Joao Gilberto - Joao Gilberto (1973)

Esse disco é dedicado a Roberta. Ela disse coisas que eu não sabia, mostrou revistas e riu (várias vezes) das minhas histórias. Isso faz a gente se sentir vivo. Valeu Roberta! zecalouro@gmail.com

PS.: Amanhã teremos Walter Wanderley no Loronix. Inédito. Não percam!

Hello, good evening! It has been a month or two since I felt in love again with this masterpiece. Maybe I heard this record more than a thousand times and it is amazing how it gets better and better after each spin. It is one of the most impressive records I ever heard in my whole life. I bringing it back to the first page just to please friends who never get tired of crying for an upgrade. If you miss this one, stop reading and get yourself ready for a really lovely album. I'm keeping my original writings, including a new transfer, hi-quality cover scans and some other minor improvements.



One of the most difficult things I face when introducing Bossa Nova to new friends is to explain why Joao Gilberto is considered a genius. I know how hard it is to understand Joao Gilberto as a whole. Luiz Harding has providing us with some "basics", which is the second and third Joao Gilberto albums released in 1960 and 1961, recently made available at Loronix.

This MASTERPIECE was recorded ten years after these two releases (if you agree the albums recorded with Stan Getz for Verve are not Joao Gilberto solo LPs) and it seems that a century has passed; Joao Gilberto is at his peak, taking to studio only his violao and a reduced percussion set. Joao Gilberto renditions of these ten songs are such like heaven on earth; take this album as something very special that will be with you for the rest of your life. I love this album and I'm now with a blend of two contradictory feelings, the happiness of showing to my friends at Loronix and the disappointment of knowing that it is out of print again.

This is Joao Gilberto - Joao Gilberto (1973), for Polydor. This is one of best albums made available at this website ever and it is very hard for me to describe it. My apologies, I think is better stop here, take it and listen with your heart and with all the love you have for the music from Brazil. Tracks include:

Personnel

Joao Gilberto
(voz, violao)
Sonny Carr
(percussion)

Track List

01 - Águas de Março (Tom Jobim)
02 - Undiú (João Gilberto)
03 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso)
04 - Avarandado (Caetano Veloso)
05 - Falsa Baiana (Geraldo Pereira)
06 - Eu Quero Um Samba (Haroldo Barbosa / Janet de Almeida)
07 - Eu Vim da Bahia (Gilberto Gil)
08 - Valsa (Como São Lindos os Youguis) (Bebel) (João Gilberto)
09 - É Preciso Perdoar (Carlos Coquejo / Alcyvando Luz)
10 - Izaura (Herivelto Martins / Roberto Roberti) - Special Guest: Miúcha

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Jacob do Bandolim - Os Saraus de Jacob (1971)

Hello, good evening! Today was the best day I had since Loronix Headquarters made the move to Jacarepaguá in March 2009. The reason for such a perfect day was simple; my internet link was down all day long, which enabled me to leave the house for some interesting musical missions around the neighborhood.

The first mission was a visit to the famous Retiro dos Artistas house and try to talk to its most famous guest at the moment, Mrs. Rosana Toledo. My idea was to take some of her albums with me and giver her as a gift. I read that she no longer have them. I could not talk with Rosana Toledo, but I could schedule something for a new opportunity. Perhaps I can take some pictures and gather a message to our community?

My second mission had this album in mind. I knew Jacob do Bandolim lived in Jacarepaguá and his place was a meeting point with plenty of music everytime. I walked the streets, I asked questions, I ran some risk by going to places that did not know, but unfortunately could not find the place.

Anyway, I hope this album can bring this information. It was recorded in the house of Jacob Bandolim and released a few years after his early death by Herminio Bello de Carvalho. Let's see.

