Saturday, July 07, 2007

Luiz Arruda Paes, Seu Coro e Sua Orquestra - Brasil em Tempo de Danca (1959)

Do not let the word "Danca" at album title cheats you. This is not a dancing LP and also not a regular album. Brasil em Tempo de Danca is an album by Luiz Arruda Paes, the acclaimed Brazilian Maestro, zecalouro's favorite Maestro. Thanks Caetano for making this album available with not planning, very nice surprise. I urge Loronixers to check this album and also earlier Luiz Arruda Paes available here. Loronix Find It should give you directions to the great music of Luiz Arruda Paes.

This is Luiz Arruda Paes, Seu Coro e Sua Orquestra - Brasil em Tempo de Danca (1959), for Odeon. It's hard to believe how Caetano has this pretty hard to find album on MINT conditions, cover artwork with no scratches and vinyl as taken from the envelop for the first time. Luiz Arruda Paes has orchestra and choir at his service, delivering orchestra arrangements for a nice repertoire of Brazilian standards. Caetano asked to highlight Ho Ba La La as his best pick with Luiz Arruda Paes mixing male and female voices of his choir on a fascinating texture. Luiz Arruda Paes is still active and I'm making available a video with the Maestro conducting an orchestra with his arrangements for Asa Branca. This video was recorded less than 15 days ago at Festival de Inverno de Campos do Jordao and it is Loronix celebration to Luiz Arruda Paes. Tracks include:

01 - Mulher (Custódio Mesquita / Evaldo Ruy)
02 - O Apito no Samba (Luis Bandeira)
03 - Insônia (Mário Albanese / Heitor Carillo)
04 - Por Causa de Você (Tom Jobim / Dolores Duran)
05 - Nada Além (Custódio Mesquita / Mário Lago)
06 - Rio de Janeiro (Ary Barroso)
07 - Hô-bá-lá-lá (João Gilberto)
08 - Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Adeus (Roberto Martins / Mário Rossi)
10 - Bahia Com H (Denis Brean)
11 - Mente (Fernando César)
12 - Nem Eu (Dorival Caymmi)