Sabadabada Season Update

Hello, good evening! I received a letter from the Executive Office of the President of The Sanctuary, which is the workplace of the owner and maintainer of Sabadabada.com announcing a new and awaited update. The Sanctuary was my main reference when building Loronix three years ago. The message brings a summary of the updates; some of them were taken to make this slide show on our left.

Sabadabada makes available 14 new albums with some updates on the charming and unsurpassed cover artwork section. Remember, Sabadabada stays at http://sabadabada.com. See you there.

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Summary of Sabadabada.com updates:

Abilio Manoel 7"
Antonio Adolfo & Brazuca 7"
Assim Na Terra Como No Ceu (Philips)
Assim Na Terra Como No Ceau (Waltel Branco on Fermata)
Briamonte Orchestra
Compacto Simples 7"
Fred Falcao 7"
Na Trilha De Osmar Milito (Compilation)
Regininha
Som Okey 5
Som Quente E O Das Wilson Das Neves
The G/9 Group
Trio Mocoto
Waldirene 7"

Sarah Vaughan - Exclusivamente Brasil (1980)

Hello, good evening! This is an unscheduled post. Sarah Vaughan was recently released a couple of days ago and I was waiting for a few weeks before taking this one in consideration. However, every road leads to Sarah Vaughan today. My mother came here today and showed great curiosity to hear the last, O Som Brasileiro de Sarah Vaughan. Everybody knows my mother is a great fan of Brazilian divas of the last century, but such like me; she has a very limited knowledge of international singers. I decided to take O Som de Sarah Vaughan for a spin and she got really amazed, deciding to stay additional hours until this one gets finished.

It was one of those perfect days. My mother took her way home hearing this album, naturally, my best choice for tonight. Let's see.

This is Sarah Vaughan - Exclusivamente Brasil (1980), for Philips, featuring the guitar of Helio Delmiro, a gifted musician that I never had the chance to make before at Loronix. Helio Delmiro has a really special participation here, which includes his picture at the front cover and a whole track, 04 - Vivo Sonhando (Dreamer) (Antonio Carlos Jobim). Personnel listing was credited by Philips and features Aloysio de Oliveira as producer with arrangements by Maestro Edson Frederico. Tracks include:

Personnel

Helio Delmiro
(guitar, violao)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Andrew Simpkins
(bass)
Grady Tate
(drums)
Edson Frederico
(arrangements)

Track List

01 - Copacabana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro / version J. Burke)
02 - The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas) (Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins / version Aloysio de Oliveira)
03 - To Say Goodbye (Pra Dizer Adeus) (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes / version Lani Hall)
04 - Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando) (Tom Jobim / version Gene Lees)
05 - Gentle Rain (M. Dubey / Luis Bonfá)
06 - Tetê (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli / version Ray Gilbert)
07 - Dindi (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira / version Ray Gilbert)
08 - Double Rainbow (Chovendo na Roseira) (Tom Jobim / version Gene Lees)
09 - Bonita (Tom Jobim / version Ray Gilbert)

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Donga - A Musica de Donga (1974)

Hello, good evening! Carnaval has just started in Brazil. We have a big weekend ahead, a 5-day long holiday. Everyone that has the opportunity to travel, do so, leaving their homes today and returning only on the night of Wednesday. I'll be in Rio de Janeiro, as I use to do. Carnival makes Rio a quiet and empty city, believe it or not. I will follow the example of most music blogs friends of Loronix, showing something with Carnaval flavor. Let's see.

This is Donga - A Musica de Donga (1974), for the legendary label Marcus Pereira. By definition, this is not a Carnaval album, but a very important document featuring Donga, a musician who is part of Brazilian popular music history. Donga is credited to be the first to record a Samba tune in the year of 1916, a very important song that we know in Brazil by heart, Pelo Telefone, which is the track 10 of this album. Anyway, the whole album is delicious to hear with renowned musicians performing Donga compositions, including Elizeth Cardoso, Almirante, Paulo Tapajos, Dino, Meyra, Altamiro Carrilho, Canhoto and many others.

