Moacyr Marques e Seu Conjunto de Boite - Samba 40 Graus (1961)

Today was easy to make the last pick, no much thinking or suffering to decide. It was wise of zecalouro when he established in the beginning of the day that the last post should be from Caetano's collection. The wonderful cover with the blonde girl holding a sax was also of importance. The bossanovadreamer should enjoy it and the many sax players at Loronix as well.

This is Moacyr Marques e Seu Conjunto de Boite - Samba 40 Graus (1961), for Pawal. This is the kind of record that should fit several interests, there are instrumental performances and some songs with lyrics sung by Moacir Marques itself, which is also known as "Biju". Moacyr Marques is sometimes taken by mistake as Moacyr Silva, the names are very similar and their instrument of choice is the same. Moacyr Marques released 6 LPs with O Conjunto de Boate in the early 60's, taking also part on several records from renowned Brazilian artists. Tracks include:

01 - Castiguei (Jorge Costa / Venâncio)
02 - Lamento da Lavadeira (Monsueto / Nilo Chagas / João Violão)
03 - Vivendo e Aprendendo (Ed Lincoln / Silvio César)
04 - Nossos Momentos (Haroldo Barbosa / Luis Reis)
05 - Seu Amor (Silvio Viana)
06 - A Canção Que Virou Você (Luis Antônio)
07 - In The Mood (A. Razef / J. Garlant)
08 - Eu Não (Waldir Calmon / Ely Campos)
09 - Não Sabemos (Rubens Caruso)
10 - Doralice (Antônio Almeida / Dorival Caymmi)
11 - Água de Beber (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
12 - Na Base do Bem Bom (Moacir Marques "Bijú")

Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - E Tempo de Bolero (1962)

The bossanovadreamer, official Loronix sax consultant, will be very happy with this LP, perhaps The Jazzman, also. I'm only a little disappointed to do not have the original cover issued in 1962, only this one, reissued a couple of years before. Anyway it is a great record that you will hear several times. Don't let the "Bolero" title cheats you if you do not appreciates the genre, this is just another awesome Moacyr Silva sax LP.

This is Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - E Tempo de Bolero (1962), for Copacabana, a selection of twelve International standards renditions by Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto, featuring Moacyr Silva (sax), Chaim Lewak (piano), Edson (drums) and Luis Marinho (bass). As you read, Chaim Lewak, the pianist from Quarteto Nostalgia LP, is a member of Moacyr Silva's Conjunto and also makes the difference here. I'm not sure about the drummer, credited as Edson. By the playing style, it is probably the legendary Edison Machado. Anyway, pretty self-explanatory, Moacyr Silva seems to be one of those artists that are unable of deliver a bad record. Tracks include:

Personnel

Moacyr Silva
(sax tenor)

Chaim Lewak
(piano)

Edson
(drums)

Luis Marinho
(bass)

Tracks

01 - Stella By Starlight (V. Young / N. Washington)
02 - Laura (D. Raksin / J. Mercer)
03 - Yesterdays (J. Kern / O. Harbach)
04 - Vous Qui Passez Sans Me Voir (Hess / Misraki / Charles Trenet)
05 - Sophisticated Lady (Duke Ellington)
06 - Theme From Picnic (G. Duning)
07 - Tender Is The Night (Paul Francis Webster / S. Fain)
08 - Tenderly (W. Gross / J. Lawrence)
09 - Time On My Hands (V. Youmans / A. Adamson / M. Gordon)
10 - Comme Ci Comme Ça (Coquatrix / Dudan)
11 - September Song (Kurt Weill / Maxwell / Anderson)
12 - Long Ago And Far Away (J. Kern / George Gershwin)

Kaleidoscopio Elenco - Various Artists

It is quite common to receive messages asking a post concentrating "the best of Loronix" or people asking zecalouro to make a short list of "the top ten posts", etc. I have to admit that it is very difficult to make this selection, Loronix has several albums available and I could not pick ten without letting masterpieces out of the list. That's why I decided to release an LP that is very representative of the music we have hear, a selection of Bossa Nova songs from Elenco cast, ideal for starters, those one who never had the chance to know Bossa Nova and wants to make it through a single record.

This is Kaleidoscopio Elenco - Various Artists (no date), the best of Elenco cast from the 60's, featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim, Sylvia Telles, Vinicius de Moraes, Nara Leao, Roberto Menescal, Lennie Dale, Maysa, Sergio Ricardo, Baden Powell, Lucio Alves, Odette Lara and Chris Connor. Tracks include:

01 - Garota de Ipanema - Tom Jobim
02 - Você e Eu - Silvinha Telles
03 - Berimbau - Vinicius de Moraes
04 - Maria Moita - Nara Leão
05 - Rio - Roberto Menescal / Conjunto
06 - Corcovado - Lennie Dalle
07 - Fim de Noite - Maysa
08 - A Fábrica - Sergio Ricardo
09 - Samba do Avião - Baden Powell
10 - Ah Se Eu Pudesse - Lúcio Alves
11 - Só Por Amor - Odette Lara
12 - I Concentrate On You - Chris Connor



Do not miss: Sylvia Telles sings Samba de uma Nota So.

