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Release : VA - The Essential Guide To Brazil (ESGCD301)
Artist : VA
Album : The Essential Guide To Brazil (ESGCD301)
Genre : Lo-Fi
Source : CDDA
Label : union square music
URL : http://www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk/
Date : 06/28/2005
Quality : VBRkbps 44,1 kHz Joint-Stereo
Tracks : cd1:12 cd2:12 cd3:11
Time : 153:35 min
Size : 225,6 MB
Cd1
01 Paula Santoro - The Girl From Ipanema 03:13
02 Tom Jobim & Elis Regina - Aguas De Marco 03:34
03 Chico Buarque - Cotidiano 02:51
04 Stan Getz - Samba De Uma Nota So 06:12
05 Rio Combo - So Nice (Summer Samba) 02:51
06 Grupo Cabana - Desafinado 04:28
07 Rio Combo - Brazil 04:33
08 Paula Santoro & Hugh Burns - Dindi 03:47
09 Gustavo Marques - So Danco Samba 02:16
10 Paula Santoro - Corcovado 05:46
11 Celso Fonseca - Ela E Carioca 03:01
12 Astrud Gilberto - Agua De Beber 02:19
Cd2
01 Trio Mocoto - Beleza Beleza Beleza 04:49
02 Gilberto Gil - Bat Macumba 02:33
03 Jorge Ben Jor - Take It Easy My Brother Charles 02:37
04 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada 02:41
05 Marcos Valle - Crickets Sing For Ana Maria 02:09
06 Joyce Feat. Elza Soares - Samba De Silva 03:24
07 Seu Jorge - Carolina 05:54
08 Monica Vasconcelos - Bananeira 04:20
09 Caetano Veloso - O Leaozinho 03:06
10 Zeca Pagodinho - Quando Eu Contar (La La) 04:29
11 Djavan - Fato Consumado 02:32
12 Parney De Castro - Ba-Tu-Ca-Da 08:19
Cd3
01 Marcelinho Da Lua Feat. Seu Jorge - Cotidiano 05:28
02 Bruno E - Dado (Bruno E Remic) 05:25
03 Sabrina Malheiros - Lemanja 05:17
04 Zuco 103 - Jussara 05:47
05 Azymuth - Roda Piao 06:36
06 Dj Marky, Patife & Esom Feat.. - So Tinha Que Ser Com 06:31
Voce
07 Jair Oliveira - Contigo Sempre 03:35
08 Wilson Simoninha - La Vem O Homem 04:37
09 Funk Como Le Gusta - 16 Toneladas 03:13
10 Airto De Moreira & Flora Purim - Tomba 06:54
11 Bob Azzam - Batucada Por Favor 08:28
"Covers Brazil's musical waterfront over the past 40 years"
Starting with Paula Santoro smooching her way through "The Girl From
Ipanema", this triple-CD covers Brazil's musical waterfront over the past
40 years. Many of the Bossa Nova greats are here - Tom Jobim, Chico
Buarque, Astrud Gilberto - with Stan Getz adding in his two bits from up
north. The samba section includes Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and a
persuasive bunch of new-samba exponents; CD3 shows Brazil striking out in
a variety of infectious ways. Jazz-fusion, samba funk, Dj tracks and new
styles developed among expats complete the picture.
Sleevenotes
CD 1: BOSSA NOVA - THE 60s REVOLUTION
01. Paula Santoro - The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)
Written by Tom Jobim, the main song that brought RioÆs bossa nova movement
to international recognition. Inspired by the sight of a carefree,
bikini-clad beauty sashaying down to the beach, thereÆs always been a
controversy about who the girl actually wasà.
02. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina û ┴guas De Marτo
Another Jobim composition. Elis Regina was already recognized as one of
BrazilÆs best jazz vocalists when the bossa nova movement broke, and the
new style gave her another string to her bow.
03. Chico Buarque û Cotidiano
Poet, playwright, opera composer, novelist, singer-songwriter, guitarist:
Chico Buarque is BrazilÆs original Renaissance Man. ChicoÆs take on bossa
nova was always characteristically ædarkerÆ than its standard
beach/bar/bikini/beauty image would normally allow.
04. Stan Getz û Samba De Uma Nota So (One Note Samba)
West coast tenor player Stan Getz was an early adopter of the new bossa
nova rhythm after a visit to Rio, quite a while before many of his fellow
jazzmen. Here he adds a touch of California cool to Joπo Gilberto's
composition, with its unique single-note pattern in the middle eight
section.
05. Rio Combo û So Nice (Summer Samba)
We mustnÆt forget that bossa nova grew from a mixture of traditional samba
and the West Coast æcool jazzÆ movement that predated it by a few years.
