Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal - Bossa Got The Blues

Styles: Brazilian Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:54
Size: 32,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:10) 1. 1937
(2:42) 2. Mandacaru
(3:21) 3. Train To Ipanema
(4:18) 4. Sambalaya
(2:06) 5. Blues Bossa
(3:41) 6. Laudi's Theme
(3:00) 7. Bossa Got The Blues
(3:16) 8. Kalunga Rocket
(3:07) 9. Vou Nessa
(4:08) 10. Galeria Menescal

Listening to BossaCucaNova creates the impression that you're driving an exquisite Italian sportscar on a leisurely and sunny Sunday afternoon. You can hear the smooth purr of the engine powering your rhythm, soft but ferocious, a napping tiger, through the open window. Slicing through the breeze moderates its temperature so that it feels both warm and cool simply perfect on your skin. You turn to the left and the right and smile to return the greetings extended by the colorful and inviting scenery bathing in the golden light of that friendly sun above. Bossacucanova makes every day feel better than a good day feel like a simply perfect day for a nice ride.

Bossa Got The Blues maintains the preeminence of Bossacucanova Alex Moreira on keyboards, Marcelinho Da Lua on scratches and samples, and Marcio Menescal on Fender and keyboard bass among contemporary Brazilian bands whose sound springs from filtering traditional bossa nova through modern production and electronica. It also showcases one of the founding fathers of bossa nova guitar: guitarist, composer, and producer Roberto Menescal, who wrote the famous "O Barquinho (Little Boat)" and happens to be father of Bossacucanova bassist Marcio. (Father also joined son and crew for the band's 2001 global debut Brasilidade [Zuirigiboom/Six Degrees].)

Thanks to Papa Roberto, Bossa Got The Blues and some sweet, swinging Grant Green jazz guitar, too, all wrapped up in Bossacucanova's trademark luxurious 1960s production and presentation. Flavio Guimarães' harmonica leads "Laudir's Theme" out from a Brazilian jungle into an acoustic blues, his howls and wails pouring down on the guitar hook like sweet and sticky syrup. Leo Gandleman, whose saxophones have graced recordings by Gilberto Gil and other Brazilian stars for four decades, also climbs onboard to sing the blues.

These ten tracks would split and retrofit quite nicely into two sides of a vinyl LP, and Gandleman plays on the songs that would close side one (track five, "Blue Bossa") and two (track ten "Galeria Menescal"). "Blues Bossa" cribs the melody to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" before opening up a dance floor jointly rocked by Menescal's electric guitar chords and Gandelman's moaning and groaning baritone and tenor saxophones. Gandelman adds tenor, baritone and flute in a lovely dance with acoustic guitar and vibraphone to "Galeria Menescal" (which opens, in case you missed all the old school, with the sound of a needle coming down on a vinyl album).

Yes, you could downshift and grind your Bossacucanova sportster into a deeper, harder and more powerful gear. But when you feel as good as the sound of Bossa Got the Blues!, why mess with simply perfect?By Chris M. Slawecki
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/bossa-got-the-blues-bossacucanova-e-roberto-menescal-six-degrees-records

Personnel: BossaCucaNova: arranger; Alex Moreira: keyboards; Marcelinho Da Lua: producer; Marcio Menescal: bass; Roberto Menescal: guitar.

Additional Instrumentation: Cris Delanno: vocals; Laudir DeOliveira: percussion; Renato Endrigo: percussion; Leo Gandelman: saxophones, flute, horn arrangements; Flávio Guimarães: harmonica; Carlos Malta: bass flute, piccolo; Jota Moraes: vibraphone; Ian Moreira: percussion; Sidinho Moreira: percussion; Rio Maracatu: percussion; Paulinho Trompete: flugelhorn, horn arrangements, trombone, trumpet.

Bossa Got The Blues

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Ron Carter Quartet & Vitoria Maldonado - Brasil L.I.K.E.

Styles: Vocal, Latin Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:18
Size: 93,6 MB
Art: Front

(4:08)  1. They Can't Take That Away from Me
(2:50)  2. There Will Never Be Another You
(3:26)  3. Night and Day
(3:26)  4. I Only Have Eyes for You
(2:33)  5. How High the Moon
(2:09)  6. Adoro O Teu Sorriso
(2:59)  7. All of Me
(3:34)  8. Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours (I Wish You Love)
(2:23)  9. Georgia on My Mind
(3:04) 10. Someone to Light up My Life
(4:15) 11. Lugar Comum
(2:07) 12. Because You Make Me Dream
(3:17) 13. Saudade

Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and  influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. In the early 1960s he performed throughout the United States in concert halls and nightclubs with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy. He later toured Europe with Cannonball Adderley. From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. He was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and Most Valuable Player by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 1993 Ron Carter earned a Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, the Miles Davis Tribute Band and another Grammy in 1998 for Call 'Sheet Blues', an instrumental composition from the film 'Round Midnight.

