Elizeth Cardoso - Live in Japan (1978)

I was changing emails with the bossanovadreamer to gather his opinion about the posts for today. We agreed on an artist and the world was a wonderful place and everybody was happy. However, the green bird never stops quiet and changed his mind to this nice performance of a great Brazilian diva that always make a great releases at Loronix.

This is Elizeth Cardoso - Live in Japan (1978), for Copacabana, recorded live at Teatro Shibuya Kokaido, Tokyo, Japan, 1977. No much to say about this release, except that it confirms that even a late Elizeth Cardoso performs wonderfully on a live set, such like that earlier release with Zimbo Trio at boite Sucata. Just forgot to say that this cover is gorgeous, one of those that you cannot stop starring. If any friend has a version better than this one, please fell free to share with us. Tracks include:

01 - Preciso Aprender a Ser Só (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - É Luxo Só (Ary Barroso / Luis Peixoto)
03 - Outra Vez (Tom Jobim)
04 - Naquela Mesa (Sergio Bittencourt)
05 - Manhã de Carnaval (Luis Bonfá / Antônio Maria)
06 - Última Forma (Baden Powell / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - A Noite do Meu Bem (Dolores Duran)
08 - Na Cadência do Samba (Ataulfo Alves / Paulo Gesta)
09 - Barracão (Luis Antônio / Oldemar Magalhães)
10 - Apelo (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)

Pau Brasil - Pau Brasil (1980)

One of the things that I learn with Loronix is to have a great respect and admiration to Brazilian Samba Rock enthusiasts. They are different, really. They know how to live in community, respecting each other with no rivalities and a great willing to collaborate with each other. Mr. G. provides this release that is my personal tribute to the Samba Rock scene, the bands, the musicians and the fans. You are great.

You will be thrilled with this Mr. G. release, this is Pau Brasil - Pau Brasil (1980), for Continental, not to be confused with the Jazz band from Rio de Janeiro, this Pau Brasil is from Brazilian South, Rio Grande do Sul state. They have released two LPs, the first in 1978 as O Samba e Suas Origens. Pau Brasil is Bedeu (acoustic guitar and percussion), Alexandre (acoustic guitar and bass) and Leleco (pandeiro and timbales), the production is in charge of Marcus Vinicius and artistic direction is from a well-known artist from Tropicalismo years, Manoel Barenbein. Thanks Mr. G for this release and complimentary information. Tracks include:

01 - Renascer (Bedeu / Alexandre / Leleco Telles)
02 - Mundo Louco (Bedeu / Leleco Telles)
03 - Tribo Guerreira (Bedeu / Alexandre)
04 - Na Noite Que Passou (Bedeu / Alexandre)
05 - Carina (Bedeu / Alexandre)
06 - Socorro Mãe (Via Marginal) (Bedeu / Alexandre)
07 - Pau Brasil (Bedeu / Alexandre)
08 - Kid Brilhantina (Bedeu / Alexandre)
09 - Não Perca Tempo (Bedeu / Alexandre)
10 - Vagabundo Sonhador (Bedeu / Alexandre / Leleco Telles)
11 - É Lá na Ladeira (Bedeu / Alexandre)
12 - Bela Natureza (Bedeu / Paulinho Romeu)

Trio Surdina - Ouvindo Trio Surdina Volume 1 (1953)

I cannot evaluate if you had fun with the last Trio Surdina release, but I think it is reasonable to make another try, now taking a very old release.This is Trio Surdina - Ouvindo Trio Surdina Volume 1 (1953), for Musidisc, provided by the mighty Mr. X., this is perhaps the oldest LP released at Loronix, actually, not a LP, but a 10'.

This LP has the well-known line up with Garoto (guitar), Fafa Lemos (violin) and Chiquinho (accordion), all tracks are Brazilian folklore compositions.

