Gil) with Rita Lee
06 - Giló (Rita Lee) with Rita Lee
07 - Ovelha Negra (Rita Lee) with Gilberto Gil
08 - Eu Só Quero Um Xodó (Dominguinhos / Anastácia) with Gilberto Gil
09 - De Leve (Get Back) (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) with Rita Lee & Gilberto Gil
10 - Arrombou a Festa (Rita Lee / Paulo Coelho) with Rita Lee
11 - Refestança (Rita Lee / Gilberto Gil) with Rita Lee & Gilberto Gil