In addition to scoring and arranging music for many films, including some projects for Public Broadcasting System, Carter has composed music for A Gathering of Old Men, starring Lou Gosset Jr., The Passion of Beatrice directed by Bertrand Tavernier, and Blind Faith starring Courtney B. Vance. Carter shares his expertise in the series of books he authored, among which are Building Jazz Bass Lines and The Music of Ron Carter; the latter contains 130 of his published and recorded compositions. Carter earned a bachelor of music degree from the Eastman School in Rochester and a master's degree in double bass from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. He has also received four honorary doctorates, from the New England Conservatory of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, and was the 2002 recipient of the prestigious Hutchinson Award from the Eastman School at the University of Rochester. Most recently he was honored by the French Minister of Culture with France's premier cultural award--the medallion and title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, given to those who have distinguished themselves in the domain of artistic or literary creation and for their contribution to the spread of arts and letters in France and the world. Carter has lectured, conducted, and performed at clinics and master classes, instructing jazz ensembles and teaching the business of music at numerous universities. He was Artistic Director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies while it was located in Boston and, after 18 years on the faculty of the Music Department of The City College of New York, he is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus although, as a performer, he remains as active as ever. http://roncarter.net/JazzMaster/about-jazz-bass-master-ron-carter/

Personnel:  Vitoria Maldonado (vocal); Ron Carter: baixo acústico (bass); Renee Rosnes: piano; Rolando Morales-Matos: percussão (percussion); Payton Crossley: bateria (drums) with special guests:  Roberto Menescal (guitar); Marcos Mincov (English horn); Toninho Ferragutti (accordion); Omar Izar (harmonica); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Proveta (alto sax)  – with Ruria Duprat’s ‘Brasilian Orchestra’

Brasil L.I.K.E.

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Various - Roberto Menescal: 55 Years Of Music

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:40
Size: 138.9 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova, Samba, Brazilian Traditions
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:38] 1. Leila Pinheiro - Ah Se Eu Pudesse O Barquinho Voce Nos E O Mar
[2:19] 2. Emilio Santiago - Amanheendo
[4:20] 3. Daira Saboia - Floripa
[3:55] 4. Os Cariocas - Copacabana De Sempre
[2:43] 5. Leny Andrade - Nas Quebradas Da Vida
[2:28] 6. Arimatea - A Morte De Um Deus De Sal
[2:36] 7. Astrid - Vai De Vez (Original Version)
[4:26] 8. Bebossa - Rio Exaltacao
[4:05] 9. Roberto Menescal & Cris Delano - Eu E A Música
[4:05] 10. Oswaldo Montenegro - Eu Canto Meu Blues
[3:59] 11. Wanda Sá - A Volta
[2:50] 12. Roberto Menescal - Voce Me Ganhou
[4:03] 13. Joyce - Nara
[2:23] 14. Andrea Amorim - Rio
[3:03] 15. Maria Luiza - Assim Como Um Amor
[3:53] 16. Roberto Menescal & Trio - Swingueira
[3:46] 17. Tamy - Me Diz

The composer of bossa nova classics like "O Barquinho," "Ah, Se Eu Pudesse," "Errinho à Tôa," "Nós e o Mar," "Rio," "Você," and "Vagamente," Roberto Menescal started his professional career in 1957 as Sylvia Telles' sideman (on guitar) in a tour around Brazil. In 1958, he opened a guitar school in Copacabana (Rio) with Carlos Lyra, having as his pupils Nara Leão and his sister Danuza Leão. In the same year, he formed, with Luís Carlos Vinhas, João Mário, Henrique, and Bebeto, the Conjunto Roberto Menescal, one of the first instrumental groups of bossa nova. The group accompanied Dorival Caymmi, Vinícius de Moraes, Billy Blanco, Maysa, and Telles. Also in 1958, he participated, with Telles, Carlos Lyra, and other artists, in a show at the Clube Hebraica (Rio), when the words "bossa nova" were used (inadvertently, by the club's secretary) for the first time to advertise the event. Having taken part with his group in the recording of Garotos da Bossa Nova in 1959, he participated in the I Festival de Samba Session at the Teatro de Arena theater of the School of Architecture at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Such informal venues were important vehicles for bossa nova among the middle-class university people who were more inclined to absorb and disseminate it, and Menescal was instrumental for the promotion of such concerts in 1959, 1960, and 1961. Also in 1959, he had his first recorded composition, "Jura de Pombo" (with Ronaldo Bôscoli), by Alaíde Costa. His "O Barquinho" (with Ronaldo Bôscoli), a bossa nova classic, was simultaneously recorded by Maysa, Perry Ribeiro, and Paulinho Nogueira in 1960. In 1962, he accompanied Maysa in her Argentinean tour and, with Eumir Deodato's group, he performed in Marlene's program on TV Rio, having been hired for two years with his own group to back up artists on that TV station. In November 1962, he participated in the historic Bossa Nova Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY, with Tom Jobim, Carlos Lyra, and others, interpreting "O Barquinho" in one of his few performances as a singer. From 1964 to 1968, he worked as an arranger and, invited by André Midani, he started to work as an independent producer and arranger at Polygram. In 1968, he accompanied Elis Regina in her performance at the MIDEM (International Phonographic Market and Music Publishers) in Cannes, France, and in her subsequent European tour, having been Regina's sideman until 1970, when he became Polygram's A&R. Already established as a major producer (having worked with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben Jor, Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, and many others), instrumentalist (as a session man he worked with Lúcio Alves, Maysa, Claudette Soares, Nara Leão, Jair Rodrigues, and Elis Regina), he had several compositions of his included in soundtracks of broadly popular TV soap operas and also wrote music for the cinema (Bye Bye Brasil, Joana Francesa, both by Cacá Diegues, and Vai Trabalhar Vagabundo, by Hugo Carvana). In 1985, having accompanied Nara Leão in performances in Brazil and abroad, he launched with her the LP Um Cantinho, Um Violão/Nara Leão e Roberto Menescal. In the next year, he abandoned his career in A&R and dedicated himself to his solo career. He has also been participating in jazz projects, among others with Joe Henderson. In 2001, he participated with Wanda Sá, Danilo Caymmi, and Marcos Valle in the Fare Festival (Pavia, Italy). Menescal also owns the label Albatroz, which released albums by Danilo Caymmi, Emílio Santiago, and others. ~bio by Alvaro Neder

