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Luiz Bonfa

Bonfa
Dot, Late 60s. Very Good+
One of Bonfa's better pop-bossa efforts of the 60s, and a record that features some pretty solid arrangements by Deodato. The record's still a mix of easy tunes and bossa ones, with the usual confusion of some of Bonfa's other American records -- but the groove is pretty solid Now Sound stuff, ...
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Walter Wanderley

Rain Forest
Verve, 1966. Very Good+
An album that not only broke the bossa big in the US -- but a set that also really helped transform the sound of the organ in jazz! Not only is the record a key meeting of bossa rhythms and jazz organ -- transplanted hugely to the US after a big initial Wanderley run in 60s Brazil -- but the set ...
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Fool On The Hill
A&M, 1968. Very Good+ Gatefold
One of our favorite albums by Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 -- a perfect bridge between the simple pop of earlier records, and the group's expanding sound as the 70s approached! The warmly glowing Brasil 66 style is still very strongly in place, but the music here is all a bit hipper -- tunes that ...
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Polydor, 1971. New Copy (reissue)
Quite possibly the last truly sublime album ever recorded by Os Mutantes -- a set that's a bit more rock-oriented then their first few, but still pretty revolutionary overall! The group have expanded to a quintet at this point, but haven't yet falling into the guitar-heavy groove of later years -- ...
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EMI (Brazil), Early 70s. Near Mint-
A cool collection of early work Maria Bethania recorded for EMI -- with titles that include "Baby", "Pra Dizer Adeus", "Duas Contas", "Ultimo Desejo", "Maria Maria", "Irene", "Com Acucar Com Afeto", and "Os Argonautas". ...
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Odair Cabeca De Poeta E Grupo Capote

Odair Cabeca De Poeta E Grupo Capote
Continental (Brazil), 1974. Near Mint-
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Mauricio Einhorn & Sebastiao Tapajos

Mauricio Einhorn & Sebastiao Tapajos
Barclay (Brazil), Early 80s. Sealed
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RGE (Brazil), 1959. Good
Dramatic work from Brazilian singer Maysa -- a set that's nicely balanced between two generations -- the later, cooler modes of the bossa generation, and some of the more emotive styles that had come before! Maysa's rich vocal approach makes her a key talent in the latter mode -- but the lighter ...
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Dom Um Romao

Dom Um Romao
Muse, 1973. New Copy (reissue)
An unbelievably fantastic album, and perhaps the greatest one that Dom Um Romao ever did! Dom recorded this one in America with a blend of Brazilian and New York musicians -- creating an incredible sound that's unlike anything else we can think of! We'd place this record next to the best electric ...
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Miguel Angel

Samba Na Onda
Equipe/Whatmusic (UK), 1964. New Copy (reissue)
An upbeat groover from 60s Brazil -- a highly percussive album that features work by Wilson Das Neves and Rubens Bassini! The record is an unusual one, in that it mixes the bossa harmony sound of groups like Tamba Trio or Os Cariocas with a harder, more percussive sound that owes something to the ...
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Dom Um Romao

Spirit Of The Times
Muse, 1973. New Copy (reissue)
An incredible set of Brazilian jazz -- one of the few albums that percussionist Dom Um Romao recorded as a leader, and sublime all the way through! The record's got a wonderful blend of funky fusion and Brazilian percussion -- and features a group from two continents that includes Sivuca on organ, ...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim

Urubu
Warner, 1976. Very Good-
A strangely wonderful album from Jobim -- recorded with baroque production by Claus Ogerman, and a style that's similar to the 1973 Jobim album. The sound is perhaps a bit hokey in parts, but most of the time things are pretty sophisticated, with nice jazzy playing Jobim on Fender Rhodes, and some ...
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Azymuth

Spectrum
Milestone, 1985. Very Good+
Proof that Azymuth were one of the few groups who could keep things real at a time when most of their fusion contemporaries were sounding cloying and commercial! The album's got a well-rounded sound that really shows the group's roots in the 70s, and their wonderful evolution over the years -- ...
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Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley

Certain Smile, Certain Sadness
Verve, 1966. Very Good-
Kind of a dream combination in one little album -- especially if you dig breezy bossa from the 60s! Back in 1966, Verve Records got the great idea of teaming up its (then) biggest Brazilian imports -- vocalist Astrud Gilberto and organist Walter Wanderley -- both of whom were selling plenty at the ...
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Bebeto

