Avolta Jr - Brazil Bossa Jazz!
A return to jazz and the 60s on this show. Whilst the cool languid sounds of bossa nova were conquering America and the world, Amercian jazz was getting its own back in Brasil. Amongst the young musicians jazz had always been important, from the influence of Joe Mooney and Stan Kenton on the pre-bossa guys to Horace Silver and the Blue Note sound to the first post-bossa generation. These tracks feature an everchanging and interchangeable line up of musicians such as Dom Salvador, Rubens Bassini, Neco, Waltel Branco, Durval Ferreira, Luiz Carlos Vinhas, Edson Lobo, Tenorio Jr, Edison Machado, Paulo Moura - the list is endless!
A Turma do Bom Balanco led by Edison Machado feature jazz accordion on Abondono, jazz meets electric tropicalia with Hermeto Pascoal's Brazilian Octopus, Meirelles took over Dom Um Romao's Copa 3 and as Copa 5 plays the quintessential bossa jazz track, Quintessencia. Paulo Moura's jazz Hepteto play Jobim's Bonita, trumpeter Julinho fronted with Dom Salvador on the latter's Samba em Tres Tempos, Durval Ferreira's hugely influential Os Gatos paired trombone with flutes for the lead on the super catchy Sao Salvador. The great Tenorio Jr only made one legendary album as a jazz leader and his Consolacao is an object lesson in arranging a by then tired standard into something exciting.
Rubens Bassini's cover of Art Blakey's cuban influenced Mirage leads into Copa 7 (no relation the later funk band) with Horace Silver's The Gringo. Modal saxophonist Victor Assis Brasil plays it more straight with a cover of Donato's Minha Saudade and Waltel Branco leads an all star big band on Mancini's Dear Heart. Dom Salvador, Edison Machado and Sergio Barroso' version of West Coast bop Fred's Ahead is worthy of the Jazz Crusaders, whilst the show ends with the awesome and ultra rare 7 inch version of Tanganica from Luiz Carlos Vinhas is from 5 years after his LP version and highly infleunced by McCoy Tyner and Art Blakey's afro blues on Blue Note. Brazil Bossa Jazz!
1. A Turma do Bom Balanco - Abondono
2. Brazilian Octopus - Gamboa
3. Meirelles e Os Copa 5 - Quintesssencia
4. Paulo Moura Hepteto - Bonita
5. Julinho - Samba em Tres Tempos
6. Os Gatos - Sao Salvador
7. Tenorio Jr - Consolacao
8. Rubens Bassini - Mirage
9. Meirelles e os Copa 7 - The Gringo
10. Victor Assis Brasil - Minha Saudade
11. Waltel Branco - Dear Heart
12. Salvador Trio - Fred's Ahead
13. Luiz Carlos Vinhas - Tanganica
A Turma do Bom Balanco led by Edison Machado feature jazz accordion on Abondono, jazz meets electric tropicalia with Hermeto Pascoal's Brazilian Octopus, Meirelles took over Dom Um Romao's Copa 3 and as Copa 5 plays the quintessential bossa jazz track, Quintessencia. Paulo Moura's jazz Hepteto play Jobim's Bonita, trumpeter Julinho fronted with Dom Salvador on the latter's Samba em Tres Tempos, Durval Ferreira's hugely influential Os Gatos paired trombone with flutes for the lead on the super catchy Sao Salvador. The great Tenorio Jr only made one legendary album as a jazz leader and his Consolacao is an object lesson in arranging a by then tired standard into something exciting.
Rubens Bassini's cover of Art Blakey's cuban influenced Mirage leads into Copa 7 (no relation the later funk band) with Horace Silver's The Gringo. Modal saxophonist Victor Assis Brasil plays it more straight with a cover of Donato's Minha Saudade and Waltel Branco leads an all star big band on Mancini's Dear Heart. Dom Salvador, Edison Machado and Sergio Barroso' version of West Coast bop Fred's Ahead is worthy of the Jazz Crusaders, whilst the show ends with the awesome and ultra rare 7 inch version of Tanganica from Luiz Carlos Vinhas is from 5 years after his LP version and highly infleunced by McCoy Tyner and Art Blakey's afro blues on Blue Note. Brazil Bossa Jazz!
1. A Turma do Bom Balanco - Abondono
2. Brazilian Octopus - Gamboa
3. Meirelles e Os Copa 5 - Quintesssencia
4. Paulo Moura Hepteto - Bonita
5. Julinho - Samba em Tres Tempos
6. Os Gatos - Sao Salvador
7. Tenorio Jr - Consolacao
8. Rubens Bassini - Mirage
9. Meirelles e os Copa 7 - The Gringo
10. Victor Assis Brasil - Minha Saudade
11. Waltel Branco - Dear Heart
12. Salvador Trio - Fred's Ahead
13. Luiz Carlos Vinhas - Tanganica
