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Sambalanço Trio
Sambalanço Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz group formed by Cesar Camargo Mariano (piano), Humberto Clayber (bass) and Airto Moreira (drums). The band started to play in 1964 and lasted for about two years. Their albums are considered some of the most important works of that period and influenced many other groups of samba and jazz. History The group was created in 1964, in São Paulo, Brazil. They played in the opening show of João Sebastião Bar, one of the foremost bossa nova nightclubs in the city, where they became the favourite attraction. In this nightclub, the group met the American dancer Lennie Dale, a future collaborator. The Sambalanço Trio offered a fusion of bossa nova and jazz, which became a cornerstone of Brazilian popular music of the period. In the same year the band was formed, it released two albums: the first was ''Sambalanço Trio''; the second, ''Samblues''. In 1965, they joined musician Raul de Souza and recorded ''À vontade mesmo''. Also in 1965, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reencontro Com Sambalanço Trio
''Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio'' is the fourth album recorded by Sambalanço Trio. It was released on an LP in 1965 and presents a fusion of samba and jazz. In 2006 this album was reissued on CD as part of the Som Livre Masters series organized by Charles Gavin. Track listing The seventh track, "Pout-pourri", is composed by pieces of other seven songs listed below the track. Personnel *Cesar Camargo Mariano - piano *Humberto Clayber - double bass, bass *Airto Moreira - drum kit, drums References 1965 albums Sambalanço Trio albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improviso Negro
''Improviso Negro'' is an album by Brazilian samba-jazz group Sambalanço Trio released in 1965. Reception Writing for Allmusic, John Bush states that the album "showed them expanding their dynamic range over their early LPs, ranging from tender balladry to clattering bossa nova workouts." Track listing #"Nana" ( Mario Telles) – 2:41 #"Reza" ( Edú Lobo) – 5:05 #"Estamos Aí" ( Durval Ferreira) – 2:29 #"Deus Brasileiro" (Marcos Valle) – 1:13 #"Preciso Aprender a Ser Só" (Marcos Valle) – 3:26 #"Cangaceiro" ( Antonio Arruda) – 2:35 #"Improviso Negro" (Humberto Clayber) – 2:43 #"Roda de Samba" ( Lúcio Alves) – 2:27 #"Voce" ( Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) – 3:31 #"Cançao Que Veio de Dentro Do Azul" – 4:44 #"Samba de Verao" (Marcos Valle) – 2:44 Personnel * Cesar Camargo Mariano – piano *Humberto Clayber – bass *Airto Moreira – drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambalanço Trio (album)
''Sambalanço Trio'' is the debut album by Brazilian samba-jazz group Sambalanço Trio, released in 1964. The album was reissued later that year as ''Samblues''. Reception Writing for Allmusic, critic John Vallier writes that the group "had a sophisticated and multi-faceted sound, one that melded an aggressive, samba-school-on-parade sound with a subtler air, redolent of Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, and even the Bill Evans Trio". The album, he writes, "infused the soporific bossa nova scene of 1964 with much-needed doses of energetic rhythms, cutting-edge jazz voicings, and spontaneity". Track listing #"Samblues" (César Camargo Mariano) – 2:13 #"Balanço Zona Sul" ( Tito Madi) – 2:31 #"O Morro Não Tem Vez" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) – 3:42 #"Nós E O Mar" ( Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) – 2:15 #"Homenagem a Clifford Brown" – 2:39 #"Berimbau" (Vinícius de Moraes, Baden Powell) – 3:50 #"Jacqueline K" – 2:45 #"Consolação" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elis Regina
Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, Música popular brasileira, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. She became nationally renowned in 1965 after singing "Arrastão" (composed by Edu Lobo and Vinícius de Moraes) in the first edition of TV Excelsior festival song contest and soon joined ''O Fino da Bossa'', a television program on TV Record. She was noted for her vocalization as well as for her interpretation and performances in shows. Her recordings include "Como Nossos Pais" (Belchior (singer), Belchior), "Upa Neguinho" (E. Lobo and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), "Madalena" (Ivan Lins), "Casa no Campo" (Zé Rodrix and Tavito), "Águas de março" (Tom Jobim), "Atrás da Porta" (Chico Buarque and Francis Hime), "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista" (Aldir Blanc and João Bosco), "Conversando no Bar" (Milton Nascimento). Her death, at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Simonal
Wilson Simonal de Castro (February 23, 1938 – June 25, 2000) was a Brazilian singer. He was a singer with great success in the 1960s and in the first half of the 1970s. He was married two times and had two sons: Wilson Simoninha and Max de Castro, both are artists today. He also had a daughter, named Patricia. Although relatively unknown outside of South America, two of his biggest hits were successfully covered by Sérgio Mendes — " País Tropical" and "Sá Marina" (the latter as "Pretty World" with English lyrics by Marilyn and Alan Bergman). Discography From Studio * 1963 – ''Wilson Simonal Tem "algo mais"'' * 1964 – ''A nova dimensão do samba'' * 1965 – ''Wilson Simonal'' * 1965 – ''S'imbora'' * 1966 – ''Vou deixar cair...'' * 1967 – ''Wilson Simonal ao vivo'' * 1967 – ''Show em Simonal'' * 1967 – ''Alegria, alegria !!!'' * 1968 – ''Alegria, alegria – volume 2, ou Quem não tem swing morre com a boca cheia de formiga'' * 1969 – ''Alegria, alegria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Som Três