I don't known what a the tricks used by Mr. X. to bring us a such a perfect cover artwork, amazingly beautiful for a record released more than 50 years ago. This release has the bit rate of 96Kbps on a small 15Mb package, I would like to explain again that this is a MP3Pro release with an output close and sometimes better than a 192Kbps standard MP3. Tracks include:

01 - Prenda Minha (Tradicional)
02 - Peixe Vivo (Tradicional)
03 - Casinha Pequenina (Tradicional)
04 - Mulher Rendeira (Tradicional)
05 - Casinha na Colina (Tradicional)
06 - Coco Dendê (Tradicional)
07 - Coco Perenuê (Tradicional)
08 - Cantigas de Roda (Tradicional)

Vinicius de Moraes e Toquinho - Toquinho & Vinicius (1974)

Hello, Good Night! What a hot summer day in Rio de Janeiro. I have a problem with high temperatures, maybe my blood pressure falls, I don't known. zecalouro likes that. The days are longer, especially with daylight savings. He uses to take daily baths in summertime, he loves bath. I'm now trying to verse him on classic music and it seems he will become a great enthusiast, especially with the operas that he tries to sing together. It is awesome the extent of the parrot voice, he can do perfect the extreme soprano acute from the deepest baritone bass.

Why I'm telling this kind of story, perhaps the heat is melting my brain, anyway.

The last and first Vinicius de Moraes release was a surprise, great success and acceptance. I was reluctant to release that record, there is a sad atmosphere with that cover that disturbs me. This one is different, all about happiness, meet Vinicius de Moraes e Toquinho - Toquinho & Vinicius (1974), for Philips and produced by Paulinho Tapajos. Vinicius had a long partnership with Toquinho, releasing several records. This released why suggested by SilverSun at Loronix Forum, thanks SilverSun. Tracks include:

01 - Como É Duro Trabalhar (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Samba da Volta (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - A Carta Que Não Foi Mandada (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Triste Sertão (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Carta ao Tom 74 (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - Canto e Contraponto (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - Samba Pra Vinicius (Toquinho / Chico Buarque)
08 - Sem Medo (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Samba do Jato (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
10 - As Cores de Abril (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Tudo na Mais Santa Paz (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)

Bossa Tres - Os Bossa Tres & Seus Amigos (1965)

This is the first out of several LPs that Caetano Rodrigues kindly sent to zecalouro today to release at Loronix. I spent myself today like a little kid locked at a chocolate factory, completely lost among several choices. Tomorrow, I will post on Loronix Forum a picture with the overall collection together. Since we are going through a series of posts, there is a new post icon to identify Caetano's contributions. I never get tired to thanks Caetano about his willing and sharing spirit.

Starting the first out of many, Caetano's pick for today is Bossa Tres - Os Bossa Tres e Seus Amigos (1965), for Audio Fidelity, the last recording of Bossa Tres with it's original line-up, which is Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano), Edison Machado (drums) and Tiao Neto (bass). Bossa Tres has special guests to this session (amigos), they are Sonny Simmons (sax alto), Clifford Jordan (sax tenor and flauta) and Prince Lasha (flute).

I have never heard this LP and my first feeling is that we will have a lot to talk about it. Tracks include:

01 - Bottles (Luis Carlos Vinhas / Édison Machado / Tião Neto)
02 - Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk)
03 - Love For Sale (Cole Porter)
04 - Cuttie (Sonny Rollins)
05 - Moanin' (Timmons)
06 - Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk)
07 - Dahoud (Luis Carlos Vinhas / Édison Machado / Tião Neto)
08 - Epistle To Train (P. Lasha / S. Simmons)
09 - Days Of Wine And Roses (Henry Mancini / J. Mercer)
10 - Whisper Not (Golson)
11 - Yesterdays (J. Kern / O. Harbach)
12 - Minortory (G. Gryce)

Case e Seu Conjunto - Samba Irresistivel (1961)

We have now a nice Samba Jazz record and the first release at Loronix of the Brazilian Clarinetist Case with the LP Case e Seu Conjunto - Samba Irresistivel (1961), for Bervely, a second issue from the original by Hi-Fi Variety Hi-Fi (1960).

Case is a well-known Brazilian clarinetist, unfortunately, biography and complimentary information about him is almost non-existent. Actually, the information available is contradictory, for instance: Case e Seu Conjunto personnel is Case, Amilton Godoy, Adilson Godói, Denise Dumont, Bill e Magrinho, but some sources says that musicians at this record session were Casé, Heraldo do Monte, Paulo Lima, Xu Vianna, Dirceu and Corisco.