In a couple of hours I will be updating Loronix with a new interface. If you are reading this text with the interface already updated, I really hope you like it. This new look has many new features that should be implemented in the forthcoming days. It is also faster than the previous one. That's all friends. I hope you have a nice Carnaval party with your families. Tracks include:

Special Guests

Elizeth Cardoso
Leci Brandao
Almirante
Paulo Tapajos
Cisa Nogueira

Personnel

Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas, arrangements)
Meira
(violao)
Waldiro Frederico Tramontino (Canhoto)
(cavaquinho)
Joel Nascimento
(bandolim)
Altamiro Carrilho
(flute, arrangements)
Abel Ferreira
(clarinet, sax)
Luiz Paulo da Silva
(bombardino)
Marcal, Elizeu
(percussion)
Jorginho
(pandeiro)

Track List

01 - Amigo do Povo (Donga)
02 - Canção dos Infelizes (Donga / Luis Peixoto) with ELIZETH CARDOSO
03 - Benedito no Choro (Donga)
04 - Patrão Prenda Seu Gado (Pixinguinha / Donga / João da Bahiana) with ALMIRANTE
05 - Vertigem (Donga)
06 - Seu Mané (Donga / Baiano) with LECI BRANDAO, MARCAL
07 - Cinco de Julho (Donga)
08 - Ranchinho Desfeito (Donga / De Castro e Souza) with PAULO TAPAJOS
09 - Ligia Teus Olhos Dizem Tudo (Donga)
10 - Pelo Telefone (Donga / Mauro de Almeida) with ALMIRANTE
11 - Quando Uma Estrela Sorri (Donga / Villa-Lobos / David Nasser) with GISA NOGUEIRA, DONGA
12 - Depoimento de Donga ao Museu da Imagem e do Som do Rio de Janeiro

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Lucio Alves - Balancamba (1963)

Hello, good evening! I was looking for something at Amazon.com this weekend when by coincidence, I found this album labeled "This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer." I believe that Balancamba was the last Lucio Alves album commercially available. This is sad. We know these reissues are forged by the hard work of people who Love Brazilian music as we do. I'm speaking specifically about Caetano Rodrigues and Charles Gavin, two great friends of our community, to whom I dedicate this record, which will continue his public career -- on very modest basis by the way -- here at Loronix. Let's see.

This is Lucio Alves - Balancamba (1963) for Elenco as ME-2, the second album released by the anthological and very important Brazilian label. Balancamba blends the words "balanco" and "samba" and makes justice to this title. Lucio Alves's unique voice and sophisticated timing delivers a repertoire with compositions by Ronaldo Boscoli and Roberto Menescal, which is also here (probably with a Conjunto...). I was wondering about the duo excitement when working with the great master in a whole record... And to close the golden pot, Maestro Carlos Monteiro de Souza takes care of arrangements and conduction. I think it is time to stop. Lucio Alves does not need to be introduced. Tracks include:

01 - Balançamba
02 - Rio
03 - Tetê
04 - Dan-cha-cha-cha
05 - Branca Paz
06 - Negro
07 - Ah Seu Eu Pudesse
08 - Nós e o Mar
09 - O Barquinho
10 - Além da Imaginação
11 - Errinho à Toa
12 - Lágrima Primeira

(*) all tunes by Roberto Menescal and Ronaldo Boscoli.

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Paulinho Nogueira - Sambas e Marchas da Nova Geracao (1967)

Hello, good evening! I am very proud to be in charge of the technology side of Musicos do Brasil: Uma Enciclopedia Instrumental, the first Brazilian music Encyclopedia devoted to instrumental music. The website was recently updated with new features and left the Beta stage. When I have an album to share with the community, the Encyclopedia is very useful, being a solid reference source. Follow this link to reach Paulinho Nogueira's entry and read about this great master of Brazilian guitar.

The Encyclopedia says that Paulinho Nogueira was more active as a teacher than as a studio musician. I also learned that Paulinho Nogueira was a designer, an essential skill to forge his invention, the craviola, an instrument that was adopted by Luiz Bonfa on his anthological Jacaranda album. Anyway, it is better leave the discovery pleasure for you; in the meantime, Loronix delivers another great Paulinho Nogueira record never released in CD. Let's see.

This is Paulinho Nogueira - Sambas e Marchas da Nova Geracao (1967), for RGE, with the participation of Luiz Loy Quinteto and Os 3 Moraes. Sorry, for talking about different things at this post, but I just received from our friend Warren a YouTube video that really worth to be shared with you. It is about a guy that made a not authorized commercial movie about a store using a mobile phone camera, here. You will understand why it is so great when you take a look. Anyway, Paulinho Nogueira has the accompaniment of not credit musicians, singing on a few tracks. Track 01 - Roda (Gilberto Gil / Joao Augusto) a perfect example of one of Paulinho Nogueira's strengths, which is the way he creates a completely different version of well-known compositions of other musicians. Tracks include:

