Mario Albanese e Seu Conjunto - Insonia (1959)

Hello, good evening! Yesterday I was very tired; actually, I was really exhausted, with several non-sleeping hours accumulated in the previous day. After posting Chico Buarque and Cristina single, I went to my room couch to read the back cover of this fantastic Mario Albanese LP, supposed to be yesterday's closing post. I slept accidentally on the couch, waking up in the morning with the zecalouro shouting "good day" and demanding my attention. I believe it is fair to start today showing Mario Albanese and his debut LP for Odeon. Let's see.

This is Mario Albanese e Seu Conjunto - Insonia (1959), for Odeon. I think Caetano Rodrigues will be amazes with this pretty unknown Mario Albanese album, which is his debut LP for Odeon. Instead of being in the safe zone performing renditions of standards, Mario Albanese delivers his own compositions at his first album, with his piano backed by Conjunto. Little I know about Mario Albanese e Seu Conjunto members, but I'm quite sure we have here a very solid listen that you should taste at Loronix Preview Center and then come back here to get the whole experience provided by the great Mario Albanese. Tracks include:

01 - Insônia (Mário Albanese / Heitor Carillo)
02 - Se (Mário Albanese / Nabib Nader)
03 - Crendices (Mário Albanese / Irvando Luis)
04 - Meu Amigo Garoto (Mário Albanese)
05 - Amor à Primeira Vista (Mário Albanese / Armando Blundi Bastos)
06 - Pra Lá e Pra Cá (Mário Albanese / Armando Blundi Bastos)
07 - Você (Mário Albanese / Heitor Carillo)
08 - Sol (Mário Albanese / Jorge Duarte)
09 - Remorso (Mário Albanese / Jorge Duarte)
10 - Maravilhosa Aventura (Mário Albanese)
11 - O Mal (Mário Albanese / Heitor Carillo)
12 - Meu Erro (Mário Albanese)

Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Single RGO 4.674 (1968)

Hello, good evening! Let's start this Tuesday with this little record, scheduled to be released yesterday, and just forgotten by this green bird. Perhaps the size of this single was the reason. Although small, everything is great, the outside with this hypnotic RGE cover and the music, featuring Chico Buarque and his lovely sister Cristina making her second recording career participation. Let's see.

This is Chico Buarque de Hollanda - Single RGO 4.674 (1968), for RGE, featuring Benvinda, from the IV Festival da Musica Popular Brasileira on side A and Sem Fantasia with Cristina Buarque and arrangements by Lindolpho Gaya. I'm in love with compactos and there are many to show in the forthcoming days. Tracks include:

01 - Benvinda (Chico Buarque de Hollanda) - IV Festival da Musica Popular Brasileira
02 - Sem Fantasia (Chico Buarque de Hollanda) with Cristina

Ademilde Fonseca - A Rainha Ademilde e Seus Choroes Maravilhosos (1977)

Here we go on an artist very requested by Loronix community. Actually, the community is responsible for the last series of posts featuring Ademilde Fonseca, considered the best singer of a genre more recognized as instrumental music. Ademilde Fonseca has the undisputable recognition of Rainha do Choro, being respected by every traditional Choro musician, such as the ones at this album, recorded by MIS, Museu da Imagem do Som. Let's see.

This is Ademilde Fonseca - A Rainha Ademilde e Seus Choroes Maravilhosos (1977), recorded by Copacabana with the sponsorship of MIS, Museu da Imagem do Som, the last career LP recorded by Ademilde Fonseca, featuring a Choro group assembled only for this recording session, Grupo de Choroes. The repertoire brings classic Choro compositions with Ademilde Fonseca performing on six tracks and accompanied by Grupo dos Choroes. The other tracks are instrumental, performed by Grupo dos Choroes. This is a really nice album with a very nice production, featuring lots of information about Ademilde Fonseca and each Grupo de Choroes members, everything inside the music. Tracks include:

Personnel

Grupo de Choroes

Nicolino Copia "Copinha"
(flute)
Abel Ferreira
(sax, clarinet)
Ze da Velha
(trombone)
Joel do Nascimento
(bandolim)
Indio do Cavaquinho
(cavaquinho)
Toco Preto
(cavaquinho)
Valdir Silva
(violao 7 cordas)
Luiz Gonzaga, Arlindo Ferreira
(violao)
Ernesto Ribeiro Goncalves
(bass)
Jorginho do Pandeiro, Jayme
(pandeiro)

Track List

01 - Acariciando (Abel Ferreira / Lourival Faissal)
02 - Teco Teco (Pereira Costa / Milton Villela)
03 - História Difícil (Pereira Costa / Victor Santos)
04 - Sonoroso (K-Ximbinho / Del Loro)
05 - Galo Garnizé (Antônio Almeida / Luis Gonzaga / Miguel Lima) Urubu Malandro (Lourival de Carvalho "Louro" / João de Barro)
06 - Paraquedista (José Leocádio) with Grupo de Chorões
07 - De Sol a Sol (Ormindo Fontes "Toco Preto" / Collid Filho) with Grupo de Chorões
08 - Sobe e Desce (Waldir Azevedo) with Grupo de Chorões
09 - Amolador (Copinha) with Grupo de Chorões
10 - Chorinho do Sovaco de Cobra (Abel Ferreira) with Grupo de Chorões
11 - André de Sapato Novo (André Victor Correia) with Grupo de Chorões
12 - Paraquedista (José Leocádio) Urubu Malandro (Lourival de Carvalho "Louro" / João de Barro)