I do not have a indication about the correct personnel listing, but if you take this LP you will see that this is a great album performed by grownups such like Corisco and Heraldo do Monte. Anyway, this is a minor detail taking in consideration the great music. Tracks include:

01 - Se Acaso Você Chegasse (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins)
02 - Carinho e Amor (Tito Madi)
03 - Palpite Infeliz (Noel Rosa)
04 - Feitio de Oração (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
05 - Idéias Erradas (Ribamar (1) / Dolores Duran)
06 - Menina Moça (Luis Antônio)
07 - Saudades da Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
08 - Meditação (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
09 - Feitiço da Vila (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
10 - Esse Teu Olhar (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Tim Tim Por Tim Tim (Portinho / Falcão)
12 - Ensaio de Bossa (Casé)

Fagner - Manera Fru-Fru, Manera (1973)

Hello, good night! This post has been planned for more than a few weeks. It is not the kind of record that you use to see at Loronix, but has a special meaning to zecalouro and I could not resist sharing.

There are several important "personal" facts surrounding this record. It was the first one that I could buy using my own money. I knew it by surprise while stepping out of a bus on a given hot week, capturing my attention at a first sight. It was also very useful to help myself on first steps toward guitar playing. It has been more than 30 years since my first hearing and this is one of the most soulful, sincere, captivating and emotional singing interpretation I could ever see in my life.

This is Fagner - Manera Fru-Fru, Manera (1973), for Philips, the first LP of this underrated Brazilian artist. There are several curious stories about this LP and I will pick up just one. As soon as the record was released, Cecilia Meirelles relatives went to court to complain about the partnership of Fagner with Cecilia Meirelles song, Canteiros, as far as I known, one of the most popular Fagner tunes of all time. The LP was reissued at the same year with another track "Cavalo Ferro", replacing Canteiros. This release is the original issue.

I hope that you will take this release with special attention since zecalouro does not use to express his feelings about an LP on such particular way. Please give us your feedback. Perhaps I'm moved with the records we received today by Caetano Rodrigues. |smile|

For the fans of Nara Leao, a special gift, she is singing with Fagner on two wonderful tracks making a nice duet with Fagner's harsh voice. Tracks include. Sorry, last minute info: you will note that track 3 has the name Penas do Tie, Philips mistake, this song is called "Voce" and was composed in 1928 by Hekel Tavares / Nair Mesquita.

01 - Último Pau-de-arara (Venâncio / Corumba / José Guimarães)
02 - Nasci Para Chorar (Born To Cry) (Dion / Dimucci / Vrs. Erasmo Carlos)
03 - Você (Hekel Tavares / Nair Mesquita / Adpt. Fagner) with Nara Leao
04 - Moto 1 (Fagner / Belchior)
05 - Mucuripe (Fagner / Belchior)
06 - Como Se Fosse (Fagner / Capinan)
07 - Pé de Sonhos (Petrúcio Maia / Brandão) with Nara Leao
08 - Canteiros (Fagner / Cecília Meireles)
09 - Sina (Fagner / Ricardo Bezerra)
10 - Tambores (Jovem Também Tem Saudade) (Fagner / Ronaldo Bastos)
11 - Serenou na Madrugada (Tradicional / Adpt. Fagner)
12 - Manera Fru Fru Manera (Fagner / Ricardo Bezerra)

Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1972)

This post is in response to the great reception we had on the last Quarteto em Cy release, the album Querelas do Brasil. It is incredible that Quarteto em Cy releases from the 70's are more popular than the earlier ones from the 60's.

Taking advantage of this momentum, let me introduce Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1972), for Odeon, recorded after a hiatus that started in 1970, lasting two years. This album also landmarks a new line-up with Cyva, Cynara, Sonia and the first recording participation of Dorinha Tapajós.

