Pedrinho Mattar/Os Farroupilhas/Vera Brasil/Edgard —
12 x Bossa Nova ... LP Farroupilha (Brazil), Mid 60s. Very Good ...
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Great small combo bossa on the groovy Farroupilha label – three tracks each by four different artists! LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a press flaw that clicks through most of the first track on Side 1. Cover is without the plastic outer sleeve, lightly aged and crinkled, with a torn portion near the spine.)
Fantastic big band work from Luiz Arruda Paes – one of Brazil's most captivating orchestra leaders in the 60s, and an artist who really kept pace with some of the changes going on in his country's music. This record is most famous for Paes' incredible reading of Edu Lobo's "Upa ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great early album by this instrumental combo from the 70s – and one that's a perfect realization of their mix of rootsy instrumentation with more jazzy conceptions. The arrangements on the record are by Toninho Alves, and tracks include "Tres Tres", "Cavalo Marinho", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a trace of a price sticker.)
Pedrinho Sampaio is surrounded by keyboards on this late 70s gem from Brazil – and the record definitely makes it feel that way too – as Pedrinho handles a variety of different Yamaha organs and keyboards, plus some Roland strings as well! Yet there's also a nicely rounded group feel ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album