Important reading | Carlos Lyra interview to Gravata

Just to let everybody aware of a Carlos Lyra interview given for my very good friend Gravata at Jornal O Globo, Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Lyra says something very important about Loronix, which is the opportunity Loronix provides to make out of print albums available to the public. Carlos Lyra statement matches with one of the most important rules of Loronix that makes available only albums that are no longer available commercially. At Loronix, if I know that an album is commercially available anywhere in the world, I will not offer it for download.

Carlos Lyra's words are a major step to Loronix evolution and I would like to thank Gravata for making this interview that took me by surprise this morning. English translation is being provided for friends who don't read Portuguese. I urge everybody to make a careful reading of Gravata's interview with Carlos Lyra, a very important event to Loronix.

Gravata website is http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/gravata/
Carlos Lyra official website is http://www.carloslyra.com/

Respect, zecalouro

English Translation:

At a time when we celebrate Bossa Nova´s 50th anniversary, internet surfers are attracted to a web site that offers rare discs which are no longer found in record stores, but can be downloaded for free. It´s Zeca Louro´s blog, http://loronix.blogspot.com. There you can find gems like "Canção do Amor Demais" (1958) where Elizeth Cardoso sings for the first time some Jobim - Vinicius classics; the historical "Au Bon Gourmet" show (1962) where, for the for the first time Jobim, Vinicius, João Gilberto and Os Cariocas appeared together. Not to mention the antological "Chega de Saudade" (1959) where João Gilberto sings three songs by Carlos Lyra, one of Bossa Nova´s pioneers. Now we have Lyra talking about it:

- It is easier to find your rare career albums in foreign countries than in Brazil. Why?

Lira - Not just rare albums, but all of them. In Japan´s Tower Records there is a whole section with my discs. There you can find LPs that have later been released as CDs, as well as compilations that they made. I can only conclude that the intellectual level in Japan is much higher than in Brazil.

- There are sites, like Loronix, that offer such rarities for free. What is your opinion about it?

Lira - Loronix, as far as I know, is a site that offers only discs which are no longer sold and, therefore, cannot be purchased by anybody. It is an incentive to record labels which, now, can identify the ones which are being downloaded more frequently and release them again. There are some albums which are not available in Brazil but are sold in the US or Japan and, therefore, can be acquired though the internet; in my opinion, they should not be offered for free. It is important to understand that composers live off they works. It is somehow difficult to make people understand that this is our job, and we cannot simply give off what we create. It is our daily bread.

Zezinho e Os Copacabana - Mesa de Pista (1957)

This album is among the ones that I like most when first released in June 2007 using an Imperial reissue as Zezinho e Os Copacabana - Um Coquetel, Uma Danca. Here we go with an update, now featuring the first issue by Odeon in 1957 as Mesa de Pista, instead Imperial commercial Um Coquetel, Uma Danca name. I never had the chance to see the first issue cover and it is much better than my best dreams. This is an anthological album, featuring important musicians, which has been the object of an academic research by a University in the United States. This is something that makes me feel very proud of Loronix. This updates brings the original cover artwork and original Odeon 1957 audio, including the FLAC option. I'm gathering the original June 2007 writing with minor adjustments. I hope everybody have a lot of fun with this nice album.

Original writing:

This is probably the surprise of the month, part of the new series of instrumental albums from the late 50’s to early 60’s. We have been discussing this kind of albums today; they were very common by these decades and were also known as “Para Dancar” or “For Dancing”, in English. Waldir Calmon is probably the musician that made more records in the style, releasing more than 10 albums with “Para Dancar” at the front cover. Some of these albums have only a single and big track on each side, perfect for dancing with no interruptions.

This is Zezinho e Os Copacabana - Mesa de Pista (1957), for Odeon. Caetano Rodrigues said yesterday that collectors track down Maestro Zezinho albums and they pay a good price for them. They are right, the album is delicious to hear and Maestro Zezinho performs the music with the assistance of a constellation of Brazilian musicians. Some tracks have lyrics, sung by a non-identified singer with a nice voice, I have my guess who is the crooner, but I will let you try first. zecalouro says (2008): The crooner is Zezinho!! Tracks include:

Personnel

Zezinho
(vocals)
Vadico
(piano, arrangements)
Quincas
(sax tenor, arrangements)
Jorginho
(sax alto)
Mozart
(piston)
Astor
(trombone, arrangements)
Jose Marinho
(bass)
Sutinho
(drums)
Gilberto
(pandeiro)

Track List

01 - Wabash Blues (D. Ringle / F. Meinken) Adios (Enric Madriguera) Baião Caçula (Mário Gennari Filho) De Papo Pro Á (Joubert de Carvalho / Olegário Mariano) Pois É (Ataulfo Alves) Chora Cavaquinho Dulce Y Amorosa (R. Jimenez) Begin The Beguine (Cole Porter) Tiradentes (Estanislau Silva / Décio Carlos / Penteado)
02 - Faceira (Ary Barroso)
03 - Feitio de Oração (Noel Rosa / Vadico)
04 - Morena Boca de Ouro (Ary Barroso)
05 - Homenagem (Astor Silva)
06 - Longe dos Olhos (Cristóvão de Alencar / Djalma Ferreira)
07 - Não Dou Conselho (Antônio Nássara / Erasmo Silva)

Challenge | Who are they?