This formation did not change in the following eight years and the last change was in 1980, with Dorinha Tapajos leaving the quartet to be replaced by Cybele, line-up that remains unchanged since them. This album has the participation of Dorival Caymmi on track 11, Canto de Oba. Tracks include:

Personnel (*)

Luiz Eça
(piano, arrangements)
Edu Lobo
(violao, arrangements)
Magro
(arrangements)
Fernando Leporace
(bass, arrangements)
Bebeto
(bass)
Hélcio Milito
(drums, percussion)
Tavito
(violao 12 cordas)
Nelson Angelo
(guitar)
Danilo Caymmi
(flute)
Rubinho
(drums)
Helvius Vilela, Tenório Junior
(piano)
Zé Menezes
(viola)

QUINTETO VILLA-LOBOS

Airton Barbosa
(fagote)
Luiz Gonzaga Carneiro
(clarinet)
Braz Limongi
(oboe)
Carlos Rato
(flute)
Carlos Gomes de Oliveira
(trompa)

Quarteto do Rio de Janeiro
(cordas)

(*) by anonymous at comments section

Track List

01 - Quando o Carnaval Chegar (Chico Buarque)
02 - Talvez (Francis Hime / Paulo César Pinheiro)
03 - Cavalo Ferro (Fagner / Ricardo Bezerra)
04 - Tudo Que Você Podia Ser (Lô Borges / Márcio Borges)
05 - Incelensa (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
06 - Sapato Mole (Maurício Tapajós / Mauro Duarte / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - Underground (Zé Rodrix / Luis Carlos Sá)
08 - Antes da Primeira Hora (Zé Rodrix / Luis Carlos Sá)
09 - Zanga Zangada (Edu Lobo / Ronaldo Bastos)
10 - Cantoria (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
11 - Canto do Obá (Dorival Caymmi / Jorge Amado) with Dorival Caymmi

Wilson Miranda - A Outra Face de Wilson Miranda (1964) with Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto

This is Wilson Miranda debut at Loronix, his first release. I will be open and honest, this is my first experience with Wilson Miranda, a Brazilian singer that started his career in the late 50's with a repertoire based on calypsos, beguines and some romantic rocks. I'm not sure if Wilson Miranda had some association with Jovem guarda, since he changed his style to a romantic oriented singer in the golden Jovem Guarda years.

I have decided by this pick, Wilson Miranda - A Outra Face de Wilson Miranda (1964), for Chantecler, due the participation of Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto that accompanies Wilson Miranda on all tracks. Wilson Miranda is also a composer, although this LP does not have his compositions. It is always a great pleasure to introduce a new artist to Loronixers and I hope this is a nice choice. Tracks include:

01 - Minha Namorada (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Naná (Moacir Santos / Mário Telles)
03 - Adriana (Roberto Menescal / Luis Fernando Freire)
04 - Não Faz Assim (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
05 - Mar Azul (Francis Hime / João Vitório)
06 - Só Tinha Que Ser Com Você (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
07 - Inútil Paisagem (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
08 - Samba de Verão (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
09 - Você (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Meu Triste Amor Impossível (Walter Santos / Carlos Paraná)
11 - Não Fique Triste (Ugo Marotta / Ronaldo Ferraz)
12 - A Paz do Homem Só (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)

A Bossa no Paramount - Various Artists (1965)

Hello, Good Night! I'm now convinced that the recordings of anthological Bossa Nova concerts are endless. Really. We had already wonderful releases, such as the Au Bon Gourmet show, Gemini V, among several other pearls.

Actually, I had the MP3 versions of this one on a very low quality and I was reluctant to share because this is one of my favorites. When yesterday, without knowing, the mighty Zub Zub from Magic of JuJu sent this fresh rip by his own. Thanks Zub Zub, your picks are always stunning and your rips, failure proof.

This is A Bossa no Paramount - Various Artists (1965), for RGE, a live Bossa Nova concert recorded at Teatro Paramount, Sao Paulo, 1964. You will have eight classic Bossa Nova tunes performed by Marcos Valle, Elis Regina, Vinicius de Moraes, Paulinho Nogueira, Wanda Sa, Oscar Castro Neves, Zimbo Trio, Quarteto em Cy and Alaide Costa. We can't go wrong with this team. Tracks include:

01 - Terra de Ninguém (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle) - Marcos Valle / Elis Regina
02 - Mulher Sempre Mulher (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes) - Vinicius de Moraes
03 - Zelão (Sergio Ricardo) - Paulinho Nogueira
04 - Vivo Sonhando (Tom Jobim) - Wanda Sá
05 - Antes e Depois (Oscar Castro Neves) - Oscar Castro Neves
06 - Nanã (Moacir Santos) - Zimbo Trio
07 - Tem Dó de Mim (Carlos Lyra) - Quarteto Em Cy
08 - Adeus (Oscar Castro Neves) - Alaíde Costa