æSummer SambaÆ highlights this connection perfectly.
06. Grupo Cabana û Desafinado
After æThe Girl From IpanemaÆ, the second most-famous bossa nova song? The
title borrows from formal music annotation and means æslightly off-keyÆ.
07. Rio Combo û Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
Ary BarosoÆs centenary has recently been celebrated in Brazil, and this
joyous scamper up and down the scales is one of his best-love works.
Baroso comes from an earlier tradition, chorinho, which was characterized
by a unique line-up of guitars, ukulele (æcavaquinhoÆ), and the occasional
violin or flute.
08. Paula Santoro & Hugh Burns û Dindi
This haunting ballad was brought to wide attention several decades ago by
the great Sarah Vaughan, whose enthusiasm for Brazilian music was legend.
Here, one of RioÆs rising star vocalists, Paula Santoro, adds a fresh
twist.
09. Gustavo Marques - So Danco Samba
Although this song is about samba, the style is bossa nova through and
through. A simple invocation to dance.
10. Paula Santoro û Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
Corcovado is the name of the famous Christ statue in Guanabara Bay.
Several songs have paid it homage over the centuries, but this is probably
the most celebrated one.
11. Celso Fonseca - Ela ╔ Carioca (SheÆs A Carioca)
Proof from this young former rock guitarist (now superstar Gilberto GilÆs
bandleader and arranger) that the bossa nova style (and sentiment!) is
still with us, four decades on.
12. ASTRUD GILBERTO with Antonio Carlos Jobim û Agua De Beber
Joπo GilbertoÆs wifeÆs most famous moment was when she was recruited at
the last minute to sing the original version of æThe Girl From IpanemaÆ in
the recording studio when the contracted vocalist failed to show up. Here,
she lends her distinctive tones to a classic Jobim song.
CD2: SAMBA AND THE SAMBA LEGACY
01. Trio Mocot≤ û Beleza Beleza Beleza
Originally Jorge Ben JorÆs 60s backing band, Trio Mocot≤ have become
legends of good-time Rio party music û æsamba-rockÆ, as it came to be
known û and this recent recording shows that theyÆve lost none of their
flare during the intervening 35 years. æMocot≤Æ is a seriously butch meal
of stewed cowfoot and other unmentionable animal innards, BrazilÆs version
of the UKÆs ægreasy spoonÆ fry-up and a tried-and-tested hangover cure!
02. Gilberto Gil û Bat Macumba
While Rio was enveloped in the bossa nova movement, the Northern state of
Bahia was experiencing the birthpangs of æTropicalismoÆ: a semi-political,
semi-cultural movement that grew as much out of the ideas of writers like
Oswald de Andrade and the de Campos brothers, Augusto and Harold, as it
did from æsom livreÆ (which is what Gilberto Gil and fellow Tropicalista
Caetano Veloso called their mΘlange of Afro-Bahian samba, bossa nova,
Beatles and Jimi Hendrix). æBat MacumbaÆ was one of TropicalismoÆs early
anthems.
03. Jorge Ben Jor û Take It Easy My Brother Charles
Jorge Ben JorÆs mixture of samba, soul and swing was an important
offspring of bossa nova. Perhaps itÆs the quirky English lyric of this
selection thatÆs made it a number-one choice for todayÆs remix generation.
04. Sergio Mendes & Brasil Æ66 û Mas Que Nada
Jorge Ben Jor wrote this samba-rock classic, too. Sergio Mendes moved to
North America in the late 60s and played an incalculable role in promoting
Brazilian music of all kinds to the Frozen North.
05. Marcos Valle û Crickets Sing For Ana Maria (Os Grilos)
An immensely gifted and prolific songwriter, Valle was big in the 60s,
after which he spent many years making a good living writing commercial
jingles. We have the UKÆs specialist Brazilian music record label Far Out
to thank for his rediscovery and renewed popularity.
06. Joyce Feat. Elza Soares û Samba De Silva
Joyce is another artist whose recent work on the UKÆs Far Out label has
introduced her to a new generation of music lovers. Here, sheÆs joined by
samba legend Elza Soares (complete with Satchmo impression!).
07. Seu Jorge û Carolina
The star of the internationally-acclaimed movie about the Rio slums,
æCidade De DeusÆ, is also a great singer-songwriter. ÆCarolinaÆ could
almost have come from Jorge Ben JorÆs pen circa 1967à
08. Monica Vasconcelos û Bananeira
UK-based Monica puts down a fine version of Emilio SantiagoÆs 70s
samba-rock classic.