Bebeto
Whatmusic (UK), 1966. New Copy (reissue)
Sweet and jazzy work from Bebeto -- the only solo album by one third of the legendary Tamba Trio! The sound here is similar to Tamba's great electric recordings of the mid 70s -- fusion-inspired instrumentation, electric keyboards, flute, and a warm and fuzzy production style that makes the whole ...
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Wanda de Sah

Softly
Capitol, 1965. New Copy (reissue)
A lost bossa classic from Wanda De Sah -- aka Wanda Sa, the wife of Edu Lobo, and a singer who worked with Sergio Mendes in his pre-Brasil 66 days! The album's got a wonderfully laidback feel -- languid, yet jazzy, with the feel of some of Astrud Gilberto's best work on Verve, yet with vocals that ...
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Flora Purim

Midnight Sun
Virgin, 1988. Sealed
Titles include "Angel Eyes", "Flora Nova", "A Esperanca", "Las Olas", "Bodas De Prata", "Good Morning Heartache", "Nothing Will Be As It Was", and "Light As A Feather". ...
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Jair Rodrigues

E Isso Ai
Philips (Brazil), 1971. Very Good-
A lively blend of soul and samba -- one of the more striking albums recorded by singer Jair Rodrigues, thanks to some great arrangements by Roberto Menescal! The album's got some nice touches in the Blue Brazil mode -- juxtaposed with samba rhythms, chorus vocals, and Jair's own lead singing. ...
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Milestone, 1986. Sealed
We never get enough of Jose Roberto Bertrami's vocoded vocal melodies! Sparkling Brazilian fusion, from the prolific Azymuth, with laid back grooves and light melodies, but not "lite" jazz. One of their more mellow outings, at most these tracks might approach mid-tempo, with a beautiful ...
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Sergio Mendes

Magic Lady
Elektra, 1979. Very Good+
It's a long way from the Brazil 66 days, and Sergio's working here in a style that's got more of an American soul sound than a Brazilian one. But we're not holding that against him -- because like another Brazilian contemporary, Deodato, Sergio manages to bring a unique quality to his take on ...
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Milestone, 1976. Very Good+
Excellent bit of lost Brazilian fusion, produced by Airto, and recorded in the Fantasy studios with that sweet west coast vibe that the best albums of the label had at the time. Hermeto and Airto guest on a number of tracks, and titles include "Goldenwings", "Groove", "Piec ...
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Egberto Gismonti

No Caipira
Odeon/EMI (Brazil), 1978. Very Good-
One of Egberto Gismonti's fantastic records from the seventies, and is waaaay better than anything he did for an American label. It's a wild mix of strident jazz and odd "experimental" moments, with a lot of joy and a lot of wonderful emotions running through all the tracks. The album's ...
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Luiz Bonfa & Maria Toledo

Braziliana
Philips, 1965. Very Good-
Very groovy bossa tracks -- very much in the mode of some of the Verve hit recordings of the mid 60s! After the success of the Astrud Gilberto/Joao Gilberto work with Stan Getz, it's clear that Philips and Luiz Bonfa wanted to get in on the act -- and they've paired Bonfa's guitar with vocals from ...
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Flora Purim

Every Day Every Night
Warner, 1978. Very Good+ Gatefold
A beautifully soulful record from Flora Purim -- still awash with touches from her Brazilian roots, but also done with a great 70s LA sound! Airto's helping Flora out on production, but the real hero here is Michel Colombier -- who handles most of the arrangements and wrote a good deal of the ...
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Roberto Nascimento

Roberto Nascimento
Amazon/Tapecar, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)
A wonderful little album -- sweet jazzy MPB from Roberto Nascimento, a lost record that we're very happy got reissued! We'll be honest and say that we didn't know anything about this one in the past -- but we really enjoy the record for its warm grooves and gently soulful vocals. The overall ...
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Joyce, Nana Vasconcelos, & Mauricio Maestro

Visions Of Dawn -- The Paris 1976 Project
Far Out (UK), 1976. New Copy
An amazing little record -- a 70s session that we'd easily rank right up there with the best recordings ever from Joyce, but one that's only being issued here for the first time ever! The sound is brilliant -- that beautiful mix of strong and sweet that you'll always find when Joyce is at her best ...
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Antonio Pinto & Ed Cortes

