For those who like to listen to laid back Brazilian music
from the sixties and seventies, I made us this compilation.
Before you start commenting, let me be the first to say;
You’re right, this is not only bossa nova. This comp also
contains some samba, chorinho and MPB for instance. I just
picked a nice cover from the pile of Loronix material, after
all, it was made under the spell of Zecalouro who taught us
so much about this wonderful almost forgotten music.
Consider it another tribute to Loronix and Zeca,
Hope U like..

tracks;

1   Elis Regina – Folhas secas
2   Thelma – O que é que a bahiana tem
3   Nara Leão – Minha nega
4   Sambalanço Trio – Samba pro pedrinho
5   Sylvia Telles – Com você
6   Elizeth Cardoso – Na cadência do samba
7   Maria Bethania – Trés apitos
8   Abel Ferreira – Chorando baixinho
9   Dorival Caymmi – Eo não tenho onde morar
10  The Bossa Three – Blues walk
11  Astrud Gilberto – Você ja foi a bahia
12  Ed Lincoln – Cochise
13  João Gilberto – O samba da minha terra
14  Djalma Ferreira e os Milionarios do Ritmo – Drinkando
15  Claudette Soares – Bom tempo
16  Milton Banana – Cidade vazia
17  Celly Campo – Banho de lua
18  Alberto Mota e seu Conjunto – Samba triste

It must have been somewhere early 2006, a close friend introduced
Loronix to me, the first music-blog I learned about. I was sold right away,
when I found out how it worked blogging took over a part of my life.
Every morning I browsed through a load of blogs and always started
with Loronix. What would Zecalouro have for us today ? Any samba ?
I got totally hooked. When I visited relatives in Rio de Janeiro in february
2007, I could not resist to cantact Zecalouro. On tuesday february 27th
we went on a small city trip. I picked him up at his home and we went
to some of the recordshops he used to frequent and had lunch in a ‘Comida
a Kilo’ restaurant. We talked a lot about music and had a wonderful afternoon.

Zecalouro had really infected me with this blog-virus, no serious, he inspired
me so much, in may 2008 I could not keep it anymore, the birth of the
Global Groove was a fact and I still hold Zeca responsible for that..

As many of you know, Loronix is off the air for more then 2 years now.
Untill today nobody knew why and what happened to Zecalouro. I had also
failed to get in contact and did not know what was going on. Last week I
had the idea of making this tribute and gave it another try to reach him.
Due to health matters Zecalouro was forced to stop his once so popular
music-blog. I had a brief contact with him. Fortunately he is doing much
better now, working as a musician as he once did before.
His life, his blog, his decision..

I dedicate this compilation, fully inspired by himself, to Zecalouro and Loronix !
I respect your choice in life Zeca, however, Loronix was of such richness in
Brazillian music, it will be sadly missed till eternity.. que saudade..

tracks;

1 Anna Lucia – Cheiro de saudade
2 Elizeth Cardoso – Quem sou eu
3 Moacyr Silva – La barca
4 Alberto Mota e seu Conjunto – Samba toff
5 Thelma Soares – Samba do carioca
6 Batatinha – Fora do meu samba
7 Lais – Patinho feio
8 Angela Maria – Quando a noite vem
9 Ed Lincoln – The blues walk
10 Bossa Trés – Menina feia
11 Marilia Medalha – Pressentimento
12 Billy Blanco – Camelo
13 Manoel Conceição – Disse me disse
14 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – So nice
15 Walter Wanderley – Telefone
16 Astrud Gilberto – Baião
17 Dóris Monteiro – Meu refrão
18 Meireilles & Os Copa 7 – Sombrero sam
19 Luiz Bonfá – Sambolero
20 Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’65 – O morro
21 Wanda Sá – Aruanda
22 João Roberto Kelly & Luis Reis – Cara de pau

It’s purely coincidental this LP also shows a photo of the artist
with a burning cigarette. I was not looking for it, but when I
was ripping it I found out. I must say, it didn’t harm
Carlos Lyra’s voice aswell.

Some two years ago I first got aquainted with the phenomena
of ‘Music Blogs’. It was because a friend pointed me the great
Loronix, the best blog on the web when it concerns Brazilian
music. I got hooked to visiting the Great Zeca Louro’s Loronix
and did not start one day without going there. Zeca, I want to
dedicate this album to you, without you I would not even know
about Carlos Lyra’s existence. Thank you so much for showing me
all that wonderful music, Loronix is not just a music blog,
it is a ‘Bossa Nova Institution’ and my great example !
Check Loronix at our sidebar !