Hello, good evening! I want to start this great day in the best way possible, inviting all friends to face a new and exciting Challenge Game. The question is always the same, but the characters are different, who are they? Good luck to all.

Hope uEnjoy!

PS.: This challenge includes the girls!!!

Mauricio Einhorn - Me (1980)

I was postponing this post for several days, just because I did not feel capable to write something meaningful and appropriate to the importance of this artist to Brazilian music. This post is an update, perhaps one of the most important among many others that need improvements and best approach to our community. Maurício Einhorn is a true legend, one of the most original musicians on his instrument -- the harmonica -- and one of the most important Brazilian popular music composers for decades. Let's see.

This is Mauricio Einhorn - ME (1980), for Clam/Continental, the debut LP of an artist that started professionally in the year of 1947, recorded for the first time in 1949 with an harmonica band, the Brazilian Rascals, had a composition recorded for the first time in 1960, Sambop (Mauricio Einhorn / Durval Ferreira), but could only release his first solo LP in 1980. Anyway, it is not necessary to say that you cannot miss this one, ME is an excellent album, featuring Mauricio Einhorn compositions and his outstanding harmonica playing backed by a constellation of Brazilian musicians. Tracks include:

Personnel

Mauricio Einhorn
(harmonica)
Nelson Ayres
(piano)
Roberto Sion
(flute, alto and soprano sax)
Luizao
(bass)
Paulo Braga
(drums at 06, 09)
Gege
(drums at 07)
Marku Ribas
(drums, percussion, voice)
Sebastiao Tapajos
(violao)

Track List

01 - Batida Diferente (A Different Beat) (Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira)
02 - Sarro (Maurício Einhorn / Arnaldo Costa)
03 - Alvorada (Luis Fernando Freire / Maurício Einhorn / Arnaldo Costa)
04 - Estamos Aí (Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira / Regina Werneck)
05 - Brinquedo (Toy) (Maurício Einhorn / José Schettini)
06 - Limbo (Theme From Ron Carter And Jim Hall) (Maurício Einhorn / Arnaldo Costa)
07 - Claus (Maurício Einhorn / Celso Loch)
08 - Tristeza de Nós Dois (Maurício Einhorn / Durval Ferreira / Bebeto)
09 - Sketch (Maurício Einhorn / José Schettini)
10 - Jóia (Joy) (Maurício Einhorn / Alberto Arantes)

Monarco - Monarco (1976)

I think this is a perfect close of our first 2008 Samba Saturday at Loronix. Monarco is considered one of the greatest Samba composers in Brazil and never had an approach at Loronix. This is one of the greatest findings of my mother, an album where everything works close to perfection. Monarco performs his compositions backed by a constellation of Brazilian musicians and although recording only a few albums across decades, he is a wonderful Samba interpreter. Let's see.

This is Monarco - Monarco (1976), for Continental, the first Monarco career LP, featuring the participation of Velha Guarda da Portela, which is a group of renowned Samba artists of Escola de Samba Portela in Rio de Janeiro. Monarco has Ze Menezes in charge of arrangements and features Neco, Dino 7 Cordas, Jorginho, Luizao, Wilson das Neves and many others. I think you cannot skip this one, even if you are not a Samba fan. Tracks include:

Personnel

Ze Menezes
(arrangements, violao, cavaquinho, bandolim)
Jorge Menezes
(violao)
Mane do Cavaco, Neco
(cavaquinho)
Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas)
Doutor, Elizeu Felix, Gordinho, Luna, Marcal
(percussion)
Luizao Maia
(bass)
Wilson das Neves
(drums)
Jorginho
(flute)
Abel Ferreira
(sax, clarinet)

Track List

01 - O Quitandeiro (Paulo da Portela / Monarco) with Velha Guarda da Portela
02 - Ingratidão (Monarco / José Mauro)
03 - Desengano (Aniceto)
04 - Amor Verdadeiro (Monarco)
05 - Tudo Menos Amor (Monarco / Walter Rosa)
06 - Mangueira e Suas Glórias (Monarco)
07 - Duelo Fatal (Monarco)
08 - Amor Fiel (Monarco)
09 - Glorias do Samba (Monarco)
10 - Conselho (Monarco / Manacéa)
11 - Lenço (Monarco / Francisco Santana)
12 - Enganadora (Monarco / Alcides Dias Lopes)

Noite Ilustrada - Noite Ilustrada (1969)

Here we go on our first Loronix Samba Saturday of 2008, showing an artist that deserves a better approach at Loronix, the legendary Brazilian singer Mario de Souza Marques Filho, widely known as Noite Ilustrada, a very important singer with a recording career that spans decades. Noite Ilustrada debut LP is already available at Loronix and has one of the nicest covers I have ever seen, just follow this link, here. Let's see.

