DEODATO — Deodato 2 (1973-1988) RM | Bonus Tracks | Serie The Original CTI Recordings Digitally Remastered For Compact Disc | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Deodato's debut for CTI, Prelude, earned him a genuine reputation for funky fusion with its groove-tight cover of "Thus Spake Zarathustra," the theme from Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The rest of the album isn't quite as memorable, but it fit the bill and got nice reviews for its innovative read of Borodin and Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun." On 2, the Brazilian composer and arranger dips into the funked-up fusion tank once again, and comes out with a more consistent disc than its predecessor. Arranged, conducted, and keyboarded by Deodato himself instead of CTI house arrangers Don Sebesky or Bob James, the maestro enlisted a fusion who's who of sidemen including drummer Billy Cobham, bassist Stanley Clarke, and flutist Hubert Laws, as well as rockers like John Tropea on guitar. The larger ensemble that provides brass, woodwind, and string support includes trumpeter Jon Faddis and Jim Buffington. "Super Strut" kicks it off. Deep-grooved lines of accented angular riffing and rim-shot syncopation by Cobham turn this simply notated four-stepper into a burning ball of greasy rock and souled-out jazz. This is followed by a wildly campy but nonetheless wondrous read of "Rhapsody in Blue" done Stevie Wonder-style. Deodato's keyboard work never lets the groove drop; he pulls the rhythm section down around him and hunkers his phrasing to punch up the long, sweeping horns and string lines. Less successful is a read of "Nights in White Satin," with its overwrought strings, and a "Pavane for a Dead Princess" that's a snore. The album officially closes with "Skyscrapers," another jazz-rock rave-up that blasts holes in the sonic sky with its dueling keyboard and guitar lines.
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Tracklist :
1. Super Strut 9:29
2. Rhapsody In Blue 8:43
3. Nights In White Satin 6:01
4. Pavane For A Dead Princess 4:24
5. Skyscrapers 7:00
6. Latin Flute 4:19
– BONUS TRACKS –
7. Venus 3:28
8. Do It Again 5:30
Credits :
Eumir Deodato - keyboards
Stanley Clarke, John Giulino - Bass
Billy Cobham, Rick Marotta - Drums
Rubens Bassini, Gilmore Degap - Percussion, Congas
John Tropea - Guitar
Hubert Laws, Jerry Gordon, Romeo Penque, George Marge - Flute
Jon Faddis, Burt Collins, Victor Paz, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Garnet Brown, Wayne Andre - Trombone
Tony Studd - Bass Trombone
Jim Buffington - French Horn
Joe Temperley - Baritone Sax
String Section - Violins, Violas, Cellos

HERBIE MANN - Brazil : Once Again + Sunbelt (2001) APE (image+.cue), lossless

This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print Herbie Mann LPs: Brazil: Once Again and Sunbelt. Originally issued in 1978 and 1979, respectively, these 12 smooth jazz/pop tracks include "Watermelon Man," "The Closer I Get to You," and "Let's Stay Together." Most listeners would be better served with one of Mann's compilations on Rhino/Atlantic by Al Campbell
Tracklist :
    Brazil -Once Again (1978)   
1    Pelé 6:31
Written-By – Herbie Mann
2    Oh How I Want To Love You 9:29
Written-By – Herbie Mann
3    Dingue Li Bangue 4:33
Baritone Saxophone – Lew Del Gatto
Trombone – Barry Rogers, Dave Taylor
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff
Written-By – J.D. San, MacDony's
4    Lugar Comum (Common Place) 4:40
Written-By – Gilberto Gil, João Donato
5    O Meu Amor Chorou (Cry Of Love) 7:31
Written-By – Luis Marcal Neto
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Amaury Tristao
Arranged By, Keyboards – Pat Rebillot
Bass – Tony Levin
Drums – Rick Marotta
Flute [Flutes] – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Jeff Mironov
Percussion – Amaury Tristao, Armen Halburian, Dom Um Ramao, Ralph MacDonald, Reggie Ferguson, Rubins Bassini
    Sunbelt    (1979)
6    Watermelon Man 7:12
Electric Piano – Dom Salvador
Percussion – Claudio Roditi
Piano [Acoustic] – Richard Tee
Written-By – Herbie Hancock
7    The Closer I Get To You 5:05
Arpa – Ken Bichel
Drums – Leroy Clouden
Electric Piano – Pat Rebillot
Synthesizer – Cliff Carter, Ken Bichel
Whistle – Herbie Mann
Written-By – J. Mtume, Reggie Lucas
8    What Would You Do 5:06
Drums – Steve Jordan
Organ, Piano [Acoustic] – Richard Tee
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy Ayers
Written-By – Richard Tee
9    Killian 5:15
Electric Piano – Dom Salvador
Guitar – Danny Toan
Piano [Acoustic] – Richard Tee
Trumpet – Barry Rogers
Written-By – Danforth Noyes Toan
10    Dona Palmeira (Madame Palm tree) 6:22
Piano [Acoustic] – Dom Salvador
Written-By – Ivan Lins
11    Let's Stay Together 5:01
Written-By – Al Green, Al Jakcson, Willie Mitchell
12    Sunbelt—Mulher Rendeira (Weaver Woman) 5:01
Arranged By – Herbie Mann
Drums – Portinho