Roberto Menescal: 55 Years Of Music mc
Roberto Menescal: 55 Years Of Music zippy

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Roberto Menescal - Jazz & Bossa 1 & 2

Roberto Menescal (born October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian composer, producer, guitarist/vocalist, important to the founding of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to things related to the sea, including his best-known composition "O Barquinho" ("Little Boat"). He is also known for work with Carlos Lyra, Nara Leão, Wanda Sá, Ale Vanzella, and many others. Menescal has performed in a variety of Latin music mediums, including Música popular brasileira (Brazilian pop), Bossa Nova and Samba. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy for his work with his son's bossa group Bossacucanova in 2002 and received the "2013 Latin Recording Academy Special Awards" in Las Vegas in November 2013.

Album: Jazz & Bossa
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:23
Size: 87.9 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Garota De Ipanema
[3:08] 2. The Lady Is A Tramp
[3:08] 3. Meditacao
[4:00] 4. Tenderly
[2:07] 5. Samba De Uma Nota Só
[3:21] 6. Take Five
[2:38] 7. Só Danço Samba
[4:11] 8. Secret Love
[2:59] 9. Samba Do Avião
[2:55] 10. Satin Doll
[3:20] 11. Só Tinha Que Ser Com Você
[3:32] 12. Corcovado

Jazz & Bossa

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Album: Jazz & Bossa 2
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:41
Size: 104.6 MB
Styles: Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:50] 1. Summertime
[3:06] 2. O Barquinho
[4:21] 3. Night In Tunisia
[4:45] 4. Água De Beber
[2:33] 5. Cheek To Cheek
[2:10] 6. Influência Do Jazz
[4:20] 7. My Funny Valentine
[3:18] 8. Ela é Carioca
[4:34] 9. All The Things You Are
[2:59] 10. Você
[4:16] 11. Round Midnight
[4:22] 12. Manhã De Carnaval

Jazz & Bossa 2

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Roberto Menescal - The Classics: Guitarra

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:19
Size: 94.6 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 1997/2013
Art: Front

[3:38] 1. Love Letters
[4:26] 2. Smile
[4:32] 3. All The Things You Are
[3:15] 4. Makin' Whoopee
[3:34] 5. My Romance
[3:32] 6. How High The Moon
[3:05] 7. Manhattan
[3:22] 8. Take Five
[4:03] 9. Sophisticated Lady
[3:53] 10. Moon River
[3:55] 11. Night In Tunisia

The Classics Guitarra . Um jazz suave e elegante. É a trilha sonora ideal para relaxar e entrar na viagem de melodias inesquecíveis como Moon River, Smile, All The Things You Are e etc. Sem longos improvisos, e com a formação de um quarteto de músicos virtuosos (com Roberto Menescal), podemos dizer que o The Classics vai agradar a todos, inclusive aqueles que não estão familiarizados com o Jazz, pois as músicas são inesquecíveis!

The Classics: Guitarra

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Wanda Sá & Menescal - Eu E A Musica

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:33
Size: 102.0 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Wave
[3:43] 2. Como Uma Onda
[5:36] 3. Vagamente Triste Vivo Sonhando Brigas Nunca Mais
[3:56] 4. Chega De Saudade
[5:43] 5. Sábado Em Copacabana Rio Valsa De Uma Cidade Ela é Carioca
[2:48] 6. O Barquinho
[2:18] 7. Vocé
[2:40] 8. Telefone
[3:50] 9. À Sorrir
[3:36] 10. Tá Oquei
[2:43] 11. So Danço Samba O Pato
[4:38] 12. Bye Bye Brasil Aquarelo Do Brasil Isto Aqui O Que É