This is Noite Ilustrada - Noite Ilustrada (1969), for Continental, featuring orchestra accompaniement with not credited Maestro, arranger and musicians. Mario de Souza Marques Filho received the artistic name of Noite Ilustrada in his first performance as an artist when the show host, Ze Trindade, forgot his name and took from Noite Ilustrada paints the magazine Noite Ilustrada and had the idea of announce the new singer as Noite Ilustrada. This album is the first out of four releases by Noite Ilustrada in the same year of 1969. Tracks include:

01 - Brasil Moreno (Ary Barroso / Luis Peixoto)
02 - Olhos Verdes (Vicente Paiva)
03 - Professora (Benedito Lacerda / Jorge Faraj)
04 - Brasa (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins)
05 - Mágoa de Pierrot (Geraldo de Andrade Carneiro)
06 - A Primeira História (César Moreno) Rosa Morena (Dorival Caymmi) Isaura (Herivelto Martins / Roberto Roberti) Maria Teresa (Gomes Cardim) Juraci (Antônio Almeida / Ciro de Souza) Laura (Jorge Galati / Nogueira Santos) La Lá Le Lé Li Li (João de Barro / Adalberto Ribeiro) Ai Que Saudades da Amélia (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago) Mulher (Custódio Mesquita / Sady Cabral)
07 - Exaltação à Bahia (Vicente Paiva / Chianca de Garcia)
08 - Atire a Primeira Pedra (Ataulfo Alves / Mário Lago)
09 - Cabelos Brancos (Herivelto Martins / Marino Pinto)
10 - Fenix (Ataulfo Alves / Aldo Cabral)
11 - Pedrinhas de Cor (Cícero Nunes / Armando Nunes)
12 - Meu Romance (J. Cascata / Álvaro Nunes)

Norma Bengell - Norma Canta Mulheres (1977)

Hello, good evening! We have a good reason to postpone the start of our Samba Saturday at Loronix, the International Women's Day is being celebrated today and this post is Loronix homage to all women in the world, being also celebrated by Leo Ribeiro and Martoni at their Forma e Elenco Radio Show. I would like also to thanks JOAO-SP and the friends of CBox for shouting about this date, I have to admit that I was not aware of this important date.

Anyway, a special date requires a special post and this one is really special featuring Norma Bengell and her second and last career LP released by Elenco. Let's see.

This is Norma Bengell - Norma Canta Mulheres (1977), for Elenco, featuring Norma Bengell performing a repertoire with songs composed by girls, no room for men compositions here. This is a fantastic album that follows on that "cannot wait longer" category, it is incredibly hard to find and this copy is not my vinyl transfer. The back cover is missing from the download package and personnel listing is probably incomplete, I'm not sure about it. Sivuca plays a major role at Norma Canta Mulheres, delivering arrangements and playing. If someone has additional information to provide, I will be pleased to update this post with full personnel listing. Tracks include:

Personnel
(partial)

Sivuca
(arrangements)
Rosinha de Valenca
(violao, arrangements)
Celia Vaz
(arrangements, ?)
Tiao Neto, Jamil Joanes
(bass)
Jacques Morellenbaum
(cello)
Ed Maciel
(trombone)
Pascoal Meirelles, Chico Batera
(drums)

Track List

01 - Outra Você Não Me Faz (Dona Ivone Lara)
02 - Inteira (Luhli / Lucina)
03 - Em Nome do Amor (Norma Bengell / Glória Gadelha)
04 - Aprender a Nadar (Marlui Miranda)
05 - A Noite do Meu Bem (Dolores Duran)
06 - Abre Alas (Chiquinha Gonzaga)
07 - Coisas da Vida (Rosinha de Valença)
08 - Pra Que (Glória Gadelha)
09 - Movimento da Vida (Sueli Costa)
10 - O Futuro Me Absolve (Rita Lee)
11 - Boa Pergunta (Joyce)
12 - Resposta (Maysa)

Arrigo Barnabe e Banda Sabor de Veneno - Clara Crocodilo (1980)

It is impossible to show this album without explaining the weird story behind it. The idea of making Arrigo Barnabe debut LP came from the last and first Arrigo Barnabe album at Loronix, Facanhas, kindly sent by Ad Hoc. I said to AdHoc that I had this album and it was only a matter of waiting a couple of days to make it.

When I decided to make it a couple of weeks ago, I did not find this album and I got really disappointed. Anyway, every Thursday, I receive my loyal assistance to make some housekeeping and other things. I decided to ask her for the album, the last hope and immediately, she guided me to a hidden place with several albums, including Clara Crocodilo. My Assitance has this mania, if something is scaring, she hides from the view of everybody. Now I'm happy to get back my LP. Just a final warning, get ready for an above the flow of scaring cover artworks. Let's see.