01 - Roda (Gilberto Gil / João Augusto)
02 - Menina da Agulha (Sidney Miller)
03 - O Que a Gente Quer (Paulinho Nogueira)
04 - João e Maria (Hilton Accioli / Geraldo Vandré)
05 - Sem Mais Adeus (Francis Hime / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Quem Te Viu Quem Te Vê (Chico Buarque)
07 - Para Contribuir à Confusão Geral (Paulinho Nogueira)
08 - Canção de Não Cantar (Sergio Bittencourt)
09 - Noite dos Mascarados (Chico Buarque)
10 - Procissão (Gilberto Gil)
11 - Benza Deus (Paulinho Nogueira)
12 - Máscara Negra (Zé Keti / Pereira Matos)

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Johnny Alf - Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira 43 (1972)

Hello, good evening! Yet another tiny record from Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira collection made available at Loronix, once again, another really worth checking release. For those who do not know this collection, Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira was published in 48 issues by Editora Abril Cultural between the years 1970 and 1972. Each issue includes a magazine with the size of a 10" record and a 10" record with a summary of the featured artist. It is perfect if you want get along with an artist on a single hearing. Let's see.

This is Johnny Alf - Historia da Musica Popular Brasileira - 43 (1972), for Abril Cultural, featuring the Bossa Nova giant Johnny Alf performing his compositions and other artists performing Johnny Alf music. I said the collection is great, but the thing I like most is the magazine featuring pictures that are not easy to find, such as the one I'm making available below. I don't have muscles to transfer the magazine to digital format. My apologies. Perhaps one day I can have someone else working at Loronix. Tracks include:

The Performers

Johnny Alf
Doris Monteiro
Zimbo Trio
Sansa Trio

Track List

01 - Eu e a Brisa (Johnny Alf) with Doris Monteiro
02 - Seu Chopin Desculpe (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
03 - Ilusão a Toa (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
04 - Kaô-xangô (Johnny Alf) with Zimbo Trio
05 - Céu e Mar (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
06 - Disa (Johnny Alf / Maurício Einhorn) with Sansa Trio
07 - Fim de Semana Em Eldorado (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf
08 - Rapaz de Bem (Johnny Alf) with Johnny Alf

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Tamba Trio - Tamba Trio (1966)

Hello, good evening! Here we have an album that does not need to be explained in details. Tamba Trio was one of the nicest vocal / instrumental Bossa Nova combos from the 1960's and it is very hard to find someone that doesn't have good feelings about these guys. This album was released in the middle of two classic and well-known Tamba Trio records, which is Tamba Trio - Tempo (1964) and Tamba 4 - We and the Sea (1967), for A&M records in the US. Thanks Jorge Mello for another nice contribution. Let's see.

This is Tamba Trio - Tamba Trio (1966), for Philips, featuring Luiz Eca, Bebeto, Ohana and the participation of Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Municipal. I have been digging Google's results for additional information about this album, but my searches were unsuccessful. I cannot explain why this album is a missing piece even in some important discographies. Anyway, there is a bad thing about this post. I forgot to transfer and include the back cover at the zl ball, which is a very important back cover written by Edu Lobo with detailed information about Tamba Trio and the new composers Caetano Veloso (05 - Quem me Dera, 11 - No Carnaval), Gilberto Gil (03 - Iemanja, 07 - Procissao) and Francis Hime (02 - Minha, 06 - Sem Mais Adeus). The back cover update will come tomorrow night. Stay tuned! Tracks include:

Personnel

Luiz Eca
(piano, arrangements, music direction)
Bebeto
(bass, flute)
Ohana
(drums)

Track list

01 - Canto de Ossanha (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Minha (Francis Hime / Ruy Guerra)
03 - Iemanjá (Gilberto Gil / Othon Bastos)
04 - Canção do Nosso Amor (Silveira / Dalto)
05 - Quem Me Dera (Caetano Veloso)
06 - Sem Mais Adeus (Francis Hime / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - Procissão (Gilberto Gil)
08 - Imagem (Luis Eça / Aloysio de Oliveira)
09 - Pra Dizer Adeus (Edu Lobo / Torquato Neto)
10 - Tristeza (Haroldo Lobo / Niltinho Tristeza)
11 - No Carnaval (Caetano Veloso / Jota)
12 - Veleiro (Edu Lobo)

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If you need the back cover, please follow this link: BACK.

Doces Barbaros - Doces Barbaros (1976)

I have a nice connection with this album and I'm glad it is back to Loronix again. The first time it was made available, it lasts less than 24 hours. I made it by mistake, a few copies were already being sold by an on-line store and now it has gone definitively out of print, which is a shame, this is a classic. As I said, this album was important for my background as an amateur musician and also to drag my attention to Brazilian music and the four giants that share the role of main performer, the tropicalia legends Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa and Caetano's sister Maria Bethania. Let's see.