Roberto Menescal, a pioneer composer and performer of Bossa Nova, and his long-time partner Wanda Sa, offer a delightful selection of classic Brazilian jazz selections including some of Menescal's well-known compositions and those of the "grand master", Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim. Their guitars and voices blend wonderfully and create the light, breezy familiar style that has become their trademark. I have had the privlege of seeing and hearing them live and meeting them personally and I have found that the genuine warmth, Brazilian passion and friendliness they showed to me is conveyed effectively through their music. Though well-known in Brazil, many international audiences, especially in the U.S., Europe and Asia are only now discovering one of Brazil's greatest musical national treasures. Listen once, and you too will know that you have found something very special. ~DrPerman

Eu E A Musica

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Toots Thielemans & Elis Regina - Aquarela do Brasil

Styles: Vocal And Guitar Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:32
Size: 77,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:12)  1. Wave
(3:02)  2. Aquarela do Brasil
(2:54)  3. Visão
(2:05)  4. Corrida de Jangada
(2:11)  5. Wilsamba
(2:26)  6. Você (You)
(2:45)  7. Barquinho
(2:15)  8. O sonho
(1:59)  9. Five for Elis
(3:14) 10. Canto de Ossanha
(2:54) 11. Honeysuckle Rose
(4:28) 12. Volta

Jean 'Toots' Thielemans is widely regarded by most people as the most accomplished harmonica player in the world. Of course, that's not all he does and it would be a great injustice to label him as just a good harmonica player. If you are not into Jazz, you may not have heard of his name but you have probably heard his music many times and I suspect you liked it. He is equally good at playing guitar, the accordeon and many other instruments. For instance, you will never hear anyone whistle jazz better than Toots. Born on 29 April 1922 in Brussels, he quickly got interested in music and was playing the accordeon at age 3. Later he started playing the harmonica and the guitar. He got seriously hooked on jazz in earnest during the German occupation and has been influenced predominantly by Django Reinhardt, another Belgian who invented a particular way of playing the guitar, and the legendary Charlie Parker. Other influences were Toots Mondello and Toots Camarata, resulting in Jean Thielemans being nicknamed 'Toots' early on in his career.In an interview in 1983 with a Belgian radio station, he said : “My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician. One of the clients said “that kid wants to play accordion”. My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine. (plays a little bit, accompanied by the barking of his little dog called Duke Yorkshire Ellington Thielemans)”.

He made his big breakthrough when he went on European tour with Benny Goodman in 1950. He moved to America in 1952 (and became a US citizen the same year) where he is extremely well-known, especially among the jazz community. Quincy Jones said this about him in 1995 : “I can say without hesitation that Toots is one of the greatest musicians of our time. On his instrument he ranks with the best that jazz has ever produced. He goes for the heart and makes you cry. We have worked together more times than I can count and he always keeps me coming back for more”. Toots hates his favourite instrument, the harmonica, being called a 'miscellaneous instrument'. Indeed, the late Clifford Brown said : “Toots, the way you play the harmonica they should not call it a miscellaneous instrument”. His successes include harmonica solo contributions to film scores for Midnight Cowboy, The Getaway, Sugarland Express, Cinderella Liberty, Turks Fruit (Turkish Fruit), Jean de Florette and others. In 1962 he had a massive hit with 'Bluesette'. He also did many concerts and recordings with legends such as George Shearing, Ella Fitzgerald, Quincy Jones, Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, Natalie Cole, Pat Metheny, Paul Simon and Billy Joel. Many people also will remember him from the music used for the 'Old Spice' TV commercial. Toots succeeded in doing something that is very difficult for Jazz musicians: being well-known by the general public and still practice high-class Jazz. Receiving the high appreciation of his peers and connoisseurs is no mean feat and Toots is regularly voted first in his category in the famous Down Beat Jazz Magazine in the USA by critics and public. In 1981, Toots suffered from a major stroke that left part of his body with little feeling. Today he has pretty much recovered from the stroke and admits that while he may not be able to play as many notes as he used to, he can still “play the good ones”. He has always suffered from asthma which makes his success even more remarkable. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/tootsthielemans

Personnel:  Toots Thielemans (guitar and harmonica), Elis Regina (vocals), Antonio Adolfo (piano), Roberto Menescal (guitar) and Wilson das Neves (percussion).

R.I.P.
Born:  April 29, 1922, Brussels, Belgium
Died: August 22, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

Aquarela do Brasil

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Marcela Mangabeira - Simples

Styles: Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova 
Year: 2006
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:54
Size: 102,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:28)  1. Rio
(3:41)  2. Love Dance
(3:17)  3. Para Ti
(3:06)  4. Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria)
(4:06)  5. Insensatez
(3:00)  6. Só Quis Você
(3:32)  7. Pro Menesca (P'ru Ze)
(4:27)  8. Eu E A Brisa
(2:45)  9. Pro Tom
(3:21) 10. A Rã
(5:32) 11. Vôo Sobre O Horizonte
(2:33) 12. Só Danço Samba

Marcela Mangabeira (born August 31, 1981) is a Brazilian singer from the state of Mato Grosso. She began her singing career in 1998 and after winning numerous local singing contests, Marcela toured through Spain, Denmark, Germany, France and the UK as a guest singer with BossaCucaNova. In 2003, she moved to Rio de Janeiro and recorded her first album Simples a year later. http://www.last.fm/music/Marcela+Mangabeira/+wiki

Personnel: Márcio Menescal (various instruments, programming); Roberto Menescal (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dum Dum, Sérgio Galvao (flute); Guta Menezes (harmonica); Adriano Souza (keyboards).