This is Arrigo Barnabe e Banda Sabor de Veneno - Clara Crocodilo (1980), for Continental, presented here by the original first 1980 vinyl issue. I have special feelings about this album, which is not for beginners; Arrigo Barnabe approximates classical music, popular music with comics using dodecaphonic and atonal elements, delivering a unique output, something very different from the music we use to listen at Loronix. Tracks include:

Banda Sabor de Veneno

Regina Porto
(electric piano, piano, voice)
Bozo Barretti
(synthesizer, electric piano, piano, voice)
Paulo Barnabe
(drums, percussion, voice)
Gi Gibson
(guitar, chorus, voice)
Rogerio Benati
(percussion)
Otavio Fialho
(bass, voice)
Ronei Stella
(trombone)
Chico Guedes
(tenor sax, clarinet)
Baldo Versolatto
(alto sax, clarinet)
Mane Silveira
(soprano sax, flute)
Felix Wagner
(clarinet, contralto clarinet)
Suzana Salles
(voice)
Vania Bastos
(voice)
Arrigo Barnabe
(piano, synthesizer, percussion, narration, vocal)

Special Guests

Eliana Estavao
(voice)
Gilberto Mifune
(voice)
Marcelo Galberti
(clarinet)
Mario Aydar
(cello)
Nono
(trumpet)
Passoca
(voice)
Tete Espindola
(voice, voice arrangements)

Track List

01 - Acapulco Drive-in (Paulo Barnabé / Otávio Fialho / Gilson Gibson / Arrigo Barnabé)
02 - Orgasmo Total (Arrigo Barnabé)
03 - Diversões Eletrônicas (Regina Porto / Arrigo Barnabé)
04 - Instante (Arrigo Barnabé)
05 - Sabor de Veneno (Arrigo Barnabé)
06 - Infortúnio (Arrigo Barnabé)
07 - Office-boy (Arrigo Barnabé)
08 - Clara Crocodilo (Mário Lúcio Cortes / Arrigo Barnabé)

Elza Soares - EP CD.73 | Tapecar (1976)

Hello, good evening! This little record comes to announce that tomorrow we will have a full day devoted to the Samba in Loronix, which is the already legendary Samba Saturday with the first 2008 edition. If you were waiting anxiously for a Samba Saturday, you should say hello to zecalouro's mother, who is now a frequent reader of Loronix posts through the new translation feature. She read something about the lack of Saturdays devoted to Samba and went on a successful mission to find albums in the style. I have to admit that I'm really surprised with her findings. You should not miss another Samba Saturday at Loronix. Meanwhile, Elza Soares should guide us to be in the mood for tomorrow. Let's see.

This is Elza Soares - EP CD.73 (1976), for Tapecar, featuring Elza Soares performing four tracks, including the blockbuster Malandro, which is the sample made available at Loronix Preview Center. Tracks include:

01 - Estou Com Raiva De Você (Miro Barbosa / Jorge Roberto)
02 - Nó Na Tristeza (Vicente Matos / Carlito Cavalcanti)
03 - Malandro (Jorge Aragão / Jotabê)
04 - Curumbandê (Beto Baiano)

Oscar Brown Jr. & Luiz Henrique - Finding a New Friend (1966)

Hello, good evening! We will have a solid start today, showing a contribution coming from a new friend that lives outside of Brazil, probably overseas, carefully prepared and offered with FLAC files and nice hi-res scans of front and back cover. Our international collaborator says that Oscar Brown Jr. and Luiz Henrique deliver a perfect collaboration between a North American artist and a Brazilian artist and this is really worth checking out. Let's see.

This is Oscar Brown Jr. & Luiz Henrique - Finding a New Friend (1966), for Fontana, featuring Sivuca arrangements on tracks 01 - Laia Ladaia, 02 - Nothin' but a Fool and 08 - Dawn Comes Again with Luiz Henrique is in charge of the remaining tracks. Finding a New Friend is all about the friendship of both main performers since the first time they met in 1965 at Greenwich Village Coffee House. The repertoire features a blend of America tunes with Brazilian music, including several songs written by Luiz Henrique in partnership with Oscar Brown Jr. Loronix Preview Center features the title track 07 - Finding a New Friend (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.). Tracks include:

01 - Laia Ladaia
02 - Nothin' but a Fool
03 - Manha de Carnaval (Luiz Bonfa / Antonio Maria)
04 - Much as I Love You (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)
05 - I had no Idea (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)
06 - Wham Bam Thank You Mam (Oscar Brown Jr.)
07 - Finding a New Friend (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)
08 - Dawn Comes Again (Luiz Henrique)
09 - Listen to Me (Luiz Henrique)
10 - The Answer to my Prayer (Oscar Brown Jr.)
11 - Seeing Maria (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)
12 - Barra Limpa (Luiz Henrique / Oscar Brown Jr.)

Elizeth Cardoso - Feito em Casa (1974)

Hello, good evening! Today I decided to pick up one of my first vinyl transfers at Loronix and made it again, just to see if my skills were improved after making several others transfers across the last year. My choice was this fantastic and underrated Elizeth Cardoso LP, released in 1974 at Copacabana. I read that Joao Gilberto reaches his magnificent guitar playing and interpretation using repetitions and repetition really makes you perform better. This reposting is the outcome with improvements on music and also front and back cover scans. I'm gathering my first April 1 2007 writing. Let's see.

Original writing

Let's make a solid start today posting a album that is probably unknown to many friends, recorded by one of the most loved female singer at Loronix, Elizeth Cardoso.

