Paulinho, with the great Cristina Buarque on vocals behind him, presently resting and reflecting.. more later
Vinicius & Odette Lara (1963)
All compositions by Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes Arrangements by Moacir Santos 1. Berimbau 2. Só Por Amor 3. Deixa 4. Seja Feliz 5. Mulher Carioca 6. Samba Em Prelúdio 7. Labareda 8. E Hoje Só 9. O Astronauta 10. Deve Ser Amor 11. Samba da Bênção 12. Além Do Amor Credits: Arranged By,…
Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader – Bamboleate (1967) 320 kbs
Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader – Bomboleate (1967) 320 kbs CD (Fania / Emusica – Remastered Edition 130 217), Released 1967; Re-Issued 2007This record smokes like a chimney. There really isn’t anything I could add to the review from John Childs at descarga dot net, so here it is Produced by Pancho CristalIn about 1965,…
East Coast (1973) at Never Enough Rhodes
I just felt like pointing out one of the coolest records I have come across in the blogosphere, the self-titled album from East Coast on Encounter Records from 1973. It’s over at Never Enough Rhodes, a wonderful blog that has been around a lot longer than we have. The great material, informative notes, and careful…
Isaac Hayes – Groove-a-thon (1976) 320 kbs
ISAAC HAYES – GROOV-A-THON – 320 kbsReleased 1976 on HBS RecordsAn unjustly neglected item in Mr. Hayes catalog, at least by me. The second release on his own HBS (Hot Buttered Soul) imprint, I like this better than Chocolate Chip (the first on HBS, which I should have posted anyway but will now wait until…
Vinyl sales up!
A friend of mine alerted me to the news posted below, from January. If you don’t read Portuguese the main thing to know is that vinyl sales grew 89% in 2008. Pretty damn amazing for a “dead” format, don’t you think? The bad news is that the top ten LPs sold is a list populated…