This is Jacob do Bandolim - Os Saraus de Jacob (1971), for RCA Camdem, featuring Jacob do Bandolim performing at his own place with Conjunto Epoca de Ouro with Paulo Tapajos as special guest on three tracks. Side A brings a recording taken in 16/Aug/1968, and side B two months later with Paulo Tapajos in 06/Nov/1968. Liner notes written by Herminio Bello de Carvalho bring detailed information about both sessions and the whole spirit of how these Saraus happened at Jacob do Bandolim's place. Tracks include:

Personnel

JACOB DO BANDOLIM
(bandolim)

CONJUNTO EPOCA DE OURO
Cesar Faria
(violao)
Damasio
(violao 7 cordas)
Jonas
(cavaquinho)
Manoel Rigaud
(percussion)
Dino 7 Cordas (Side B)
(violao 7 cordas)

Track List

01 - Brejeito (Ernesto Nazareth)
02 - Faceira (Ary Barroso)
03 - Noites Cariocas (Jacob do Bandolim)
04 - Os Olhos Dela (Catulo da Paixão Cearense / Irineu de Almeida) with PAULO TAPAJOS / JACOB DO BANDOLIM
05 - Trovas (Adelmar Tavares / Marcelo Tupinambá) with PAULO TAPAJOS
06 - Lágrimas (Cândido das Neves "Índio") with PAULO TAPAJOS / JACOB DO BANDOLIM
07 - Cochicho (Pixinguinha)
08 - Murmurando (Fon-Fon / Mário Rossi)

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Avena de Castro e Primo - Som Ambiente Vol. 2 (1975)

Hello, good evening! Maybe I am wrong as usual, but I think this record will surprise many friends. I never heard about the existence of a second volume of the anthological Som Ambiente, recorded by Marcos Valle and Azymuth in 1972. And this is what both volumes have in common since the concept is totally different. Instead of not credited artists, this surprising duo has loud and clear credits, including lots of information available at the back cover (some of them very hard to believe) and the participation of Durval Ferreira on two tracks, which is also the producer director. Let's see.

This is Avena de Castro & Joao Peixoto Primo - Avena e Primo | Som Ambiente Vol 2 (1975), featuring for the first time at Loronix the sitar player Avena de Castro and the well-known pianist and organist Primo. Avena's sitar sounds like an electric guitar, different from the sound of sitar made popular by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in the 1960's, which was my expectation before taking Som Ambiente Vol 2 for a first spin. A few Google searches were enough to tell me that Avena de Castro started as a classical musician and later embraced popular music. He is also considered the first and only sitar player in Brazilian popular music. Tracks include:

Personnel

Avena de Castro
(sitar)
Primo
(organ)
Durval Ferreira
(guitar on 01 - Coco, So Coco, 02 - Vo Bate pra Tu)

Track List

01 - Coco Só Coco (Villanova / Badi)
02 - Romance de Amor (Rafael Rovira)
03 - Tamanco Malandrinho (Tom / Dito) Dona Flôr e Seus Dois Maridos (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi)
04 - Song For Anna (André Popp / Jean / C. Massoulier)
05 - Naquela Mesa (Sergio Bittencourt) De Peito Aberto (Silvio Silva / Sergio Bittencourt)
06 - Soleado (Zacar / Siae)
07 - Vô Baté Pá Tú (Arnaud Rodrigues / Orlandivo)
08 - Feelings (Morris Albert)
09 - Toró de Lágrimas (Antônio Carlos Marques / Jocafi / Zé do Maranhão)
10 - The Entertainer (Golpe de Mestre) (S. Joplin)
11 - Eu Quero Apenas (Roberto Carlos)

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Ary Barroso - Encontro com Ary (1955)

Hello, good day! This is unique and really cool. Ary Barroso recorded this album in 1955 with the purpose of creating a legacy for future generations to listen to his work and learn about his music. I think Ary Barroso would be really pleased to see his message reaching so many people over the Internet 55 years before this album was released. Let's see.