Carlos Lyra is one of the inventors of Bossa Nova, he was one
of the first to record a Bossa Nova album. Several of the songs
he wrote and co-wrote with for instance Vinicius de Moraes
became Bossa Nova standards later. A song like ‘Maria Ninguém’
was interpreted by practically every Brazilian musician.
Enjoy the Bossa Nova of Carlos Lyra.

tracks;

1 Chora tua tristeza
2 Ciume
3 Barquinho de papel
4 Rapaz de bem
5 Só mesmo do amor
6 Gosto de você
7 Quando chegares
8 Maria Ninguém
9 Cançao do olhar amado
10 O bem do amor
11 Menina
12 Sem saudade de você

Summer is really pulling through in the Netherlands.
With temperatures around 30 degrees, we try to do everything a bit
slower then normal. And what type of music has that mellow tropical
slowness ? Ofcourse, Bossa Nova, Brazilians know to ajust their pace
like no other. Sergio Mendes comes in with a smooth Bossa LP.
With the participation of Bud Shank, Sebastiao Neto, Chico Batera,
Rosinha de Valença on guitar and with the sweet voice of Wanda de Sah
this is a great spin.

tracks;

1 So nice
2 Somewhere in the hills
3 Berimbau
4 Tristeza em mim
5 One note samba
6 She’s a carioca
7 Let me
8 Consolaçao
9 Reza

Today I have a funpost ! In an hour or so, the European ‘Futbol’
(soccer) Championship in Austria and Switzerland is about to start.
For the occasion I thought it would be fun to post some music by
the two greatest soccerplayers of the previous century. ‘Pelé’ and
‘Cruyff’. I’d say Cruyff was a good second if we speak about soccer,
but if we speak about music, I am affraid he is far from that position.
Brazilians have a nature, they’re born with music in their vains. Pelé
comes in with a great Bossa composition, backed by ‘Sergio Mendes’,
what could go wrong ? World, please have mercy on Johan Cruyff
and us Dutch people, we don’t have that sunny way. What we do
have however, is a good sense of humour, Johan Cruyff surprises
us with this 1969 Dutch Carnaval number, once again there
is no comparison.

tracks;

1 O coraçao do rei
2 Meu mundo é uma bola
3 Memorias
4 Nascimento
5 Voltando a Baurú
6 Cidade grande
7 Cidade grande
8 Alma Latina, ” My world is a ball”
9 A tristeza do Adeus
10 A tristeza do Adeus
11 Na Bahia
12 Amor e agressao
13 Meu mundo é uma bola

tracks;

1 Johan Cruyff – Oei oei oei
2 Johan Cruyff – Alle stoppen ineens naar de knoppen

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra.

This Luxurous 3 LP Box Set, incl. 20 page booklet from 1975 on Philips
is a true collectors item. Bossa Nova is no type of music that we frequent
at Global Groove, it is more an item for Loronix. I offered it to Zecalouro
from Loronix when I visited him in Rio last year, with all RESPECT Zeca,
I never understood you didn’t use it. I remember going through that
wonderful book on Bossa Nova by Caetano Rodrigues and found
that it was registered there as well.

tracks;

Pt 1
1 Mario Reis – Sofrer é da vida
2 Dick Farney – Você
3 Doris Monteiro – Nos e o mar
4 Donato e seu trio – Só danço samba
5 Billy Blanco – Mocinho bonito
6 Os Cariocas – Samba do aviao
7 Lucio Alves – Rio
8 Elizete Cardoso – As praias desertas
9 Agostinho dos Santos – Ultimo canto
10 Leny Andrade – Influéncia do jazz
11 Tamba Trio – Minha saudade
12 Lenita Bruno – Por toda a minha vida
13 Joao Gilberto – Samba de pergunta
14 Roberto Menescal – Samba de verao
15 Maysa – Demais
16 Sérgio Ricardo – Folha de papel
17 Oscar Castro Neves – Chora tua tristeza
18 Claudette Soares – Ao amigo Tom

Pt 2
1 Sylvia Telles – Você e eu
2 Carlos Lyra – Coisa mais linda
3 Sérgio Mendes e Bossa Rio – Ela é carioca
4 Nara Leao – Maria Moita
5 Lennie Dale – Upa neguinho
6 Zimbo Trio – Que maravilha, Chove chuva, mais que nada
7 Luiz Eça – Tristeza de nos dois
8 Quarteto em Cy – Tem mais samba
9 Edu Lobo e Tamba Trio – Borandá
10 Baden Powell – Berimbau
11 Astrud Gilberto – The girl from Ipanema
12 Vinicius e Toquinho – Carta ao Tom
13 MPB 4 – De palavra em palavra
14 Os Gatos – Chuva
15 Rosinha de Valença – Tema de bonheca de palha
16 Chico Buarque – Olha Maria
17 Elis e Tom – Só tinha de ser com voçe
18 Tom Jobim – Ana Luiza