Sexteto Electronico Moderno - Sounds from the Elegant World, Groovy Night Club Music from Uruguay (1968)

Hello, Good night! Yesterday, I had the chance to show Loronixers a great record from two Uruguain musicians that had a great reception, Hugo y Osvaldo - La Bossa Nova de Hugo y Osvaldo. Several friends gave great feedback on it, making comments and adding complimentary information. One of these friends was Refer. Refer memory is a gift, a really privileged friend that uses to remember and give feedback on things that nobody knows, except him. Refer got so happy with Hugo y Osvaldo that sent to zecalouro this morning another contribution of the same "style". Let's check.

This is Sexteto Electronico Moderno - Sounds from the Elegant World, Groovy Night Club Music from Uruguay (1968), for Vampi Soul. Just like Hugo y Osvaldo, another Bossa Nova record made in the late 60's in Uruguay. Great record, Refer! Thanks a million. The "Electronico" stands for the use of Hammond organ and electric guitar, complemented by trumpets and sax. I could not search additional information and I will let Loronixers give their own feedback on Sexteto Electronico Moderno. This is not a career LP, but a compilation of their first 4 albums. I'm tracking all down. Tracks include:

01 - Soul Nuevo
02 - My Job
03 - Comin’ Home Baby
04 - Soul LImbo
05 - In The Year 2525
06 - Muere Pequeña Bestia
07 - Ramblin’
08 - Simplemente Agradable
09 - Samba Diferente
10 - Gin Tonic
11 - Say A Little Prayer
12 - Je T’aime, Moi Non Plus
13 - The Look Of Love
14 - El Licor Del Albañil
15 - Despierta Amor

Carlos Monteiro de Souza e Sua Orquestra - Metais em Brasa na Bossa Nova (1963)

Thomas is a Loronixer that said something really great on the last Portinho - Fogo nos Metais post. He said that his girlfriend does not appreciate Brazilian music and started kicking around this apartment when he played Portinho after an exhausting day. I need to tell you something, this LP is of the same style of Portinho, Samba with orchestra, and the difference is that this one is better. Caetano, which is the friend who provided this release, thinks the same.

This is Carlos Monteiro de Souza e Sua Orquestra - Metais em Brasa na Bossa Nova (1963), for Philips. Do not take this one as a reissue; the previous copy is not so good as this one, ripped with diamond cutter by Caetano Rodrigues. The liner notes says that this is the first LP that takes Bossa Nova rhythms to orchestral arrangements. You can believe it or not, but it does not matter, this is a wonderful LP. As The Jazzman said, you should not walk to it, you should run. Tracks include:

01 - This Is Bossa Nova (A. Soares / Carlos Monteiro de Souza)
02 - Só Danço Samba (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
03 - Desafinado (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
04 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
05 - Amor Sincopado (Chico Feitosa / Marino Pinto)
06 - Sambadinho (Orlann Divo / Roberto Jorge)
07 - O Pato (Jaime Silva / Neusa Teixeira)
08 - Samba de Uma Nota Só (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
09 - Lobo Bobo (Carlos Lyra / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
10 - Este Seu Olhar (Tom Jobim)
11 - Tristeza de Nós Dois (Durval Ferreira / Maurício Einhorn / Bebeto)
12 - O Barquinho (Roberto Menescal / Ronaldo Bôscoli)

Leny Andrade & Tamba Trio - Compact 33 (1963)

Well, I hope that Loronixers are pleased with the last Elis Regina in Tokyo release. Let's move now forward with an anthological EP that was already released at Loronix on a very scratch copy, now we are making it again with the help of Caetano Rodrigues on a much better quality. Actually, the first release is so old that probably several friends could not had the chance to see it.

This is Leny Andrade & Tamba Trio - Compact 33 (1963), for RCA, with Durval Ferreira and the Tamba Trio line-up with Luiz Eca, Bebeto and Helcio Milito. You cannot go wrong with Leny Andrade and Tamba Trio. Tracks include:

01 - Batida Diferente
02 - Mania de Esnobismo
03 - Nos e o Mar
04 - O Amor que Acabou

Elis Regina e Conjunto de Cesar Camargo Mariano - Live in Tokyo (1979)

I spoke with Caetano a few hours ago and I'm happy to made that call. Caetano remembered me an important date, Elis Regina passing twenty-five years ago. It seems it was yesterday. I remember this day, I was playing guitar at my grandfather's house with a group of friend when the new came from someone who told us. I was very young to understand what would be Elis Regina's passing along the forthcoming decades, but I got really sad, as I use to be everytime we heard about an artist passing.

Caetano said that would be a shame if Loronix does not make anything to remember Elis Regina and that's what we decided to do. This is Elis Regina e Conjunto de Cesar Camargo Mariano - Ao Vivo em Tokyo (1979), for Loronix Records (I could not resist, sorry!). Actually, this is not an Elis Regina career record, but the recording of her performance with Cesar Camargo Mariano on a live presentation made in Tokyo, 1979. I received this recording from a friend and the quality is pretty good.