This is Ary Barroso - Encontro com Ary (1955), for Copacabana, featuring Ary Barroso playing piano, chatting and singing his own compositions. I'm making available Ary's message using a hi-res scan from my copy, which is not the first 1955 Copacabana's issue, but a 1964 reissue. It is nice to see that Copacanana kept the same artwork for front and back covers. It is also mandatory to check Daniella Thompson's Ary Barroso Discography for additional details on this nice album, including an English translation of Ary Barroso's message. Tracks include:



Track List

01 - Trapo de Gente (Ary Barroso) Samba
02 - Minha Mágoa (Ary Barroso) Valsa
03 - Risque (Ary Barroso) Samba
04 - Camisa Amarela (Ary Barroso) Samba
05 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso) Samba
06 - Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo) Samba
07 - Choro Brasileiro Nº 3 (Ary Barroso) Choro
08 - Nem Ela (Ary Barroso) Samba Aquarela do Brasil (Ary Barroso) Samba

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Rogerio Duprat - The Brazilian Suite (1970)

Hello, good evening! I'm an avid reader of everything posted by the huge community of Brazilian music enthusiasts I know at the internet, which includes, several discussion lists, forums and many personal blogs, such like Loronix. Tropicalia is a frequent subject, especially when discussed by people outside Brazil. Tropicalia was a very important movement, but left no more than 50 albums (according with some reviewers, no more than 20).

This is the reason why I would like to say THANK YOU to AdHoc. He just sent us a Tropicalia album recorded by one of the most important artists of the movement and a very rare record, known by only a few friends. Let's see.

This is Rogerio Duprat - The Brazilian Suite (1970), for KPM Music Library, with Maestro Rogerio Duprat delivering Tropicalia arrangements with lots of electric guitars, percussion and orchestra. KPM Music Library was a British label that went famous by its "1000 Series". KPM was later bought by EMI and many of the LPS from the 1000 Series have been reissued on CD, which is not the case of Rogerio Duprat - The Brazilian Suite, unpublished since this first issue, kindly presented by AdHoc to Loronix community. Thanks once again, AdHoc. Tracks include Rogerio Duprat arrangements and compositions.





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Ze Maria - Ze Maria e Seu Piano de Prata (1958)

Hello, good evening! I'm a parrot that believes in logic, although I have some mannerisms. Perhaps this is the reason why I like technology, which is a field where things work as they should always be. But this time something does not seems logical. I'm having a very strange problem with my upload speed. And this problem is specific, it happens only between my computer and Loronix server. When I make uploads to any other server, it works. I need someone to perform some tests with me, which is only to perform some uploads and report back the transfer speed. I took a day to upload this album at the glorious speed of 3Kbps. I'm glad it is now over and I can update Loronix. Let's see.

This is Ze Maria - Ze Maria e Seu Piano de Prata (1958), for Continental, featuring the legendary organ player that introduced Jorge Ben on recordings, among some other relevant accomplishments, such like recording a very old album leading a conjunto featuring well-known Brazilian musicians, such like Dom Um Romao, Neco and Luiz Marino. I believe this album brings this personnel listing, but I found it on a very bad condition with the back cover missing. Anyway, featuring or not Dom Um Romao and Neco, Ze Maria delivers an above the average album in the style and in the time it was recorded with lots of percussion and addictive cuts, such like the sample track. This album is really a treat and the information available is almost inexistent. Tracks include:

Personnel (to be confirmed)

Ze Maria
(piano)
Dom Um Romao
(drums)
Neco
(guitar)
Radamanto
(percussion)
Luiz Marinho
(bass)

Track List

01 - Abc do Mope (Waldomiro Brito)
02 - An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair) (H. Adamson / L. MacCarey / T. Chandler / H. Warren)
03 - Mambo Azul (Castillo)
04 - Concerto de Outono (C. Bargoni / Danpa)
05 - Velho Flamboyant (João de Barro / Alcyr Pires Vermelho)
06 - Vai Com Jeito (João de Barro)
07 - Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin)
08 - Concerto Nº 1 (Ranhmaninoff)
09 - Chiquita Bacana (João de Barro / Alberto Ribeiro)
10 - Sweet And Lovely (G. Arnheim / H. Tobias / J. Lemare)
11 - ''Seleções de Operetas'' : Gigolete (Frasquita) (Franz Lehar) / Viúva Alegre (Franz Lehar) / Rose Marie (J. Friml) / Viúva Alegre (Franz Lehar)

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Elza Soares e Miltinho - Elza, Miltinho e Samba (1967)

Hello, good evening! This is the reposting of an album made available three years ago when Loronix was just beginning, featuring Elza Soares and Miltinho in their first out of three albums titled "Elza Miltinho e Samba" with the duo performing together a repertoire of Sambas organized on medleys and individual tracks.