City Of God -- Original Soundtrack
Milan, 2002. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A now-legendary soundtrack for the internationally acclaimed film City Of God -- one that features some incredible new Brazilian funk by the team of Antonio Pinto & Ed Cortes -- plus a good smattering of older numbers from the 70s Samba Soul generation, the inspiration for the sound of the film! ...
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Whatmusic (UK), 2001. New Copy
A great set of samba soul tracks -- new, but with a classic feel, and dedicated to soul legend Tim Maia! The record's led by singer/percussionist Dom Mita -- and features work by members of Banda Black Rio, Os Devaneios, and others. The production's a bit modern -- but the record's got the same ...
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Azymuth

Spectrum
Milestone, 1985. New Copy
Proof that Azymuth were one of the few groups who could keep things real at a time when most of their fusion contemporaries were sounding cloying and commercial! The album's got a well-rounded sound that really shows the group's roots in the 70s, and their wonderful evolution over the years -- ...
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Os Pilantrocratas

Pilantocracia
Whatmusic (UK), Late 60s. New Copy (reissue)
A mad batch of tunes that are a perfect example of the "pilantragem" (piracy) movement in Brazil at the end of the 60s! Similar to some of the pluralistic cultural influences running through Tropicalia, pilantragem borrows music from a world of different sources -- working in a style ...
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Far Out (UK), 1990s/2000s. New Copy
A hip take on one of the most brilliant Brazilian labels of the past few decades -- London's legendary Far Out Records, home to some of the best bossa sounds on the planet -- carefully compiled and mixed here by the mighty Gilles Peterson! Peterson's been a friend of the label since it's inception ...
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Mr Bongo (UK), 1996. New Copy 2LP
Billed in the press as "the original bass and drum", this is a wonderful set of rare Batucada percussion tracks, lovingly packaged by Mr Bongo for the hipster London scene. In case you're not familiar with Batucada, it's got that hard, fast percussion sound, with lots of instruments in ...
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Agustin Pereyra Lucena

Agustin Pereyra Lucena
Guerssen (Spain), 1970. New Copy (reissue)
Lovely bossa work from Argentine guitarist Agustin Pereyra Lucena -- one of his first records, done in a style that's right up there with the best of Brazil in the 60s! Acoustic guitar is the main instrumentation on the set -- supported by light percussion, warm basslines, and some occasional ...
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Quarteto Novo

Quarteto Novo
Odeon/Amazon (Brazil), 1967. New Copy (reissue)
A landmark album that changed a generation of Brazilian musicians -- a sublime instrumental collaboration between Airto, Hermeto Pascoal, and 2 other great musicians of their generation! The sound is quite unique -- almost a modern recasting of older rootsy modes -- taken into the complicated ...
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Rio 3

Valley Samba
Whatmusic (UK), 1968. New Copy (reissue)
A wonderful late bossa groover -- the only album by Rio 3, the group that went onto form the core of Bossa Rio! The group's a trio in the classic 60s bossa mode -- Ronald Mesquita on drums, Osmar Milito on piano, and Otavio Baill on bass -- but the sound of the work's a bit more open-ended and ...
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Polygram/Lilith (Italy), 1971. New Copy (reissue)
One of the greatest albums ever from Caetano Veloso -- a rare all-English language set, recorded in London during the years of his exile! The post-Tropicalia set is a fair bit different than any other Veloso album we can think of -- not just because of the English language, but also because the ...
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Guilherme Vergueiro

Naturalmente
Fonografico Independentes Distribuicao/Whatmusic (UK), 1980. New Copy (reissue)
A great little album of Brazilian fusion! The record has a cool electric groove to it -- mixing acoustic piano from Guilherme Vergueiro with bass and guitar, plus solos on flute, and vocals done in a breezy wordless style that's similar to 70s work by artists like Manfredo Fest or Tania Maria. ...
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Primo Trio

Sambossa
Whatmusic (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)
Bossa piano galore -- and an excellent album that we're quite happy to see reissued! Primo Jr plays piano with bass and drums behind him -- grooving nicely in the style of the Milton Banana Trio, Sambalanco Trio, and other famous 60s Brazilian combos. Primo's style on the keys has a nicely ...
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Primo 7

