Baden Powell / Gilberto,Joao / Bonfa,Luiz – Brazil On Guitar (Uk) [CD]

Description

Stan Getz once asked Brazilian conductor Jlio Medaglia, “Why doesn’t Baden Powell move to Europe or the United States, where he would become the world’s greatest guitarist?” To which Medaglia replied, “Because, maybe, he’s already the world’s greatest guitarist.” The guitar in popular Brazilian music came to prominence during the late 1950s with the advent of Bossa Nova. Bossa evolved from the samba tradition; the style encapsulated in Joao Gilberto’s ingenious distillation of the almighty roar of the samba drums down to the beat of a single guitar. Each of the leading Brazilian guitarists of the era articulated bossa in a personal way; Joao Gilberto’s first recordings were the blueprint, intense, concentrated performances of the early masterpieces; Baden Powell combined sensitivity and fire, easily one of the top ten guitarists of all time, a classically trained child prodigy who, with his eclectic interest in the African spiritual and Gregorian plainchant may be seen as the link between bossa nova and Tropicalia. Another marvellous guitarist who united refinement with passion, the tragically ill-fated virtuoso, Rosinha de Valena; Laurindo Almeida, an eloquent player who anticipated bossa, with an equal facility for the guitar music of Villa-Lobos; and Luiz Bonf; who, along with two of the leading architects of bossa, Antnio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, created memorable tunes for Black Orpheus, a film which despite it’s questionable authenticity, sparked international enthusiasm in Brazilian music. ‘Brazil On Guitar’ includes Baden’s 1961 album ‘Um violao na madrugada (A Guitar at Dawn)’, two further complete LPs which he distinguished; ‘A Noite do meu bem’ by the ever-popular Lcio Alves and ‘Jia Moderna’ by Alade Costa (a favourite of Joao Gilberto). Here also are Baden’s sublime contributions to albums by Carlos Lyra, Elizete Cardoso, and the American flautist Herbie Mann. Rosinha de Valena’s live performance of Baden’s ‘Consolaao’ is miraculous. To showcase the revolutionary guitar of Joao Gilberto, there are 14 numbers, including unforgettable songs from the pen of Jobim that quite simply changed the world.

Tracklist:

1. Rapaz de bem
2. Sem saudade de voc
3. Consolaao
4. Deve ser amor
5. One Note Samba
6. Do jeito que a gente quer
7. Minha palhoa
8. Fluido de saudade
9. Luz negra
10. Insnia
11. Improviso em bossa nova
12. Liao de baiao
13. Dona Baratinha
14. Preldio ao coraao
15. Luar de agosto
16. Dum… dum… dum… dum…
17. Linda
18. Samba triste
19. Idias erradas
20. A noite do meu bem
21. Estrada do sol
22. Castigo
23. Noite de paz
24. Vou chorar
25. Por causa de voc
26. Fim de caso
27. Pela rua
28. Quem sou eu
29. Solidao
30. Canao da tristeza
31. Chega de saudade
32. Lobo bobo
33. Desafinado
34. Bim Bom
35. Samba de uma nota s
36. Um abrao no Bonf
37. Meditaao
38. O pato
39. Corcovado
40. Outra vez
41. O barquinho
42. Saudade da Bahia
43. Voc e eu
44. Insensatez
45. Encontro com a saudade
46. Samba de ns dois
47. Se foi passado
48. Gostar de ningum
49. S de mentirinha
50. Ponto final
51. Canao do amor sem fim
52. No mundo da lua
53. Gosto do seu lhar
54. Sem voc
55. Segue a vida em paz
56. Lgrima
57. Acalanto
58. Consolaao
59. Cidade Do Interior
60. Outra Vez
61. Chega de Saudade
62. Luiz Bonf Manha de Carnaval: Aula de Violao
63. Luiz Bonf Manha de Carnaval (2a Agostinho dos Santos ; Roberto Menescal – Manha de Carnaval – Orfeu)
64. (2b Luiz Bonf – Manha De Carnaval: Cena Do Nascer Do Sol) 3 Agostinho Dos Santos ; Roberto Menescal – A Felicidade
65. Luiz Bonf – Samba De Orfeu 4a Jorge dos Santos, Aurino Cassiano ; Maria Alice – Samba De Orfeu
66. Night and Day
67. Shearing
68. Quebra Mar (The Seawall)
69. Luzes do Rio (Lights of Rio)
70. Chopin
71. George Back in Town
72. Eurydice
73. Batutacada
74. Garoto
75. Brazilliance
76. Mystified
77. Villa-Lobos: Etude No. 11
78. Villa-Lobos: Etude No. 5
79. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasieleiras No. 5 – Aria (Mezzo-soprano: Salli Terri)
80. Faure: Sicilienne
81. Falla: Farruca from The Three-Cornered Hat
82. Allegro preciso
83. Andantino e andante
84. Cadncia
85. Allegro non troppo
86. Guitar: Laurindo Almeida. Unspecified chamber orchestra. Conductor: Mario Tavares
87. Alma Brasileira
88. Duas contas

UPC: 5013929338036
Label: El Records
Release Date: 8.22.25
Format: CD