I remembered this album when I saw the streets of Rio de Janeiro with several posters announcing a concert with Elza Soares and her new experience with Seu Jorge's Farofa Carioca group. It has been more than 40 years since Elza and Miltinho recorded this album and it is really fantastic to know they are alive and kicking today. Let's see.

This is Elza Soares & Miltinho - Elza, Miltinho e Samba (1967), for Odeon, featuring arrangements by Maestro Orlando Silveira supported by Maestro Nelsinho and Lyrio Panicalli. Musicians in this session were not credited by Odeon, even when it was included on Elza Soares box set released by EMI Odeon in 2003. Tracks include:

01 - Com Que Roupa (Noel Rosa) Se Você Jurar (Ismael Silva / Nilton Bastos / Francisco Alves)
02 - Beijo na Boca (Ciro de Souza / Augusto Garcez) Requebre Que Eu Dou Um Doce (Dorival Caymmi) Tem Que Ter (Túlio Piva)
03 - Boogie-woogie na Favela (Denis Brean) Bonitão (Marino Pinto / Mário Rossi) Eu Quero Um Samba (Haroldo Barbosa / Janet de Almeida) Pourquoi (Essa Nega Sem Sandália) (Caco Velho / Jadir de Castro)
04 - Se Você Visse (Horondino Silva "Dino" / Del Loro) featuring MILTINHO
05 - Todo Dia É Dia (Zuzuca / Benedito Reis) featuring ELZA SOARES
06 - Enlouqueci (Luis Soberano / Waldomiro Pereira / João Sales) Fica Doido Varrido (Eratóstenes Frazão / Benedito Lacerda) Obsessão (Mirabeau / Milton de Oliveira) Só Eu Sei (Henrique de Almeida / Nelson Trigueiro / Milton de Oliveira) É Bom Parar (Rubens Soares) Calado Venci (Ataulfo Alves / Herivelto Martins) Vai Que Depois Eu Vou (Zé da Zilda / Airton Borges / Adolfo Macedo) Já Vai (Rubens Campos / Duba)
07 - Mal de Amor (Raul Sampaio / Benil Santos) featuring MILTINHO
08 - Antonico (Ismael Silva) featuring ELZA SOARES
09 - Louco de Saudade (Denis Brean) featuring MILTINHO

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Nelson Goncalves - Nelson Goncalves em HI-FI (1959)

Hello, good evening! To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated". Don't worry, please. I will be haunting and keeping you busy with Brazilian music for a long time. I swear. 2009 has been a hard year for everyone; and it has been very difficult for me.

I was hired by a company to make their website. Yes, this is one of the things I do for living. Since the April I've been working a lot on this assignment, scheduled to be finished in two weeks. This is the reason why I've been on a short hiatus. I will be more flexible in a couple of weeks, but Loronix requires that I have assignments like this one to be alive. If you are looking for someone to make your website or any other need on information technology, please hire me. It will be good for me and very important for Loronix.

Anyway, this is the end of my small "hire me" message, thank you! Music time has just started. Let's see.

This is Nelson Goncalves - Nelson Goncalves em HI-FI (1959), for RCA Victor, featuring one of the most famous Brazilian popular music singers of all time, never released before at Loronix. I would like to say that my brother has a very important participation on this first Nelson Goncalves post at Loronix. He said: "If you are telling the story of Brazilian popular music , this story is not complete if you exclude Nelson Goncalves". He is 100% right. Nelson Goncalves is without any doubt a very important singer, his career spanned the 1930's to the end of the 1990's decade, recording more that 120 LPs, and almost 20 CDs. The numbers are really impressive, Nelson sold approximately 15 million copies of his albums, winning 15 platinum and 41 gold records. From the start of his career until the end, Nelson Goncalves recorded for a single recording company, RCA Victor. Anyway, better forget the numbers and take this album for a hearing, a nice pick featuring arrangements by maestros Carioca, Mozart Brandao and Nelsinho, with orchestra conducted by Maestro Zaccarias. Tracks include:


