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Extremely compelling work by the team of Toquinho & Vinicius! The album's a soundtrack to the Globo TV show O Bem Amado – and it's one of a number of albums that were recorded for Brazilian soap operas during the early 70s, most of which (including this one!) feature rare work that didn't appear on other LPs. The arrangements are great – handled on one track by Rogerio Duprat – and the record's got a baroque feel that reminds us of the best work on EMI/Odeon from the same time. A few tracks feature vocals by Maria Creusa, some by Toquinho, either solo or with Vinicius, and one by the Coral Som Livre. Includes the great groovy "Paiol De Polvora", plus "Meu Pai Oxala", "Cotidiano No 2", "Veja Voce", "Patota De Ipanema", and "No Colo Da Serra". LP, Vinyl record album

A mellow soundtrack by Jobim – written for an O Globo production, and featuring about half songs by Jobim himself. These are sweeping and lush, in the mode of his work on the Passarim album – and they feature a mixture of strings and keyboards, with woodwind flourishes. Titles include "Introducao", "O Tempo E O Vento", "Chanson Pour Michelle", and "Bangzalia". Other tracks are by a variety of artists, and include "Senhora Dona Bibiana" and "Rodrigo Meu Capitao" by Ze Renato, "Querencia Boi Barroso" by Conjunto Farroupilha, and "Um Certo Capitao Rodrigo" by Kleiton E Kledir. LP, Vinyl record album

Some of the coolest, weirdest music that electronic genius Suzanne Ciani ever recorded – sounds for a live performance of a socially-conscious opera – but done with a very eerie vibe that must have overwhelmed any of the artists on the stage! On record, the music works more as one long, abstract journey in sound – very spacey at times, with a mode that almost updates some of the early 60s Dutch electronic experiments, especially their shift between waves and bursts, soundscapes and punctuated parts – which Ciani handles beautifully here! And given the 1980 date of the record, the music feels much more in line with the analogue generation of two decades back – quite different than the new age electronics Ciani would record a few years later, and every bit as dark and spooky as the cover might imply. LP, Vinyl record album

Features the composer on trombone. CD