This is Elizeth Cardoso - Feito em Casa (1974), for Copacabana, all about Samba from start to end with Elizeth Cardoso delivering all her vocal tricks, accompanied by a female chorus and arranged by top-notch Brazilian Maestros, such as Geraldo Vespar, Chiquinho de Moraes and Sergio Carvalho. Samba fans will be delighted with this album that reveals Elizeth Cardoso as a really nice Samba interpreter. The back cover has something never seen before, photos of all composers of the twelve tracks. Elizeth seems to be really in charge of each record she makes. Feito em Casa has also the mighty Moacyr Silva as production director.

I'm sending also a gorgeous video with voice and bass featuring Elizeth Cardoso and Luiz Chaves of Zimbo Trio performing Se Queres Saber (Peter Pan). It is not necessary to say, but I like to say if you forget, it is another Powered by Luiz Harding video. Tracks include:

The Composers

Paulinho Cavalcante & Paulo Bruce

Paulo Cesar Pinheiro

Romildo & Toninho

Ari do Cavaco & Otacilio

Candeia & Walter Rosa

Delcio Carvalho

Lais Bezerra & Lucia Gondra

Track List

01 - Aroeira (Romildo / Toninho Nascimento)
02 - Peso dos Anos (Candeia / Walter Rosa)
03 - Cuíca e Viola (Romildo / Toninho Nascimento)
04 - Antes Durante e Depois (Paulo Valdez / Paulo César Pinheiro)
05 - Chico Lambança (Ari do Cavaco / Otacílio)
06 - Evocando Saudade (Laís Bezerra / Lúcia Gondra)
07 - Flor Misteriosa (Romildo / Toninho Nascimento)
08 - Igual à Flor (Delcio Carvalho / Nei Lopes)
09 - Água de Sereno (Romildo / Toninho Nascimento)
10 - Era Melhor Chrar (Paulinho Cavalcanti / Paulo Bruce)
11 - Amor Infinito (Paulo Valdez / Demócrito)
12 - Batido na Palma da Mão (Ari do Cavaco / Otacílio)

Milton Banana Trio - Linha de Passe (1984)

I was saving this album for a future opportunity; there are several Milton Banana albums already available at Loronix. Moreover, I had nothing in particular to say about this record. I learned today that Linha de Passe is the last album recorded by Milton Banana, 1984, more than a decade before his passing in 1999. This fact made me feel particularly sad, but the sadness disappeared as soon as I put this album to spin, which is exactly like all the other albums recorded by this great musician, despretencious, happier, but sincere, a work of love. Wherever Milton Banana is right now, it is important he knows there is a community that loves its music and works a lot to preserve his memory.

This is Milton Banana Trio - Linha de Passe (1984), for RCA Candem, featuring Milton Banana on drums accompanied by not credited musicians, which is something very strange on the RCA release. If you are giving the first steps on Brazilian music, this album is highly recommended, it saved my night today and I hope it makes you feel great, such as I'm now. Tracks include:

01 - Linha de Passe (João Bosco / Paulo Emílio / Aldir Blanc)
02 - Flor de Lis (Djavan)
03 - Meu Guri (Chico Buarque)
04 - Velas Içadas (Ivan Lins / Vitor Martins)
05 - Batendo a Porta (João Nogueira / Paulo César Pinheiro)
06 - Exaltação à Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Serrado (Djavan)
08 - Sampa (Caetano Veloso)
09 - Tô Voltando (Maurício Tapajós / Paulo César Pinheiro)
10 - Aquarela (Toquinho / Vinicius de Moraes)
11 - Velho Ateu (Eduardo Gudin / Roberto Riberti)
12 - As Rosas Não Falam (Cartola)

Conjunto de Sergio Carvalho - Ritmo, Danca, Alegria (1968)

Hello, good evening! Since I saw this album for the first time at the essential Brazilian music discography and cover artwork website Bossa Nova On-line, I started tracking it down for our community. This week, I saw an e-bay listing with this album, being offered by the unbelievable US$ 349,95 Buy it Now price. Since I have as a personal rule to do not spend more than US$ 5,00 on an album, I decided to make it today, using MP3s made available by someone at the Internet. I hope you support my decision. Let's see.

This is Conjunto Sergio Carvalho - Ritmo, Danca e Alegria (1968), for Philips, featuring the Brazilian organist and composer Sergio Carvalho and his Conjunto with credited musicians at the back cover. Unfortunately, the scan is not good and I could read only Sergio Carvalho's name and producer's name, which is the legendary Durval Ferreira. Ritmo, Danca e Alegria has a single track on each side and eighteen tunes across the entire album. I decided to crop the beginning of Side B to show Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Capinan) at Loronix Preview Center. Tracks include:

Side A

Canzone Per Te (Sergio Endrigo / Bardotti)
Adieu a La Nuit (M. Jarre / M. Vidalin)
L'amour Est Bleu (André Popp / M. Cour)
The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach / H. David)
San Francisco (J. Philips)
O Homem Proibido (Lyrio Panicali)
Malayisha (M. Makeba / Ragovoy)
Pata Pata (Ragovoy / M. Makeba)
Suck'um Up (K. Lee)
Alegria Alegria (Caetano Veloso)