01 - Argumento (Adelino Moreira)
02 - Tião (Dunga / Jair Amorim)
03 - Três Sorrisos (Chocolate / Mário Lago)
04 - Dupla Traição (José Reis / Osvaldo Barbosa)
05 - Eu Acuso (Carlos Morais)
06 - Um Lenço Por Dia (Ricardo Galeno / Nelson Fernandes)
07 - Mariposa (Adelino Moreira / Nelson Gonçalves)
08 - Verbo Amar (Nelson Gonçalves / Herivelto Martins)
09 - Maria da Conceição (Carlos Marques)
10 - Mais Uma Vez (Joubert de Carvalho)
11 - O Que Passou Passou (Nelson Gonçalves)
12 - Reminiscências de Amor (Anísio Pessanha / Flora Mattos)

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Varios Artistas - "Velha" Bossa Nova (1978)

Hello, good evening! In the year of 1978, RCA released a tribute album in honor of Bossa Nova 20th year's anniversary, "Velha" Bossa Nova, featuring musicians from RCA cast or from the record labels later acquired or merged by or with RCA. This is the short intro of one of the best compilations I have heard in decades. Believe me? Let's see.

This is "Velha" Bossa Nova (1978), for RCA Candem, from now, the album to use as the perfect introduction for those who want to know Bossa Nova on a single spin. I made some scans with relevant information about each track, including performer and year of recording. This album should guarantee a solid listing across this weekend. Tracks include:

PERFORMERS

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AIRTO MOREIRA | ALAIDE COSTA | ANTONIO ADOLFO | CESAR CAMARGO MARIANO | DOM UM ROMAO | EUMIR DEODATO | FLORA PURIM | HERMETO PASCOAL | JOHNNY ALF | LENY ANDRADE | PAULO MOURA | LUCIO ALVES | MAYSA | OS CARIOCAS | RAUL DE SOUZA | WALTER WANDERLEY | ROSINHA DE VALENCA | WALTER SANTOS | PAPUDINHO | GERALDO | ARRUDINHA | GUSMAO | CLAYBER | TRIO 3-D | CARLINHOS MONJARDIM | NELSINHO | J.T. MEIRELLES | JORGINHO | MACIEL | HAMILTON | PEDRO PAULO | FORMIGA | NORATO | MACAXEIRA | PALA | NETINHO | SANDOVAL | CIPO | DOM SALVADOR

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TRACKLIST

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Wilson Simonal - Ninguem Proibe o Amor (1975)

Hello, good evening! Wilson Simonal is among the most popular singers among Loronix's friends, mainly the friends outside Brazil. From my perspective, Wilson Simonal music is among the ones that I had more pleasure to make available here. Max de Castro, and the whole Simonal family is always involved with Loronix, which is something that makes me feel really proud. Since the beginning, Loronix has been delivering Wilson Simonal from his early years at Odeon, which includes the whole 1960's and the very first beginning of the 1970's. Now it is time to get along with Wilson Simonal from the 1970's, and we will make it together, I made my first hearing while transferring today. Let's see.

This is Wilson Simonal - Ninguem Proibe o Amor (1975), for RCA Victor. It is not necessary to say we have a fantastic cover artwork here, including the back cover with Wilson Simonal on an empty stadium. Different from RCA releases in the 70's, personnel listing was not fully credited, with the exception of arrangements, in charge of Maestro Briamonte. Tracks include:

01 - Escola Em Luto (J. Velloso / Andó)
02 - Coisa de Louco (Zapatta / Carvalho)
03 - Partitura de Amor (Adilson Manhães / Cassiano)
04 - Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
05 - Sabe Você (Carlos Lyra / Vinicius de Moraes)
06 - O Amor Está no Ar (Agostinho dos Santos / Joab Teixeira)
07 - Embrulheira (Luis Vagner)
08 - Bons Tempos (Nazareno / Marcelo Duran)
09 - Sozinha (Bicho de Pé) (Lupicínio Rodrigues)
10 - Cordão (Chico Buarque)

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