Simples

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Roberto Menescal & Trio - Balansamba 2005

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 41:55

Size: 96.0 MB

Styles: Latin jazz

Year: 2013

Art: Front

[4:21] 1. Adriana

[3:06] 2. Ha Controversias

[4:41] 3. Nanã

[2:32] 4. Mas Que Nada

[4:01] 5. Swingueira

[3:48] 6. Agarradinhos

[2:24] 7. Ciúme

[2:58] 8. Sabedoria

[3:17] 9. A Morte De Um Deus De Sal

[1:27] 10. Balansamba

[3:10] 11. Samba Da Pergunta

[2:12] 12. Tem Dó

[3:53] 13. Swingueira

Maestro Roberto Menescal has been a huge name for at least the past 4 decades, and he's still jamming big time as demonstrated in this fabulous instrumental CD recorded in his own label Albatroz.

That magnificent hybrid semi-acoustic Condor guitar of his sounds soooo Bossa Nova and contemporary at the same time; it's just amazing; Here he's backed by his Trio formed by a) Adriano Souza / Keyboards, b) Joao Cortez / Drums and c) Adriano Giffoni / Bass, plus having his friend Oscar Castro-Neves on cut no. 9 and his son Marcio as Producer and Mixer. ~Papetti

Balansamba 2005   

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Stacey Kent - Tenderly

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:48
Size: 98,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:38)  1. Only Trust Your Heart
(2:10)  2. Tangerine
(4:32)  3. The Very Thought Of You
(3:40)  4. Embraceable You
(4:00)  5. There Will Never Be Another You
(3:44)  6. Tenderly
(2:54)  7. No Moon At All
(3:26)  8. If I m Lucky
(4:22)  9. Agarradinhos
(3:26) 10. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
(3:57) 11. That s All
(2:53) 12. If I Had You

Tenderly marks, for Stacey Kent, a return to the Great American Songbook for which she first became known. The performances on Tenderly are clearly on another level to those of her earlier standards albums. There is a natural ease and confidence in the minimalist approach that she has honed over the years. Not a single extraneous note or gesture disturbs her daringly exposed performances. The pure and quiet intensity of these interpretations reveals both the song and the artist with astonishing vividness. Along with the title song, the album features such classics as Tangerine, That s All and Gershwin s Embraceable You.

American singer, Stacey Kent, is an artist who is so hard to categorize, she almost deserves a category to herself. A sublime interpreter of the Great American Songbook, Chanson and Bossa Nova, whose repertoire extends well beyond her jazz roots, fluent in French and Portuguese, she doesn t so much transcend genre as much as render the idea redundant. Each element of her personal sound is so perfectly integrated that one never feels as if she is crossing any boundaries of genre. Her 2007 album, Breakfast on the Morning Tram, achieved platinum status and was nominated for a Grammy Award. She s won countless other awards including Jazz Vocalist of the Year at the 2001 BBC Jazz Awards and French Chevalier Dans L Ordre Des Arts et Des Lettres in 2010. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=10096664&style=music&fulldesc=T

Personnel: Stacey Kent (vocals); Roberto Menescal (guitar); Jim Tomlinson (alto flute, tenor saxophone); Jeremy Brown (double bass).

Tenderly

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Various - Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms Vol 1

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 67:05

Size: 153.6 MB

Styles: Latin rhythms

Year: 2001

Art: Front

[2:34] 1. Roberto Menescal - Influencia Do Jazz

[7:33] 2. Odell Brown - Mas Que Nada

[2:58] 3. Os Cincos-Pados - Berimbau

[4:17] 4. Jongo Trio - Waters Of March

[2:44] 5. Quarteto Em Cy Com Tamba Trio - Water To Drink

[2:47] 6. Pedrinho Mattar Trio - Samba Pro Pedrinho

[3:15] 7. Charlie Byrd - Bamba Samba

[2:19] 8. Breno Sauer Quinteto - A Felicidad

[3:11] 9. Nelson Riddle Orchestra - Lamento

[2:46] 10. Zimbo Trio - To Live Happily

[2:26] 11. Os Catedràticos - Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Anamaria)

[3:57] 12. Lalo Schifrin Orchestra - Samba De Una Nota

[3:05] 13. Geraldo Trio - Chora Tua Tristeza

[2:44] 14. Bossa Jazz Trio - Canto De Ossanha

[2:59] 15. Os Cobras - Cheiro De Saudade

[2:26] 16. Continentals - String Of Pearls

[2:33] 17. Joao Meirelles - Batucada

[2:06] 18. Chris Montez - The Face I Love

[4:29] 19. Martin Denny - Exotique Bossa Nova

[5:45] 20. Quartette Tres Bien - Boss Tres Bien

Bossa Nova Exciting Jazz Samba Rhythms

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Various - The Boys From Ipanema

