Waltel Branco - Recital (1976)

Hello, good evening! Waltel Branco is one of the most important Brazilian musicians. And this is not my hypothesis; it is consensus among experts, researchers and specialized journalists. If you search Loronix for Waltel Branco, will be very easy to understand what I’m saying. Waltel Branco was the arranger of essential albums such like Joao Gilberto – Chega de Saudade (1958) and Mancini Tambem e Samba. I want to thank Jorge Mello for another fantastic contribution to Loronix. Let’s see.

This is Waltel Branco - Recital (1976), for Som Livre, featuring a repertoire that blends Classical and Popular music, with Waltel Branco compositions and adaptations. I found good information about Waltel Branco and I want to make something different showing a Luis Nassif writing from his Luis Nassif Online, one of the most important blogs in Brazil and recently awarded as the best Brazilian politics blog by Premio iBest. Congratulations Luis Nassif and thanks for writing this wonderful article about Waltel Branco. Tracks are included below Luis Nassif writing.

UM MÚSICO EXTRAORDINÁRIO (Luis Nassif)

Waltel Branco é o derradeiro integrante de uma seleção brasileira de maestros, contratados da Rede Globo, que tinha em Radamés Gnatalli o Pelé. Quando se decidir a divulgar Waltel, é possível que se descubra um dos mais célebres músicos anônimos do país.

Waltel nasceu em Paranaguá em 22 de novembro de 1929. Seu primeiro professor foi o pai Ismael Helmuth Scholtz Branco, saxofonista e clarinetista. Quando o conheci, me passou a nítida impressão de ser mulato. Na foto do livro (A Desconstrução da Música na Cultura Paranaense de Manoel de Souza Neto), parece mulato. Mas é neto de alemães legítimos.

Uma gravação com o acordeonista italiano Cláudio Todisco, nos estúdios da Odeon, permitiu-lhe conhecer o maestro Radamés Gnatalli. Não levou muito tempo para ser convocado para tocar com o mestre. Depois, passou a ter aulas de regência com dois outros maestros históricos, Alceu Bocchino e Mário Tavares. Conseguiu ser o maestro que ensaiou a orquestra nos concertos de Stranvinsky no Rio de Janeiro.

Aos 20 anos, rumou para Illinois, EUA, atrás de aulas com o guitarrista Sal Salvador, que tocava com Nat King Cole. Dava aulas de violão clássico para sustentar o aprendizado de jazz.

Chegou a tocar em um trio com Nat King Cole, além de ter produzido o disco de seu irmão Fred Cole e, mais tarde, o de Natalie Cole, filha de Nat.

Depois, participou de um trio com o baterista Chico Hamilton. Nesse período, conheceu Peggy Lee, cantora que se casou com o maestro Quincy Jones. Waltel se casou com a irmã de Peggy, Lede Saint-Clair Branco, tornando-se, por força do casamento, co-cunhado de Quincy Jones. Com ele tocou muito jazz e música clássica e conheceu o maestro Henry Mancini.

Na época, Mancini promovera uma revolução nos direitos autorais. Até então, os direitos eram todos dos estúdios. Quando sobreveio a crise dos estúdios, aceitou fazer trilhas sonoras para a nova produção, com a condição de ser o titular dos direitos. Estourou na primeira trilha, para o seriado de TV "Peter Gunn". Ao lado de outros pioneiros, como o argentino Lallo Schiffrin, montou um escritório para atender à nova demanda. Assim que ouviu nosso Waltel tocar, contratou-o. E foi nessa condição que Waltel tornou-se o arranjador de uma das mais famosas trilhas sonoras da história do cinema, do filme "A Pantera Cor de Rosa".

De volta ao Rio, Waltel pegou o início da bossa nova. Fez todos os arranjos do "Chega de Saudades", de João Gilberto, seguindo o método peculiar do violonista. João Gilberto o chamava, mostrava a harmonia que desenvolvera ao violão, e Waltel a seguia para o arranjo, como se cada instrumento seguisse uma corda. Depois gravou dois discos solos, "Guitarra em Chamas 1 e 2", tendo como acompanhador o violão de Baden Powell.

Em 1963, nos EUA, conheceu o jornalista Roberto Marinho, que o convidou a ser crítico musical do jornal "O Globo". Quando foi constituída a TV Globo, Waltel foi contratado, indo compor um time de primeiríssima, com Radamés, Guerra Peixe e Guio de Moraes. Compôs e dirigiu as trilhas sonoras, entre outras, de "O Bem Amado", "Roque Santeiro" e "Morte e Vida Severina".

Tempos depois, o chileno Zamacois, que ele conhecera em seus tempos no seminário de Curitiba, convidou-o a ir para a Espanha. Lá, estudou mais harmonia e técnicas de violão, venceu o concurso da Rádio Difusora Francesa e, como prêmio, ganhou uma bolsa para estudar com Andrés Segóvia, o maior violonista clássico do século. Fã de Segóvia, que tocava desde criança, Waltel se lembrava de peças das quais o próprio mestre se esquecera. Em vez de aulas, passou a tocar junto com Segovia.

Tempos atrás, seu amigo Fidel Castro ficou chateado com o "Buena Vista Social Club" de Win Winders, por suas distorções musicais, e incumbiu o maestro Leo Brower (adido cultural da diplomacia cubana e o compositor para violão clássico mais prestigiado da atualidade) de providenciar uma nova versão, mais autêntica. Quem Brower convoca para a empreitada? Entre outros, Waltel Branco.

