TOOTS THIELEMANS & ELIS REGINA — Elis & Toots (1969-2012) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Five MOMENTOUS Stars. On a scale of 1 to 5, "Aquarela Do Brasil" is a SIX! This is one of the great 'musica popular Brasileira' (MPB) performances of all time, with Toots Thielemans adding soaring beautiful harmonica and guitar solos between some truly amazing vocals by Elis Regina. Plus Toots gives three solid solo performances, including an Elis tribute.
Recorded in 1969, during a "howling snowstorm" in Stockholm Sweden of all places, the Brazilian super-diva, Elis Regina, and the acclaimed NEA Jazz Master harmonica player, guitarist, and whistler Toots Thielemans, conjured up a steaming, mid-summer Brazilian beach in the studio. Elis is on fire throughout and clearly having a lot of fun. Her musical quintet, 'Elis Cinco', is brilliant and audibly enthusiastic. Singing with a wide range of emotions and tossing off gymnastic phrases with ease, Elis is incredible. She wields her voice like a knief, cutting quickly and deeply into each song. Toots is equally brilliant and the entire ensemble plays like old musical friends. I speak no Portuguese but this music is intuitive and as clear as a crystal.
Normally I pick out a "Piece D'Resistance" in every CD, but this CD is so uniformly brilliant that there are too many outstanding performances by both artists to pick one. The sensuous, sultry "Barquinho" (Little Boat) is cast as an overpowering ballad performance that will slow your breathing. "Voce", the tongue twisting "Corrida de Jangada", and the sizzling "Wave" (with Elis' patented "sozinho" Afro-Brazilian tagline at the end) are new again. She totally personalizes "Aquarela Do Brasil" using the 'bridge' only and then adds the batucada "Nega do Cabelo Duro" to it, infusing it with humor and the sound of "crickets": very unique performance. And the octave-jumping tour de force of "Cantu de Ossanha" is spine-tingling great singing like no one else can do it. web
Tracklist  :
1    Wave 3:10
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
2    Aquarela Do Brasil 3:05
Written-By – Ary Barroso
3    Visão 2:55
Written-By – Antonio Adolfo, Tiberio Gaspar
4    Corrida De Jangada 2:05
Written-By – Edu Lobo
5    Wilsamba 2:10
Written-By – Roberto Menescal
6    Voce 2:25
Written-By – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Boscoli
7    Barquinho 2:25
Written-By – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Boscoli
8    O Sonho 2:15
Written-By – Egberto Gismonti
9    Five For Elis 1:55
Written-By – Toots Thielemans
10    Canto De Ossanha 3:15
Written-By – Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes
11    Honeysuckle Rose 2:50
Written-By – C. Williams
12    A Volta 4:30
Written-By – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Boscoli
Credits :
Arranged By – Claes Rosendahl (tracks: A3, B3, B6)
Bass – Jurandir Duarte
Drums – Wilson Das Neves
Guitar – Roberto Menescal
Percussion – Hermes Contesini
Piano – Antonio Adolfo

SYLVIA TELLES, LÚCIO ALVES, ROBERTO MENESCAL E SEU CONJUNTO - Bossa Session (1964-1998) Mp3

This 1964 mono release is a lovely snapshot of the latter-day bossa nova market in Brazil. Sylvia Telles and Lucio Alves had been popular for several years and still had great voices. Roberto Menescal and his band provide a younger-sounding instrumental muscle.
There are three Jobim originals and the rest from other upcoming Brazilian songwriters. Released on the legendary Elenco label. Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira. by Fran Coombs
Tracklist:
1    Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Baiãozinho 1:42
Written-By – Eumir Deodato
2    Lúcio Alves – Ela É Carioca 2:44
Written-By – Tom Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes
3    Sylvia Telles – Vivo Sonhando 2:25
Written-By – Tom Jobim
4    Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – Amanhecendo 2:10
Written-By – Luiz Fernando Freire, Roberto Menescal
5    Lúcio Alves – Ainda Mais Lindo 2:17
Written-By – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
6    Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – Cinco Por Oito 1:33
Written-By – Ugo Marotta
7    Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Telefone 1:44
Written-By – Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Bôscoli
8    Sylvia Telles – Definitivamente 2:07
Written-By – Eduardo Lôbo
9    Lúcio Alves – Moça Da Praia 2:25
Written-By – Luiz Fernando Freire, Roberto Menescal
10    Roberto Menescal – Tempinho Bom 2:52
Written-By – Eumir Deodato
11    Sylvia Telles – Primavera 4:03
Written-By – Carlos Lyra, Vinicius De Moraes
12    Sylvia Telles, Lúcio Alves – Êsse Seu Olhar - Só Em Teus Braços 2:30
Written-By – Tom Jobim
Créditos
Bass – Sergio Barroso
Drums – João Palma
Flute – Henri Ackselrud
Guitar – Roberto Menescal
Piano, Arranged By – Eumir Deodato
Producer, Directed By – Aloysio De Oliveira
Vibraphone, Arranged By – Ugo Marotta
Vocals – Lúcio Alves, Sylvia Telles