Side B

Ponteio (Edu Lobo / Capinan)
Até Quarta-feira (H. Silva / Paulo Sette)
Noite dos Mascarados (Chico Buarque)
Amor de Carnaval (Zé Keti)
Triste Madrugada (Jorge Costa)
Voltei (Oswaldo Nunes / Celso Castro)
Você Voltou (Beto / Oldemar Magalhães / Fernando Luz)
Gana (E. Wilkins)

Moacyr Silva - Dancando com Voce Nr. 3 (1959)

This repost address several issues, such as the cover artwork scans update, the music (now including the missing track 09 - Tudo ou Nada) improved by a new transfer and the FLAC option was added, but what is most important about this post is to introduce Moacyr Silva to the great number of new friends that joined Loronix in 2008. Moacyr Silva was not released this year and this is a nice opportunity to update this album and bring back this great artist to the front page. I'm retrieving the original writing. Let's see.

Original text:

Hello, Good Evening! Everyday I blame myself on skip the image processing class when I was at school. I have a great problem on using image-processing software to make clean covers (2008: thanks to Mr. E., I'm now a quite skilled parrot on this subject). When I get a nice cover such as this one opening this post I feel very frustrated of not knowing how to remove marks, clean surface, among other tasks. In this example, I'm really mad with that circle mark made by the record living inside the envelop in the last 48 years. I hope to have this skill someday. Anyway, this cover is really magnificent and the music, at the same level. Let's see what we have here.

This is Moacyr Silva e Seu Conjunto - Dancando com Voce Nr. 3 (1959), for Copacabana, another above of the average Moacyr Silva album, accompanied by "Conjunto" featuring his preferred pianist Chaim Lewack. Such like "Sax Sensacional", "Dancando com Voce" is a series of records that started in 1956 with the first one on 10-inch format, the first Moacyr Silva LP, ending with "Dancando com Voce Nr. 4, released just before Nr. in 1959. This record was found on a very bad condition and some noise occurs (2008: the noise remains, but with great improvement and do not spoils this nice album). Loronix engineers failed on getting track 09, a big scratch made this track unplayable (2008: track 09 is now available). Tracks include:

Personnel

Moacyr Silva
(sax tenor)
Chaim Lewack
(piano)
Julio Barbosa
(trumpet)
Ed. Maciel
(trombone)
Hanestaldo Americo
(drums)
Raul Gagliardi
(bass)
Maurilio da Silva Santos
(trumpet)

Track List

01 - Deus Lhe Pague (Polera / André Penazzi / David Nasser)
02 - Som e Melodia (Julio Barbosa)
03 - Suas Mãos (Pernambuco / Antônio Maria)
04 - Flamingo (Anderson / Groya)
05 - Onde Estará Meu Amor (Lina Pesce)
06 - Vais Me Pedir Perdão (Maurílio Santos)
07 - Não Me Diga Adeus (Anísio Silva / Fausto Guimarães)
08 - Autumn Serenade (P. Rose / S. Gallop)
09 - Tudo Ou Nada (Fernando César)
10 - Esmagando Rosas (Alcyr Pires Vermelho / David Nasser)
11 - História de Um Olhar (Bilah) (Haroldo Eiras / Ciro Vieira da Cunha)
12 - Someone Watch Over Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin)

Varios Artistas - Grandes Instrumentistas Brasileiros (1978)

Hello, good evening! Here we go on an album that I was tracking down for many months. This is a very nice compilation of remastered tracks taken from 78rpm released by Continental between 1932 and 1965 focusing instrumental musicians. I think Brazilian music researchers should take a carefully attention to this album featuring really important artists with original recordings not very easy to find. If do not follow on this category, you should take it by the opportunity of hearing the music from Brazil recorded before Bossa Nova creation. I would like to say thank you to Leo Rugero, musician and a tireless Brazilian music researcher for pointing this album and a very interest artist inside. Let's see.

This is Grandes Instrumentistas Brasileiros (1978), for Continental, featuring several artists and their original remastered recordings taken from Continental 78RPM releases. Among giants like Jacob do Bandolim, Abel Ferreira, Dilermando Reis, Radames Gnattali and others; this album features an original recording and a participation of the legendary Pereira Filho, a fascinating musician, and precursor in the use of electric guitar in Brazil. Track 06 - Edinho no Choro (Pereira Filho) features Pereira Filho performing with Conjunto and electric guitar in 1945, you should not miss it, Pereira Filho is an amazing musician and totally unknown to the public. Loronix Preview Center features the amazing Edinho no Choro. Tracks include:

THE PERFORMERS

Dilermando Reis
Meira
Edu da Gaita
Alexandre Gnattali
Benedito Lacerda
Gente do Morro
Waldir Azevedo
Abel Ferreira
Pereira Filho
Andre Penazzi
Jacob do Bandolim
Cesar Faria e Seu Conjunto
Sivuca
Garoto
Aymore
Carlinho
Luiz Americano
Djalma Ferreira e Seus Milionarios do Ritmo
Radames Gnattali