09. Caetano Veloso û O Leπozinho
Gilberto GilÆs Tropicalista compatriot Caetano Veloso has one of the most
instantly-recognisable voices in MPB. This song about a beautiful young
male surfer (a æyoung lionÆ) striding down the beach with his board
prompted whispers about æCaeÆsÆ sexuality at a time when such things
werenÆt so readily discussed in Brazil û but æΘpater la bourgeoisieÆ
(shock the middle classes) is exactly what the Tropicalistas set out to do
in all things!
10. Zeca Pagodinho û Quando Eu Contar (La La)
After sertaneja (BrazilÆs answer to Country and Western), pagode is
probably the most popular kind of music with æo povoÆ (the ordinary,
working class Brazilians). ItÆs basically samba, with lyrics that
alternate between the romantic and melodramatic to the scandalous, amusing
and frankly off-colour! Since the recent death of septogenarian pagodista
Bezerra Da Silva, Zeca is almost certainly the most widely-loved pagode
star today.
11. Djavan û Fato Consumado
From the beautiful North-Eastern seaboard state of Alag≤as, DjavanÆs
limpid voice and poetic songwriting has been dear to Brazilian song-lovers
for almost three decades. This is one of his early classics.
12. Parney De Castro û Ba-Tu-Ca-Da
To finish this chapter in our essential selection, what more æessentialÆ
than a classic batucada (Rio Carnival drumming troupe)?
CD 3: NEW ROUTES, OLD ROOTS û BRAZIL 2K
01. Marcelinho Da Lua Feat. Seu Jorge û Cotidiano
WeÆve already encountered songwriter Chico Buarque and singer Seu Jorge on
the first two volumes of the Essential Guide To Brazil û and to that
potent brew we now add the turntablist talents of the young Rio
DJ/producer Marcelinho. A great combination of the classic and the
cutting-edge.
02. Bruno E û Dado (Bruno E. Remix)
DJ/producer Bruno E takes a jazzier route than his high-energy
contemporaries like Patife and Marky (see below). This fascinating mix of
broken beats and post-bop jazz echoes John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and
Pharaoh Sanders, to name just a few.
03. Sabrina Malheiros û Iemanja (The Mermaid)
Promising young Rio vocalist praises the Afro-Brazilian Goddess of the Sea
over a driving, jazzy-house beat.
04. Zuco 103 û Jussara
Zuco 103 are pioneers of the so-called Euro-Brazilian movement:
European-based Brazilians who have combined their songwriting and singing
talent with the best of progressive European musicmakers and club
soundsmiths.
05. Azymuth û Roda Piao
Azymuth virtually invented Brazilian jazz-fusion thirty or more years ago
and continue to be held very dear in the hearts of all European and North
American jazzdance and fusion fans. Tuti MorenoÆs drumming has graced more
sessions than probably even he would care to remember.
06. Dj Marky, Patife & Esom Feat. Fernanda Porto û So Tinha Que Ser Com
Voce
Like MarcelinhoÆs version of æCotidianoÆ above, Marky, Patife & PosseÆs
version of this equally well-loved bossa nova classic takes on a new lease
of life as a drum & bass tune. Perhaps more than any other country, Brazil
has taken on North LondonÆs homegrown junglist rhythms from the early 90s
and created something entirely different from the original.
07. Jair Oliveira û Contigo Sempre
The son of MPB royalty, Jair Rodrigues, and brother of major star Luciana
Mello, Jair Oliveira writes songs that carry the original romantic spirit
of bossa nova within an edgy, Y2K structure.
08. Wilson Simoninha û Lß Vem O Homem
...and hereÆs another member of Rio royalty! Simoninha is the son of 60s
and 70s jazz crooner Wilson Simonal. This rough, straight-to-tape
performance demonstrates how much at home Rio musicians feel with funk
arrangements.
09. Funk Como Le Gusta û 16 Toneladas (Sixteen Tons)
Another masterpiece of modern Brazilian samba-funk. The old Ernie
æTennesseeÆ Ford classic Æ16 TonsÆ has always been a favourite in Brazil
(some say, because it was a featured tune in a much-loved 60s TV soap
opera). This isnÆt the first samba-funk version of ErnieÆs macho worksong,
but itÆs certainly one of the very best.
10. Airto De Moreira & Flora Purim û Tomba
With his wife and music partner Flora Purim, Airto has brought quality
Brazilian Jazz to the worldÆs attention as few other artists have. This,
another jazzdance classic, features his famously hard-to-play 7/4-time
percussion piece: not one for the percussion noviceà
11. Bob Azzam û Batucada Por Favor
And finally, a monumental percussion workout that should feature in the
box of every DJ who harbours aspirations to rock a Brazilian dancefloor.
Strangely enough, this is the one selection on the whole of The Essential
Guide To Brazil that originates not in Brazil but inàHolland! As they say
in Rio:ÆIf you feel the rhythm, forget your country and join the music!Æ
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