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Serie 2 Por 1 (Gente De Antiga/Som Pixinguinha)

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Rootsy brilliance from Pixinguinha – 2 later gems packed together in one sweet set! Gente Da Antiga is a classic set of Brazilian choro numbers – recorded in the late 60s, but done with a really classic feel overall! In a way, the set's a great precursor to some of the bigger returns to tradition Brazilian music would make a few years later – and it's carried off beautifully with reed work from the great Pixinquinha, whose sound here is much cleaner and clearer than on vintage recordings. Most tracks have a lot of lively percussion, and vocals are by Clementina De Jesus and Joao Da Baiana. Titles include "Os Oito Batutas", "A Tua Sina", "Estacio Mangueira", "Fala Baixinho", "Cabide De Molambo", and "Elizete No Chorinho". Som Pixinguinha is a great later album from Pixinquinha – a set recorded in the early 70s, but just as essential to his catalog as any titles from the classic years! The style here is great – with arrangements from Lyrio Panicali that still preserve some sense of tradition, yet also update the sound somewhat – never too much, but in ways that take good advantage of the better sound available for the session. Instrumentation includes a bit of organ, used very slightly amidst flute, percussion, and guitar – and a few tracks also feature some slightly fuller instrumentation, but never too much. The record features work by Geraldo Vespar and Orlando Silveira – and tracks include "1 X 0", "O Gato E O Canario", "Samba Funebre", "Urubatan", "Carinhoso", "Pula Sapo", and "Samba Do Urubu".  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.