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:04
Size: 87.1 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz-pop
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[2:53] 1. Carlos Lyra - Maria Ningué
[2:41] 2. Tamba Trio - Mas Que Nada
[3:01] 3. Roberto Menescal - Preciso Aprender A Ser Só
[2:49] 4. Caetano Veloso - Chuvas De Verão
[3:15] 5. Antonio Carlos Jobim - Nuvens Douradas
[2:11] 6. Os Cariocas - Telefone
[3:23] 7. João Donato - O Morror Não Tem Vez
[2:34] 8. Chico Buarque - Pois É
[3:57] 9. Zimbo Trio - Chuva
[2:50] 10. Luíz Eça - Tristeza De Nós Dois
[2:45] 11. Jorge Ben - Por Causa De Vocé, Menina
[2:53] 12. Tamba Trio - Reza
[2:44] 13. Toquinho - Oi Lá!

The Boys From Ipanema

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Roberto Menescal - Jazz Zen

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:49
Size: 93.5 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:29] 1. As Time Goes By
[3:45] 2. Tangerine
[3:09] 3. Someone To Watch Over Me
[3:29] 4. Makin' Whoopee
[3:05] 5. There Will Never Be Another You
[2:14] 6. Sophiscated Lady
[4:15] 7. Blue Moon
[3:40] 8. My Foolish Heart
[2:36] 9. All The Things You Are
[5:00] 10. The Shadow Of Your Smile
[4:03] 11. Bewitched
[3:00] 12. Body And Soul

The composer of bossa nova classics like "O Barquinho," "Ah, Se Eu Pudesse," "Errinho à Tôa," "Nós e o Mar," "Rio," "Você," and "Vagamente," Roberto Menescal started his professional career in 1957 as Sylvia Telles' sideman (on guitar) in a tour around Brazil. In 1958, he opened a guitar school in Copacabana (Rio) with Carlos Lyra, having as his pupils Nara Leão and his sister Danuza Leão. In the same year, he formed, with Luís Carlos Vinhas, João Mário, Henrique, and Bebeto, the Conjunto Roberto Menescal, one of the first instrumental groups of bossa nova. The group accompanied Dorival Caymmi, Vinícius de Moraes, Billy Blanco, Maysa, and Telles. Also in 1958, he participated, with Telles, Carlos Lyra, and other artists, in a show at the Clube Hebraica (Rio), when the words "bossa nova" were used (inadvertently, by the club's secretary) for the first time to advertise the event.

In 1985, having accompanied Nara Leão in performances in Brazil and abroad, he launched with her the LP Um Cantinho, Um Violão/Nara Leão e Roberto Menescal. In the next year, he abandoned his career in A&R and dedicated himself to his solo career. He has also been participating in jazz projects, among others with Joe Henderson. In 2001, he participated with Wanda Sá, Danilo Caymmi, and Marcos Valle in the Fare Festival (Pavia, Italy). Menescal also owns the label Albatroz, which released albums by Danilo Caymmi, Emílio Santiago, and others.

Jazz Zen

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Roberto Menescal - Eu E Cris (with Cris Delanno)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:21
Size: 94.7 MB
Styles: Latin jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:08] 1. 's Wonderful
[3:42] 2. Retrato Em Branco E Preto
[4:05] 3. Eu E A Musica-Tá Oquei
[4:08] 4. Outra Vez
[3:58] 5. Roxanne
[3:17] 6. Sabe Você
[3:51] 7. Estate
[4:35] 8. Abraço Vazio
[4:11] 9. Body And Soul
[2:09] 10. Saudade Fez Um Samba
[5:11] 11. Corazon Partio

“EU E CRIS” estreou em novembro de 2003, no Rio de Janeiro, com o patrocínio da Unimed-Rio com enorme sucesso de público e mídia. Desde então, Menescal e Cris vêm encantando a platéia de todo o Brasil e o mundo.

O repertório de Eu e Cris inclui bossa-nova, rock, blues, pop e jazz, destacando “Eu e a Música (TÁOQUEI)” que Roberto Menescal e Aldir Blanc compuseram há dez anos, especialmente para Cris Delanno no primeiro show solo da cantora. Canções de Tom Jobim, Carlinhos Lyra, Chico Buarque, Isolda, Vinícius de Moraes se misturam às de Sting, George Gershwin, Alejandro Sanz, Bruno Martino.