This is Doces Barbaros - Doces Barbaros (1976), for Philips, according with many reviews I read today, this is one of the nicest Brazilian popular music albums recorded in the 70's. The group and the concert were assembled to celebrate 10 years of their artistic career. I also learn something that I did not know today, a DVD was released with original footage of these concerts as a documentary featuring backstage scenes and live performances. Meanwhile, let's stay with this double album, in the spirit of Carmen Miranda Centennial. Tracks include:

DOCES BARBAROS
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa & Maria Bethania


Personnel

Arnaldo Brandao
(bass)
Chiquinho Azevedo
(drums)
Djalma Correa
(percussion)
Mauro Senise
(flute)
Perinho Santana
(guitar)
Tomas Improta
(piano)
Tuze de Abreu
(flute)

Track List

01 - Os Mais Doces Bárbaros (Caetano Veloso)
02 - Fé Cega Faca Amolada (Milton Nascimento / Ronaldo Bastos)
03 - Atiraste Uma Pedra (Herivelto Martins / David Nasser)
04 - Pássaro Proibido (Caetano Veloso / Maria Bethânia)
05 - Chuckberry Fields Forever (Gilberto Gil)
06 - Genesis (Caetano Veloso)
07 - Tarasca Guidon (Waly Salomão)
08 - Eu e Ela Estávamos Ali Encostados na Parede (Gilberto Gil)
09 - Esotérico (Gilberto Gil)
10 - Eu Te Amo (Caetano Veloso)
11 - O Seu Amor (Gilberto Gil)
12 - Quando (Gal Costa / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil)
13 - Pé Quente Cabeça Fria (Gilberto Gil)
14 - Peixe (Caetano Veloso)
15 - Um Índio (Caetano Veloso)
16 - São João Xangô Menino (Gilberto Gil / Caetano Veloso)
17 - Nós Por Exemplo (Gilberto Gil)
18 - Os Mais Doces Bárbaros (Caetano Veloso)

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Carmen Miranda | 100 Anos

Hello, good evening! Brazil celebrates Carmen Miranda 100th Centennial today. She was born in 9 February 1909. I'm disappointed for not having any album with her unique music to make a tribute. However, it is essential that Loronix makes this tribute.

I like this picture with Carmen Miranda without all that tropical clothes and I hope you also like it. In addition, I'm making available two videos that are really worth checking out. The first video features Carmen Miranda hosted by Ed Wynn in 1949, United States. She has the accompaniment of the legendary O Bando da Lua, and you can notice the presence of Aloysio de Oliveira among O Bando da Lua members. Thanks to Doni Sacramento for this important document. The second features the last known Carmen Miranda images and impressive scenes of her funeral in Rio de Janeiro, 1955. Thanks to In Memorian website for sharing this film.

I hope our tribute to Carmen Miranda is respectful and appropriate to the importance of this great artist.

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Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963)

Hello, good evening! When I started this transfer tonight, I realized that I could not get away from the turntable hearing the opening track 01 - Gotas de Lagrimas, which is also the title track, a beautiful waltz, and perhaps a complex and challenging piece to any guitar player, absolutely unknown to me. Later, a few Google searches were enough to understand that Mozart Bicalho (Gotas de Lagrimas composer) is another Brazilian guitar master, compared to big names such like Joao Pernambuco and Canhoto. I will tell you a little bit more about this piece. Let's see.

This is Dilermando Reis - Gotas de Lagrimas (1963), for Continental, another worth checking Dilermando Reis LP, featuring his own compositions and renditions of well-known instrumental tunes. Gotas de Lagrimas was recorded for the first time by Mozart Bicalho in 1930, having its first transcription in the early 1960's by Dilermando Reis, who made a very important work of publishing in written music many tunes that are considered today a very important part of Brazilian guitar tradition. As a whole, Gotas de Lagrimas is a delicious album, tailored for musicians and people who just want to appreciate beautiful tunes played by a really gifted musician. Tracks include:

01 - Gotas de Lágrimas (Mozart Bicalho)
02 - Brejeiro (Ernesto Nazareth)
03 - Volve Volve (Carola)
04 - La Cumparsita (Matos Rodrigues)
05 - Rapsódia Infantil (Dilermando Reis)
06 - Nossa Ternura (Dilermando Reis)
07 - Cateretê Mineiro (Levino Conceição)
08 - Cisne Branco (Antônio Manoel do Espírito Santo / Benedito Xavier de Macedo)
09 - Eterna Saudade (Dilermando Reis)
10 - Interrogando (João Pernambuco)
11 - Gauchinha (Dilermando Reis)
12 - Suspiro da Nega (Nelson Piló)

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