Walter Wanderley - Batucada

Styles: Latin Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:28
Size: 85,3 MB
Art: Front

(2:39)  1. On The South Side Of Chicago
(3:01)  2. O Barquinho
(2:09)  3. Batucada
(2:09)  4. It Hurts To Say Goodbye
(4:24)  5. Os Grilos
(2:44)  6. Minha Saudade
(3:31)  7. E Preciso Cantar
(3:08)  8. So What's New
(3:14)  9. Wave
(3:17) 10. Ainda Mais Lindo
(3:27) 11. Ela é Carioca
(2:40) 12. Jequibau

Fortunately, Walter Wanderley sticks mostly to Brazilian standards on Batucada, and though his lounge-organ sound occasionally veers close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening, the album is well-recorded. His organ is occasionally more reminiscent of a hockey rink accompanist than a jazz improviser, but he slips and slides around on the keys and employs an endearing and quintessentially Brazilian less-is-more approach. 

Brazilian mastermind Marcos Valle guests on guitar, and percussion is well-handled by Paulinho, Dom Um Romao, and Lu Lu Ferreira. Talya Ferro's vocals on "Wave" are solidly in a jazz vein, though rather transparently postured to captivate an American crossover audience. Obviously, an album like Batucada isn't a prime example of Brazilian pop, but fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music. ~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/album/batucada-mw0000360989

Personnel: Organ [Electric], Piano – Walter Wanderley; Bass – Jose Marina, Sebastian Netto; Drums – Dom Um Romao, Paulinho; Guitar – Marcos Valle; Mixed By, Arranged By – Marcos Valle, Walter Wanderley; Vocals – Claudio Miranda, Talya Ferro 

Batucada

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Various - Relaxing Bossa Lounge Vol 1

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:56
Size: 121.2 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Easy Listening
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Marcela Mangabeira - You're Beautiful
[2:09] 2. Monique Kessous - With A Little Help From My Friends
[2:38] 3. Maria Augusta - All Of Me
[2:50] 4. Maria Creuza - Insensatez (Senseless)
[4:21] 5. Luís Carlos Vinhas - Samba Da Benção
[4:00] 6. Maria Augusta - Speak Low
[3:45] 7. Marcos Valle - Summer Samba (Samba De Verão)
[2:36] 8. Monique Kessous - A Hard Day's Night
[3:18] 9. Cris Delanno - Isn't She Lovely
[3:21] 10. Maria Augusta - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
[4:01] 11. Bob Tostes - I've Got You Under My Skin
[3:32] 12. Dudu Braga - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
[4:04] 13. Marcela Mangabeira - September
[3:09] 14. Taryn Szpilman - I Say A Little Prayer For You
[2:17] 15. Monique Kessous - If I Fell
[3:45] 16. Wanda Sá - Love Is In The Air

Relaxing Bossa Lounge                

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Marcos Valle - Samba '68

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 26:50
Size: 61.4 MB
Styles: Latin jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba
Year: 1968/1999/2014
Art: Front

[2:41] 1. The Answer
[2:07] 2. Crickets Sing For Anamaria
[2:26] 3. So Nice (Summer Samba)
[2:14] 4. Chup, Chup, I Got Away
[2:51] 5. If You Went Away
[1:50] 6. Pepino Beach
[2:41] 7. She Told Me, She Told Me
[2:49] 8. It's Time To Sing
[2:00] 9. Batucada
[1:55] 10. The Face I Love
[3:09] 11. Safely In Your Arms

Samba '68 is a vibrant set of Brazilian pop, indebted to bossa nova and samba but undeniably Americanized for a domestic audience. The result is a joyous album throughout that wears its dated sound quite well. Marcos Valle interprets eleven of his own songs, including Brazilian standards like "Chup Chup, I Got Away," "Batucada," and "So Nice (Summer Samba)," as well as new tracks like "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" and "The Answer." The vocal harmonies of his wife (the Anamaria of the song title) provide a beautiful counterpoint to Valle's voice on several tracks, making Samba '68 one of the best Brazilian crossovers of the 1960s. ~John Bush

Samba '68

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Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent - Ao Vivo: Comemorando Os 50 Anos De Marcos Valle

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 68:00

Size: 155.7 MB

Styles: Bossa Nova, Brazilian jazz

Year: 2013

Art: Front

[4:40] 1. The White Puma (Puma Branco)

[5:55] 2. Look Who's Mine (Dia De Vitória)

[4:22] 3. The Face I Love (Seu Encanto)

[3:33] 4. The Answer (A Resposta)

[4:33] 5. Drift Away

[5:14] 6. Summer Samba (Samba De Verão)

[3:23] 7. Gente

[4:21] 8. Passa Por Mim

[4:12] 9. Batucada Surgiu

[4:52] 10. La Petite Valse

[6:27] 11. If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender A Ser Só)

[3:59] 12. Pigmalião 70

[4:37] 13. The Crickets (Os Grilos)

[2:47] 14. She Told Me, She Told Me (Sonho De Lugar)

[4:58] 15. My Nightingale

A really wonderful collaboration – completely unexpected, and a fresh chapter in the career of both artists too! The set was done in celebration of Marcos Valle's 50 years in music – and features Marcos himself on acoustic piano and a bit of vocals, Stacey Kent on lead vocals, and some guest tenor sax from Jim Tomlinson! The setting is lean, mostly small group backing, but full of feeling – thanks partly to Stacey's expressive vocal performance, but also to Valle's still-great sense of timing and tone – which makes the arrangements very different than Kent's usual bag. Stacey really takes the vocal lead on most of the record – and the bossa setting is a great one for her style – and arrangements are by Valle and Jesse Sadoc, who leads the combo on trumpet.

Ao Vivo: Comemorando Os 50 Anos De Marcos Valle  

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