Eu E Cris

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Eddy Palermo - Bossa Jam Session

Styles: Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:13
Size: 122,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:52)  1. O Barquinho
(4:22)  2. Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar
(3:51)  3. Wave
(3:44)  4. A Rã
(3:19)  5. Bye Bye Brasil
(3:42)  6. Batida Diferente
(3:12)  7. Só Danço Samba
(4:30)  8. Agarradinhos
(4:14)  9. P'ruzé
(4:24) 10. Samba da Creuza
(4:33) 11. Preciso Aprender a Ser Só
(4:52) 12. Vagamente
(4:31) 13. Samba de Verão

Nato a Roma il 10 giugno 1956, ha cominciato a suonare la chitarra all’età di dieci anni come autodidatta ed é considerato uno dei più importanti riferimenti per la chitarra jazz in italia. Nel 1979 entra a far parte del ” Centro Jazz St. Louis” come insegnante di chitarra jazz e da quel momento inizia la sua attività di professionista nei club della capitale accanto ad alcuni dei jazzisti più in vista. Nel 1980 partecipa alla rassegna internazionale “Ischia ‘80” con un concerto per chitarra sola. Nel 1981 incide il suo primo LP dal titolo “The Way ISee”. Mentre si intensifica la sua attività a livello nazionale, inizia in questo periodo anche una collaborazione concertistica con musicisti d’oltre oceano come Chet Baker e Billy Smith. Nel 1982 partercipa ad “Umbria Jazz” con il suo trio ed il “Festival Internazionale di Jazz” di Istambul con Romano Mussolini. Nello stesso anno incide il suo secondo disco dal titolo “Ganimede”. Nel 1983 entra a far parte del gruppo di Nunzio Rotondo, con il quale partecipa ad alcune trasmissioni televisive. 

Sempre nel 1983 si verificano due collaborazioni molto importanti con Jim Hall e con il sassofonista David Samborn. Nel 1984 partecipa a “Umbria Jazz” con la propria formazione alla quale si aggiunge come ospite il percussionista Ray Mantilla. Le sue esperienze si allargano stilisticamente al campo della musica brasiliana, mentre si accentua la sua predisposizione alla composizione. Nel 1985 è di nuovo ad “Umbria Jazz” con Nunzio Rotondo ed incide il suo trezo LP dal titolo “Jazz Fusion Mood”. Nello stesso anno partecipa al Festival Jazz di Messina. Nel 1987, le collaborazioni con il tenorista George Garzone ed il trombettista Jimmy Owens. Ma l’incontro più significativo è quello che avrà nel 1988 con Joe Pass che lo chiama a suonare come ospite nel corso di alcuni concerti in un club romano. Traendo ispirazione da questo grande virtuoso della chitarra jazz, il talento di Eddy Palermo si orienta sempre più verso il “solo guitar”. Insegna per alcuni anni all’Università della Musica di Roma. Nel 1990 inizia una collaborazione con Augusto Martelli, con il quale partecipa ad alcune trasmissioni televisive e ad alcuni concerti. Nel 1992 incide un CD intitolato “The song is you”. Nel 1995 partecipa a “Jazz Image”, la nota rassegna Jazz a Romana, con il gruppo di George Coleman. Anche nel 1996 partecipa a “Jazz Image” suonando con il chitarrista Bucky Pizzarelli. 

Nella stagione 96-97 collabora per la RAI ad una serie di trasmissioni condotte da Antonio Lubrano. Nel 1997 incide per la Panasstudio “Eddy Palermo Trio”. Dal 98 la sua attività si allarga in brasile dove oltre ad una serie di concerti per chitarra solo ha occasione di collaborare con musicisti affermati come Nico Assum‚âo Sizâo Machado, Jesè Roberto Bertrami (Azimut) Mauricio Einhor (Batita Diferente, Estamos Ai) ed altri. Il suo nome figura alla pagina 1096 della grande Enciclopedia del Jazz, Ed. Curcio, 1982. Nel 2002 partecipa ad un piccolo tour negli USA che lo porta a suonare al “Festival del Jazz in Huston”. Sempre nello stesso anno prtecipa a “Jazz Image in Roma…nel 2004 incontra Toninho Horta con il quale oltre a registare il CD “BRINCANDO”e` al suo fianco in un concerto al teatro SESIMINAS di Belo Horizonte in Brasile. Dal 2004 insieme a Stefano Di Battista nel gruppo di Niki Nicolai. All’inizio del 2005 esce il Cd “Il portiere di riserva” di Rosybyndy, nel quale Eddy è artefice di tutte le chitarre. Marzo 2005 esce “meu brasil brasileiro” il nuovo CD di Eddy Palermo. http://www.last.fm/music/Eddy+Palermo/+wiki

Bossa Jam Session

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3 Na Bossa - Amanha Tudo Volta Ao Normal (Bridges)