JOÃO GILBERTO - Chega de Saudade (1959) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

João Gilberto's debut LP, 1959's Chega de Saudade, was one of the most important bossa nova recordings, and credited by many as the album that, more than any other, launched bossa nova as a major popular music genre. The dozen songs add up to a surprisingly short playing time of about 23 minutes, but introduce several of bossa nova's most beloved trademarks: breezy, soothing melodies and vocals; tight arrangements with seamless blends of clipped guitar strokes and light orchestration, and, of course, the bossa nova rhythm. The most popular of these songs ("Chega de Saudade" and "Desafinado") had already been released as singles in 1958, but though they might be the most memorable tracks, the album maintains a consistently high standard (if a fairly similar mood throughout). [The 2010 U.K. CD reissue on El adds a lot of bonus material, starting with three 1959 Gilberto recordings used in the film Orfeo do Carnaval, among them another classic, "Manha de Carnaval." Also included are no less than eleven 1957-1959 Brazilian recordings by artists other than Gilberto that are tightly or loosely aligned with the early bossa nova movement Bola Sete and Walter Wanderley being the most well known of those. Gilberto was involved in most, but not all, of these as a songwriter or guitarist, and the rationale for their inclusion is not spelled out in the CD's annotation (which, for that matter, has only basic details about these non-Gilberto tracks). It's churlish to complain about abundant extra material on a reissue CD that does include everything from the album it's based upon, but the 12-page booklet had room for such information. Packaging criticism aside, those 11 tracks by performers other than Gilberto are enjoyable and show different slants on the early bossa nova sound, sometimes instrumental, sometimes with shades of exotica (on Wanderley's organ-dominated cuts), sometimes with women singers, and sometimes poppier in approach than Gilberto's own work. Three consecutive versions of Gilberto's "Ho-Ba-La-La" (one of the songs from Chega de Saudade) seem like a programming lapse, but Norma Bengell's vocal version of that song is a highlight, as is Alaide Costa's jazzy rendering of Gilberto's "Minha Saudade."'  by Richie Unterberger  
João Gilberto é um baino, 'bossa-nova' de vinte e sete anos.
Em pouquíssimo tempo influenciou tôda uma geração de arranjadores, guitarristas, músicos e cantores. Nossa maior preocupacão, neste 'long-playing'  foi que Joãozinho no fosse atrapalhado por arranjos que tirassem sua liberdade, sua natutal agilidade, sua maneira pessoal e instransferível de ser, em suma, sua espontaneidade. Nos arranjos contidos neste 'long-playing' Joãozinho participou ativamente; seus palpites, suas idéias, estão todas aí. Quando João Gilberto se acompanha, o violão é êle . João Gilberto não subestima a sensibilidade do povo. Êle acredita que há sempre lugar para uma coisa nova, diferente e pura que - embora à primeira vista não pareça - pode se tornar, como dizem na linguagem especializa : altamente comercial. Porque o povo comprende o Amor, as notas, a simplicidade e a sinceridade. Eu acredito em João Gilberto, porque êle é simples, sincero e extraordináriamente musical.
P.S. - Caymmi também acha. (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Tracklist  
1 – Chega De Saudade 2:03
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Music By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
2 – Lobo Bobo 1:21
Lyrics By – Ronaldo Boscoli
Music By – Carlos Lyra
3 – Brigas, Nunca Mais 2:07
Lyrics By – Vinicius De Moraes
Music By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
4 – Hô-bá-lá-lá 2:17
Music By, Lyrics By – João Gilberto
5 – Saudade Fêz Um Samba 1:47
Lyrics By – Ronaldo Boscoli
Music By – Carlos Lyra
6 – Maria Ninguém 2:23
Music By, Lyrics By – Carlos Lyra
7 – Desafinado 1:58
Lyrics By – Newton Mendonça
Music By – Antonio Carlos Jobim
8 – Rosa Morena 2:06
Music By, Lyrics By – Dori Caymmi
9 – Morena Boca De Ouro 2:01
Music By, Lyrics By – Ary Barroso
10 – Bim Bom 1:17
Music By, Lyrics By – João Gilberto
11 – Aos Pés Da Cruz 1:35
Lyrics By – Zé Da Zilda
Music By – Marino Pinto
12 – E Luxo Só 1:59
Music By, Lyrics By – Ary Barroso
Credits
Choir – Garotos da Lua (tracks: 4)
Drums – Milton Banana (tracks: 1 to 12)
Flute – Copinha (tracks: 1 to 12)
Guitar, Vocals – João Gilberto (tracks: 1 to 12)
Percussion – Rubens Bassini (tracks: 1 to 12)
Producer, Arranged By, Piano – Antonio Carlos Jobim (tracks: 1 to 12)
Trombone – Edmundo Maciel (tracks: 1 to 12)