TRACK LIST

01
Doutor Sabe Tudo
(Dilermando Reis)
Dilemando Reis e Meira
(1948)

02
Capricho Nortista
(Humberto Teixeira / Luiz Gonzaga)
Edu e Sua Gaita e Orquestra de Cordas de Alexandre Gnattali
(1950)

03
Gorgulho
(Benedito Lacerda / Waldemar)
Benedito Lacerda e Gente do Morro
(1932)

04
Camundongo
(Waldir Azevedo / Risadinha)
Waldir Azevedo e Conjunto Regional
(1951)

05
Imperial
(Altamiro Carrilho)
Abel Ferreira e Seu Conjunto
(1956)

06
Edinho no Choro
(Pereira Filho)
Pereira Filho e Conjunto
(1945)

07
Maluquinho
(Andre Penazzi)
Andre Penazzi
(1955)

08
Saloes Imperiais
(Jacob Bittencourt)
Jacob do Bandolim com Cesar Faria e Seu Conjunto
(1948)

09
Sincopado
(Luiz Bandeira)
Sivuca com Conjunto Ritmico
(1953)

10
Dolente
(Anibal Augusto Sardinha)
Garoto (guitarra havaiana) with Aymore, Carlinho (violao)
(1936)

11
Sonho
(Waldemar de Abreu "Dunga")
Luiz Americano com Pereira Filho
(1945)

12
Bicharada
(Djalma Ferreira)
Djalma Ferreira e Seus Miliunarios do Ritmo
(1963)

Raphael Rabello & Dino 7 Cordas - Raphael Rabello & Dino 7 Cordas (1991)

Hello, good evening! I hope everybody had a very productive Monday, as it was mine. I worked beyond my scheduled today, delaying the start my work at Loronix. This is the reason why only a single album is released today. Thus, I decided to show friends an album that worth several other together, a historic album bringing together The Master and his most faithful disciple, two extraordinary musicians, unfortunately, no longer in this planet with us. Let's see.

This is Raphael Rabello & Dino 7 Cordas (1991), for Kuarup, featuring the legendary violao 7 cordas player Horondino Jose da Silva, also known as Dino 7 Cordas and Raphael Rabello, performing together eleven renditions of a nice selection of Samba and Choro. Dino 7 Cordas was 73 when he went to studio with Raphael Rabello, young enough to be his grandson. The performances are overwhelming, Dino 7 Cordas plays as if he was a kid and Raphael Rabello seems to be so fascinated on a studio with his master that delivers his best. This is the kind of released that you should not miss, no matter if you are a musician or a listener. Tracks include:

Personnel

Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas, arrangements)
Rafael Rabello
(violao, arrangements)
Jorginho do Pandeiro
(pandeiro)
Celsinho Silva
(percussion)
Neco
(cavaquinho)

Track List

01 - Conversa de Botequim (Noel Rosa)
02 - Jongo (João Pernambuco)
03 - Escovado (Ernesto Nazareth)
04 - Alma de Violinos (Lamartine Babo / Alcyr Pires Vermelho)
05 - Um a Zero (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
06 - Odeon (Ernesto Nazareth)
07 - Sons de Carrilhões (João Pernambuco)
08 - Segura Ele (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
09 - Desvairada (Garoto)
10 - Graúna (João Pernambuco)
11 - Sonho de Magia (João Pernambuco)

This is Raphael Rabello & Dino 7 Cordas (1991), at CD Point

Hope uEnjoy!

Sivuca - Um Pe no Asfalto, Um Pe na Buraqueira (1990)

This is a chance and also a hint to new friends or those who are taking the first steps with Brazilian music to get along with a great artist, last released at Loronix almost four months ago. I'm talking about Severino Dias de Oliveira, or just Sivuca, a special musician, arranger, accordionist, composer, being also a multi instrumentalist. Sivuca had a successful international career, performing with Radames Gnattali, Baden Powell, Toots Thielemans, among many others. Let's see.

This is Sivuca - Um Pe no Asfalto - Um Pe na Buraqueira (1990), for Copacabana, featuring Sivuca at his best, playing instrumental tunes with accordion. This album is delicious to hear and I cannot understand the reason to never being reissued on CD, such like the last album by Quarteto Negro. Loronix Preview Center features the title track, 02 - Um Pe no Asfalto, Um Pe na Buraqueira. I'm also bringing back from Loronix archives a music video with Sivuca performing Ceu e Mar in Sweden, 1968. Rildo Hora and Sivuca's wife Gloria Gadelha are special guests, as detailed on track listing. Tracks include:

01 - Bom e Bonito (Oswaldinho do Acordeom)
02 - Um Pé no Asfalto Outro na Buraqueira (Dominguinhos)
03 - Casa Amarela (Sivuca)
04 - Forró da Gente (Cecéu) with Glória Gadelha
05 - Entortando o Forró (Jorjão)
06 - Quem Disse Que o Frevo Acabou (Moraes Moreira / Glória Gadelha) with Glória Gadelha
07 - Sanhauá (Sivuca / Glória Gadelha)
08 - Arco-íris (Sivuca / Glória Gadelha) with Rildo Hora
09 - Brejo das Freiras (Sivuca / Glória Gadelha)
10 - Guararema (Sivuca / Glória Gadelha)