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 45:49

Size: 104.9 MB

Styles: Brazilian jazz

Year: 2014

Art: Front

[3:07] 1. A Rita

[3:50] 2. Travessia

[3:52] 3. Verde

[2:56] 4. Ná Dá Mais Pra Segurar

[2:46] 5. De Frente Pro Crime

[3:16] 6. Quem Te Viu Quem Te Vê

[3:23] 7. Máscara Negra

[3:55] 8. Ronda

[2:32] 9. Eu Só Quero Um Xodó

[3:42] 10. João E Maria

[2:55] 11. Eu Quero É Botar Meu Bloco Na Rua

[3:42] 12. Você É Linda

[3:23] 13. Se Eu Quiser Falar Com Deus

[2:21] 14. Não Existe Pecado Ao Sul Do Equador

If there’s a Bossa Nova song that the 3 Na Bossa can’t play, it’s because it hasn’t been written yet. They are: the piano player Edmur Hebert, the bass player Eliane do Valle and the drummer Toninho Pinheiro. Edmur and Eliano began playing dances together in combos, and as soon they were old enough to go out at night they became a mobile attraction of São Paulo nightlife. Their extreme good taste and musicianship have helped promoting many São Paulo nightclubs, such as Santo Colomba, Plano’s Bar, Baiúca Jardins, The Place, Paddock, Piano Forte and, lately, L’Angolo, where they were joined by drummer Toninho Pinheiro. As for Toninho, he is Bossa Nova legend in São Paulo. Toninho began in the 60’s as the drummer of Manfredo Fest and Pedrinho Mattar trios. In 1965, with the pianist Cido Bianchi and the bassplayer Sabá, he created the Jongo Trio, that recorded a great instrumental album (Jongo Trio). In that same year, they shook the public of the Paramount Theatre while playing Elis Regina and Jair Rodrigues in the show Dois na Bossa, that has originated a famous record, where their names were not included. In 1966, Toninho and Sabá formed a new group with the pianist César Camargo Mariano: the Som Três. With the Som Três, where he stayed until 1970. Toninho played with Wilson Simonal in thousands of shows (including the ons in which Simonal conducted the public of the Maracananzinho stadium, in Rio) and in all the albums the singer recorded in the period. Toninho then became the drummer of the unforgattable Dick Farmey, with whom he worked for 17 years - until Dick died, in 1987. Since then, Toninho has been playing in São Paulo nightclubs and, ins 2000, he joined Edmur and Eliane, creating 3 na Bossa.

The guitar player and composer Roberto Menescal, producer of this series of five albums, needs no presentation.

Amanha Tudo Volta Ao Normal (Bridges)

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Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal - Brasilidade

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 51:14
Size: 117.3 MB
Styles: Latin jazz-pop
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. Telefone
[4:01] 2. Nana
[3:20] 3. Rio
[5:17] 4. Guanabara
[5:13] 5. Água De Beber
[5:00] 6. Garota De Ipanema
[3:06] 7. A Morte De Um Deus De Sal
[5:23] 8. Brasilidade
[3:30] 9. Surfboard
[4:06] 10. Nós E O Mar
[3:46] 11. Mais Perto Do Mar
[5:35] 12. Bye Bye Brasil

For '90s artists ranging from Japanese loungesters Pizzicato 5 to techno producer Ian Pooley, the fluid, effortless music of Brazil has acted as both an influence and a spur for their own music-making. The Bossacucanova trio not only retranslates its native Brazilian music back into a contemporary setting with programming and mixing, but adds bossa nova pioneer Roberto Menescal to the lineup in order to hark back to the glory days. (No coincidence, then, that his son Marcio is in the band.) The opener cruises along with a crisp woodwind section that smacks of '50s space age pop, some brisk percussion/programming along the lines of drum'n'bass, and Menescal Sr.'s nimble guitar work and vocals over the top. Some of the covers, however, don't turn out quite as well; Bossacucanova can't quite conjure the emotion necessary for standards like "Agua de Beber" or "Garota de Ipanema" ("The Girl From Ipanema"), though the versions are curios of a sort. ~John Bush

Brasilidade

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Roberto Menescal - Bossa Evergreen

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 42:21
Size: 97.0 MB
Styles: Brazilian jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Nós E O Mar
[2:51] 2. Minha Namorada
[3:07] 3. Insensatez
[2:00] 4. Samba De Verão
[3:22] 5. Amor Em Paz
[3:11] 6. Garota De Ipanema
[3:52] 7. Wave
[2:24] 8. Influência Do Jazz
[2:43] 9. Ah! Se Eu Pudesse
[3:27] 10. O Barquinho
[3:51] 11. Corcovado
[2:14] 12. Batida Diferente
[2:50] 13. Até Quem Sabe
[2:43] 14. Você

Roberto Menescal, a pioneer composer and performer of Bossa Nova, and his long-time partner Wanda Sa, offer a delightful selection of classic Brazilian jazz selections including some of Menescal's well-known compositions and those of the "grand master", Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim. Their guitars and voices blend wonderfully and create the light, breezy familiar style that has become their trademark. I have had the privlege of seeing and hearing them live and meeting them personally and I have found that the genuine warmth, Brazilian passion and friendliness they showed to me is conveyed effectively through their music. Though well-known in Brazil, many international audiences, especially in the U.S., Europe and Asia are only now discovering one of Brazil's greatest musical national treasures. Listen once, and you too will know that you have found something very special. ~Amazon

Bossa Evergreen

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