MIUCHA & TOM JOBIM - Miúcha & Tom Jobim (1979-2001) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Para a geração do segundo álbum de Miucha & Tom Jobim, em 79, o produtor Aloysio de Oliveira prefiriu a atmofera de New York. A precença de feras como Ron Carter, Oscar Castro-Neves e Rubens Bassini contribuiu para um resultado final ainda mais sofisticado, destacandose ' Aula de Matemática, 'Madrugada' e 'Dinheiro em penca', genial parceria de Tom & Cacaso.
Apenas uma faixa foi registrada no Rio; 'Turma do Funil', com arranjo de João Donato. Notas do CD
Tracklist:
1    Turma Do Funil (No Baixo Leblon) 3:05
Acoustic Guitar – Hélio Capucci
Adapted By – Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque
Cavaquinho – Rodrigo
Choir – A Turma Do Funil
Drums – Adilson Verneck
Electric Bass – Jamil
Featuring – Chico Buarque
Pandeiro – Mario Machado
Piano, Arranged By, Conductor – João Donato
Surdo – Gilberto
Tamborim – Geraldo Bongô
Written-By – Milton de Oliveira, Mirabeau, Urgel De Castro
2    Triste Alegria 2:06
Written-By – Miucha
3    Aula De Matemática 2:41
Written-By – Tom Jobim, Marino Pinto
4    Sublime Tortura 3:15
Written-By – Bororó
5    Madrugada 2:33
Written-By – Candinho, Marino Pinto
6    Samba Do Carioca 2:46
Written-By – Carlos Lyra, Vinicius De Moraes
7    Falando De Amor 2:37
Written-By – Tom Jobim
8    Nó Cego 3:42
Written-By – Cacaso, Toquinho
9    Dinheiro Em Penca 10:25
Featuring – Chico Buarque
Written-By – Tom Jobim, Cacaso
Credits:
Acoustic Bass – Ron Carter
Acoustic Guitar – Oscar Castro Neves
Arranged By – Tom Jobim
Backing Vocals – Bebel, Carlos, Cristina Buarque, Danilo Caymmi, Nelson Angelo, Novelli, Olivia Hime, Telma Costa
Lead Vocals – Chico Buarque (faixas: 1, 8)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Miucha
Orchestrated By – João Donato (faixas: 1), Oscar Castro-Neves
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Piano, Lead Vocals – Tom Jobim
Producer, Liner Notes [Original] – Aloysio De Oliveira

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM - Terra Brasilis (1980) APE (image+.cue), lossless