Conjunto de Cesar Camargo Mariano accompanies Elis Regina and includes Cesar Camargo Mariano (piano), Helio Delmiro (guitar), Luizao (bass), Paulinho Braga (drums) and Chico Batera (percussion). The cover artwork is by zecalouro. If someone can prepare a better one, we will be pleased; if possible, we can replace this one. No tracks this time, but you will have 41 minutes of Elis Regina on a recording that probably nobody could hear before.



Elis Regina deserves more, so I'm showing the first songs performed by Elis at Montreux Jazz Festival.

Quarteto Nostalgia - Quarteto Nostalgia (1960) with Chaim Lewak

I remember the whole story, I was on that vinyl fair in Sao Paulo with Caetano Rodrigues, I was happy like a clown with dirty fingers browsing thousands of old Brazilian LPs. Caetano came close to me with this LP on his hand saying: "Take it! It is almost new, cheap and it is a great bargain...", I saw the cover with this marble background and I did not get inspired, so I asked Caetano, why? And he said on his trademark sentence: "É, muuuuito bom!" or "It is veeeeeery good", in english.

Once again, Caetano was absolute right about it, this is an amazing record, zecalouro likes to hear it and is starting to make sounds such like piano. I'm very happy to show it to Loronixers.

This is Quarteto Nostalgia - Quarteto Nostalgia (1960), for Berverly. Quarteto Nostalgia is all about a musician, Chaim Lewak, the pianist of Quarteto Nostalgia. Caetano Rodrigues is a big fan of Chaim Lewak and asked also that zecalouro makes a short Chaim bios, as follows: Chaim Lewak was born in Israel and arrived in Brazil in 1955, hired by the legendary Vogue nightclub. In spite of being a foreigner musician, Chaim got the Brazilian way of playing very fast, becoming a legend in the night of Rio de Janeiro. Chaim also played and collaborated on several records from Moacyr Silva. Chaim Lewak is not in Brazil, the date he left is uncertain, he moved to the United States and is probably active until today.

It is very hard to track down information about Chaim Lewak, so I invite you to take this record with you and to hear a great Jazz piano player, one of Caetano's favorite artists and so far one of my favorites 2007 records. Tracks include:

01 - Nunca (Lupicínio Rodrigues)
02 - Por Causa de Você (Tom Jobim / Dolores Duran)
03 - Foi a Noite (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
04 - Ninguém Me Ama (Fernando Lobo / Antônio Maria)
05 - Maria (Ary Barroso / Luis Peixoto)
06 - Nova Ilusão (Claudionor Cruz / Pedro Caetano)
07 - Alguém Como Tu (Jair Amorim / José Maria de Abreu)
08 - Vingança (Lupicínio Rodrigues)
09 - Franqueza (Denis Brean / Osvaldo Guilherme)
10 - Castigo (Dolores Duran)

Odette Lara - Sabe Voce (1966) Single

What about a quick and nice single? Sometimes they worth and this is the case. Odette Lara has just released two LPs, one solo, Contrastes, and her well-known collaboration with Vinicius de Moraes. This is Odette Lara - Sabe Voce (1966), for Elenco. Thanks Arara Azul for taking this pearl from his ark. Arara Azul has been asking for many months for Odette Lara's Contrastes LP, but it is commercially available. I hope this one pleases Loronixers who claim for Odette Lara releases. Tracks include:

01 - Funeral do Lavrador
02 - Sabe Voce

Elizeth Cardoso - Elizeth, A Exclusiva

Hello, Good Night! I'm a little bit late today, several unusual things happened today. I will tell about the craziest one, the heavy wind that attacked my place today. We are having a weird summer in Rio this year, sometimes I feel colder than winter. My problem with the wind is genetic, my grandfather had also his issues with the wind, but zeca is the one that needs special care when the wind starts. When zecalouro gets wind on his feathers he gets sick. I asked his vet and also a biologist the reason for a bird that uses the wind to fly gets sick when takes wind. No one could give a satisfactory answer. If you have the answer for this thing, please tell me.

Good. My free birdy consultation is over; let's get back to business with a LP that was supposed to be released yesterday. This is Elizeth Cardoso - Elizeth, A Exclusiva (no date), for Som/Copacabana, a compilation of the greatest Elizeth Cardoso tunes, good for the new Loronixers who wants to explore Elizeth Cardoso with a single record. If you never heard Elizeth Cardoso, try this one and then check the earlier posts with special attention for the comments by David Federman and his awe reviews of each album. I'm sure that you will be another fan of Elizeth's singing after taking this one with you. Tracks include:

01 - Moeda Quebrada
02 - Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você
03 - O Amor e a Rosa
04 - Mulata Assanhada
05 - Suas Mãos
06 - É Luxo Só
07 - Nossos Momentos
08 - Samba Triste
09 - Risque
10 - Deixa a Nega Gingar
11 - Nossa Vez de Amar
12 - Deixa Andar