01 - Bachiana Nº 5 (Villa-Lobos)
02 - Ponteio (Waltel Branco)
03 - Brasil (Waltel Branco) Andante / Moderato / Presto
04 - Argamassa (Waltel Branco)
05 - Estudo Nº 1 (Francisco Tárrega) adapt. Waltel Branco
06 - Dolor (Francisco Tárrega) adapt. Waltel Branco
07 - Siciliana (Maria Thereza Paradis) adapt. Waltel Branco
08 - Diferenca sobre Guarda-me las Vacas (Luiz de Navais)
09 - Estudo Nº 2 (Radamés Gnattali)
10 - Ballet (Gluck) adapt. Waltel Branco
11 - Minueto (Johann Sebastian Bach) adapt. Waltel Branco
12 - Prelúdio Nº 13 (Johann Sebastian Bach) adapt. Waltel Branco
13 - Romance do Pescador (Manuel de Falla) adapt. Waltel Branco

Elizeth Cardoso - Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso (1962)

It is surprising that we still have Elizeth Cardoso albums not yet shown at Loronix and also out of print. This album was kept on “waiting position” for a long time; I thought it was only a compilation of her best songs released in the 78 RPM format. I decided to compare these recordings with their respective 78rpm releases and could easily understand that Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso is a career album with new recordings of her major success in 78s. Once again, Elizeth Cardoso delivers a lovely record featuring the artistic direction of Moacyr Silva, who also puts his tenor sax to play. When Elizeth Cardoso and Moacyr Silva work together it is a failure proof mission. Let’s see.

This is Elizeth Cardoso – Grandes Momentos com Elizeth Cardoso (1962), for Copacabana, featuring new recording of very old Elizeth Cardoso cuts. I think you will feel uncomfortable as I was reading “ELIZETE” instead of “ELIZETH” as we are used. This is not an error; Elizeth Cardoso only adopted the “TH” in 1966. Copacabana did not credit musicians in this session. Tracks include:

01 - Canção de Amor (Chocolate / Elano de Paula)
02 - Caixa Postal Zero Zero (Oscar Bellandi / Luis de França)
03 - Subúrbio (Luis Antônio)
04 - O Amor É Uma Canção (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
05 - Se Eu Pudesse (José Maria de Abreu / Jair Amorim)
06 - Dá-me Tuas Mãos (Erasmo Silva / Jorge de Castro)
07 - Graças a Deus (Carioca)
08 - Nunca É Tarde (João Pinto)
09 - Venho de Longe (Dermeval Fonseca / Alberto Ribeiro)
10 - Seresteiro (Zé Keti / Renato Lima / Tufic Lauar)

Music Video | Astrud Gilberto @ Bossa-Filmes

Hello, good evening! This is to announce a new website, Bossa-Filmes, subsidiary of the essential Bossa-Brasileira, owned and maintained by a veteran blogger, Thiago Mello. Bossa-Filmes is a surprising Brazilian music video collection featuring several rare clips from the artists we like most. There you can find an awesome video with Maestro Heitor Villa Lobos playing violao, Maestro Radames Gnattali playing piano and the sweet Astrud Gilberto performing on an Italian TV, among many others films to keep you busy for the rest of the year.

Bossa-Filmes is http://bossa-filmes.blogspot.com

Hope uEnjoy!

Jamelão

Jamelao, one of the most important Samba interpreters in Brazil has died today, was 95. Jamelao was the lead singer of the legendary Samba Scholl Estacao Primeira de Mangueira, and also very active on recordings, releasing more than 200 albums, starting in 1949 until his last release in 2002.

This is Loronix tribute to Jamelao - Ela Disse-me Assim (1959), a compilation released by Continental with selected tunes taken from selected 78rpm records. Loronix Preview Center features 09 - Ha Sempre um que Fica (Alcebiades Nogueira / Jamelao), recorded in 1959 with Jamelao backed by Maestro Severino Araujo e Sua Orquestra Tabajara.

Ary Barroso com Silvio Caldas - Musica de Ary Barroso, Canta Silvio Caldas (1953)

Hello, good evening! zecalouro is a big fan of singers with potent voices, such like Francisco Alves and Angela Maria. He goes nuts with opera, especially when played loud. I decided to change his “playlist” today with this album, having in mind the potent voice of Silvio Caldas. My parrot did not like it very much, but I had a great entertainment listening to Ary Barroso music with Silvio Caldas interpretation. Silvio Caldas is a great singer; he has a perfect diction, really incredible. I could understand every single word of Ary Barroso lyrics performed by Silvio Caldas. This is a very old album released in 1953 and these songs seem to be composed only a decade ago, they are fresh and beautiful. Ary Barroso music did not decay across time. Let’s see.

This is Ary Barroso com Silvio Caldas – Musica de Ary Barroso, Canta Silvio Caldas (1953), for Radio, featuring eight Ary Barroso songs performed by Silvio Caldas. Little I known about this album, but I have the insight that Ary Barroso participates with his unmistakable piano, delivering groovy Samba in some tracks. I think you should give a try to this album, just to understand that Brazilian music did not started with Bossa Nova and was attractive many years before the movement. Tracks include:

01 - No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)
02 - Morena Boca de Ouro (Ary Barroso)
03 - Três Lágrimas (Ary Barroso)
04 - Faceira (Ary Barroso)
05 - Terra Seca (Ary Barroso)
06 - Maria (Ary Barroso / Luis Peixoto)
07 - Tú (Ary Barroso)
08 - Risque (Ary Barroso)

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)