 In some ways, this is a strategic retreat for Antonio Carlos Jobim after the classical departures of the '70s – a retrospective of past triumphs, including some of the most trod-upon standards ("Ipanema," "Desafinado," "One-Note Samba," etc.), with Claus Ogerman again at hand. But these are thoughtful retoolings, some subtle, some radical, ranging in backing from a lonely piano to elaborate yet sensitive Ogerman orchestral flights that cram more complexity than ever into the spaces (listen to his beguilingly involved take on "Double Rainbow") with only a few overbearing faux pas. Jobim's own vocals sound increasingly casual in temperament as he serves them up in an unpredictable mixture of Portuguese, English and scat. And there is much unfamiliar material here, often dressed up in a brooding classical manner. by Richard S. Ginel
Tracklist:
1. Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando) 3:05
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
2. Canta Mais (Sing Once More) 4:34
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
3. Olha Maria (Amparo) 4:07
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4. One Note Samba 2:20
Jon Hendricks / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Newton Mendonça
5. Dindi 4:18
Ray Gilbert / Antônio Carlos Jobim
6. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 3:29
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
7. Marina 2:57
Antônio Carlos Jobim
8. Off-Key (Desafinado) 3:28
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees / Newton Mendonça
9. Voce Vai Ver (You'll See) 2:58
Antônio Carlos Jobim
10. Estrada Do Sol (Road To The Sun) 2:07
Dolores Durán / Antônio Carlos Jobim
11. The Girl From Ipanema 4:50
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
12. Double Rainbow 4:06
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees
13. Triste 3:07
Antônio Carlos Jobim
14. Wave 3:40
Antônio Carlos Jobim
15. Someone To Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce) 3:07
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees / Vinícius de Moraes
16. Falando De Amor (Speaking Of Love) 3:43
Antônio Carlos Jobim
17. Two Kites 4:39
Antônio Carlos Jobim
18. Modinha (Serenade) 3:39
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Vinícius de Moraes
19. Song Of The Sabia (Sabia) 4:07
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim
20. This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca) 2:49
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees / Vinícius de Moraes
Time: 1:11:19
Credits
Arranged By Orchestra, Conductor – Claus Ogerman
Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Pascoal De Souza Meirelles
Guitar – Oscar Castro-Neves
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Producer – Aloysio De Oliveira
Composed, Vocals, Keyboards – Antonio Carlos Jobim

TENÓRIO JR. - Embalo (1964-2006) RM | APE (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1    Embalo 3:09
(Tenório Júnior)
2    Inútil Paisagem 2:25
(Tom Jobim/Aloysio de Oliveira)
3    Nebulosa 1:53
(Tenório Júnior)
4    Samadhi 3:07
(Tenório Júnior)
5    Sambinha 2:44
(Bud Shank)
6    Fim de Semana Em Eldorado 4:09
(Johnny Alf)
7    Nectar 2:34
(Tenório Júnior)
8    Clouds 3:05
(Durval Ferreira/Maurício Einhorn)
9    Consolação 2:25
(Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes)
10    Estou Nessa Agora 1:35
(Tenório Júnior)
11    Carnaval Sem Assunto 2:01
(Zezinho Alves)
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar – Celso Brando, Neco
Alto Saxophone – Paulo Moura
Arranged By – Zézinho (faixas: 11), Paulo Moura (faixas: 1, 9), Tenorio Jr.
Bass – José Antonio Alves, Sergio Barroso Netto
Drums – Milton Banana
Percussion [Atabaque] – Rubens Bassini
Piano – Tenorio Jr.
Tenor Saxophone – Hector Costita, Meirelles
Trombone – Edson Maciel, Raul De Souza
Trumpet – Maurilio, Pedro Paulo 

BADEN POWELL | JIMMY PRATT – Baden Powell Swings With Jimmy Pratt (1963-1994) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is one of the greatest Baden Powell LPs of the 60’s, Baden Powell Swings with Jimmy Pratt. This is a short set with less than 30 minutes, with the accompaniment of Copinha (flute), Moacir Santos (sax and vocals), Sandoval (clarinet), Sergio Barroso (bass), Jimmy Pratt (drums) and Rubens Bassini (percussion). The piano player is not credit.
The arrangements are unusual for a Baden album, featuring a lot of flute and oboe lines on all tracks. The outcome is a breezy Jazz album mixed with Bossa.
Excelente disco. Destaque pras interpretações das "Coisas" do Moacir Santos.

Tracklist :
1 - Deve ser amor
2 - Coisa nº 1
3 - Rosa flor
4 - Tema nº 1
5 - Encontro com a saudade
6 - Manequim 46
7 - Samba de uma nota só
8 - Coisa nº 2
9 - Não é bem assim
10 - Cancão do amor sem fim
Credits :
Baden Powell (git)
Jorge "Jorginho" Ferreira da Silva, Copinha (fl)
Moacir Santos (sax, vcl)
Sandoval (cl)
Sergio Barroso (b)
Jimmy Pratt (dr)
Rubem Bassini (perc)
unknown piano player