Pinta O Sete
Whatmusic (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy (reissue)
Jazzy organ grooves from Brazil -- a sweet 60s swinger that packs a heck of a punch! The album's one of the few by Primo Jr, and features a great blend of organ, percussion, vibes, vocals, and guitar -- all dancing around with a groove that's similar to the best mid 60s work by Ed Lincoln, who was ...
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Leny Andrade

Grabado No Mexico
RVV (Brazil), 1966. New Copy (reissue)
A rare Leny Andrade album -- one that's pulled from her early bossa years, but recorded in Mexico with a slightly different feel! The group's a small one, and features some really great vibes from Breno Sauer -- played over lively bossa rhythms, that are always spare and jazzy -- a perfect setting ...
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Lula Cortes

Rosa De Sangue
Rozenblit/Time Lag Records, 1980. New Copy (reissue)
The final chapter of Lula Cortes amazing run of music in 70s Brazil -- a small label release that brilliantly blends together a range of psychedelic influences -- all with a gritty edge that's quite different than what you might expect from the date of the album! Things here are every bit as ...
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Eduardo Araujo

A Onda E Boogaloo
EMI/Odeon (Brazil), 1969. New Copy (reissue)
Swingin Brazilian soul from Eduardo Araujo -- a late 60s groover that's steeped in the styles of Memphis and Muscle Shoals, but which also has a unique twist that's all its own! Eduardo's definitely in the "boogaloo" mode referred to in the title, as the album's a blend of the hard sock-s ...
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Joyce & Banda Maluca Featuring Bugge Wesseltoft

Just A Little Bit Crazy
Far Out (UK), 2003. New Copy
Sweet sweet Joyce, one of our favorite Brazilian singers ever -- sounding better than ever too! The album has Joyce working with Banda Maluca -- a group that features husband Tutty Moreno on drums, plus keyboards by new groove sensation Bugge Wesseltoft! The style of the music retains all the ...
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Azymuth

Crazy Rhythm
Milestone, 1988. Sealed
While in the post fusion years when lite jazz was beginning to take off a lot of jazz and fusion artists got a bit lost, Azymuth continued to make a number of fine recordings, some of the best of their career. Bertrami and crew continue to groove along in their tight Brazilian fusion mode, with a ...
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Look Around
A&M, 1967. Good+
Dreamy bossa pop from the A&M studios of the 60s -- the Brasil 66 sound at its best! The style here is a perfect blend of real Brazilian influences and some of the hipper styles bubbling in the LA studio scene of the time -- all locked together perfectly by Sergio Mendes, in the twin-voiced ...
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Ye-Me-Le
A&M, 1969. Very Good+
Way past the hits, and into some really great territory -- a move that makes the record one of our favorite Sergio Mendes sets for A&M! The sweeter bossa pop style here is undercut with a bit more influence from late 60s Brazilian grooves -- some of the more baroque turns that Sergio's ...
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Flora Purim & Airto

Magicians
Crossover, 1986. Very Good+
A mid 80s album from Flora and Airto -- a record that has the pair working in a relatively smooth style, typical of some of Concord's productions of the time -- a touch on the California slick side at times, but managing to come up with some nice Brazilian grooves at others. 9 tracks in all -- ...
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Os Cariocas

Arte/Vozes
Philips (Brazil), 1966. Very Good-
Dreamy harmony vocals from Os Cariocas -- served up with a style that's almost as if The Four Freshmen made a bossa album, only better! The record's one of the least known by the group -- and it matches their American-influenced quartet vocals with some of the more inventive modes of bossa ...
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Guilherme Vergueiro

Naturalmente
Fonografico Independentes Distribuicao/Whatmusic (UK), 1980. Near Mint- (reissue)
A great little album of Brazilian fusion! The record has a cool electric groove to it -- mixing acoustic piano from Guilherme Vergueiro with bass and guitar, plus solos on flute, and vocals done in a breezy wordless style that's similar to 70s work by artists like Manfredo Fest or Tania Maria. ...
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Flora Purim

That's What She Said
Milestone, 1978. Very Good+
One of Flora Purim's last albums for Milestone -- and much less of a straight Brazilian fusion session than some of her other records -- more in the soul style she'd explore in years to come! Flora's singing in English a bit more than before, and some of the tunes have a nice dose of R&B in ...
 

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