Som, SOM or Søm may refer to: Computing * System Object Model (file format), of the HP-UX operating system * Simulation Object Model, in computer high-level architecture (simulation) * System on module, in computer embedded systems * Self-organizing map, neural network in machine learning * IBM System Object Model, a programming tool Organizations * SOM Biotech * SOM Foundation * SOM Institute * SOM (architectural firm) * Yale SOM, the Yale School of Management Places * Som, Somogy, Hungary * Som, Uttar Pradesh, India * Søm, Kristiansand, Norway * Somalia, ISO 3166 three-letter code * IOC Olympic country code for Somalia * Somerset, county in England, Chapman code Transport * SOM (missile), of the Turkish Air Force * ''Som''-class submarine, Russia * Somerset Railroad (New York), reporting mark * South Milford railway station, North Yorkshire, England (National Rail station code SOM) * SOM Center Road, name of a portion of Ohio State Route 91 Other uses * Soum (cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Purim
Flora Purim (born March 6, 1942) is a Brazilian jazz singer known primarily for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke. She has recorded and performed with numerous artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Opa, Stan Getz, George Duke, Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jaco Pastorius, and her husband Airto Moreira. In 2002, Purim was the recipient of one of Brazil's highest awards, the 2002 Ordem do Rio Branco for Lifetime Achievement. She has been called "The Queen of Brazilian Jazz". Early life Purim was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Jewish parents who were classical musicians. Her father Naum Purim played violin and her mother Rachel Vaisberg was a pianist. When her father was out of the house, her mother played jazz. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is best known in music of Brazil, Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as for being a record producer and contributor to many Brazilian and international albums. Biography Early life and career Pascoal comes from Northeastern Brazil, in an area that lacked electricity at the time he was born. He learned the accordion from his father and practiced for hours indoors, as, being born with Albinism in humans, albinism, he was incapable of working in the countryside with the rest of his family. From an early age, Pascoal was playing sanfona, meaning button accordion. At age eight, he started with the flute. Pascoal was a self-taught child prodigy. When he was eleven, he started performing in musical groups with his brother (Jose Neto Pascoal) and father (Pascoal José da Costa). He and his family moved to Recife in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarteto Novo
Quarteto Novo was a group formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1966 which released one landmark instrumental album and launched the careers of some of the band's members. The eponymous 1967 album has been influential in jazz and pop music. History Originally named ''Trio Novo'', the group consisted of Theo de Barros (bass and guitar); Heraldo do Monte (Viola caipira and guitar) and Airto Moreira (percussion). The group was created to accompany singer/songwriter Geraldo Vandré in concert and on recordings. With the arrival of flutist Hermeto Pascoal, the group was renamed ''Quarteto Novo''. In 1967 the group recorded their only album, ''Quarteto Novo'' (Odeon Records). In that same year, the band backed Edu Lobo on the live performance of ''Ponteio'', which won "Best Song" at the 3rd Festival de Música Popular Brasileira (MPB). Quarteto Novo's album won the prize for "Best Televised Recording by a Musical Group" ( Troféu Imprensa) in 1967 and the Troféu Roquette Pinto. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raul De Souza
Raul de Souza (23 August 1934 -– 23 June 2021), also known as Raulzinho, was a Brazilian trombonist who recorded with Sérgio Mendes, Flora Purim, Airto Moreira, Milton Nascimento, Sonny Rollins, Hermeto Pascoal, Cal Tjader and the jazz/fusion band Caldera. Life and career De Souza was born in Rio de Janeiro. American producer, composer and pianist George Duke was brought in to produce de Souza's first and second album releases for Capitol in the mid-1970s, ''Sweet Lucy'' and ''Don't Ask My Neighbors''. In 1979, de Souza released Til Tomorrow Comes'', an Arthur Wright production with many of the top soul session players in Los Angeles. ''Colors'', his earlier album for Milestone, is available on CD as part of the Original Jazz Classics series from Fantasy Records. In the early 1960s, he was a member of Sérgio Mendes’ original Bossa Rio group. In the late ’60s, a second, more pop-oriented Bossa Rio group was led by keyboardist Manfredo Fest (Mendes was the producer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
