Gilberto Gil The Sound Of Revolut ion 1968-69 acmem142cd
The Sound of Revolution combines Gilberto Gils brilliant 1968 and 69 Tropicalia albums, Frevo Rasgado and Cerebro Electronico; joyous, extraordinarily inventive pop music made against a background of terrible political unrest in Brazil and in the shadow of both imprisonment and eventually exile both for Gil and his friend Caetano Veloso. The 1968 album is electrified by the meteoric Os Mutantes and both sets arranged by Rogerio Duprat who contributes a range of totally original textures and orchestration much as George Martin did with Strawberry Fields and Sgt Pepper. Suffice to say, this combination of precocious talent achieves a magical and historically important result. Tropicalia-Os Mutantes-Rogerio Duprat-LSD-Revolution Gilberto Gil narrated recent BBC4 documentary about Tropicalia. Frevo Rasgado / Coragem Pra Suportar / Domingou / Marginália Ii / Pega A Voga, Cabeludo / Ele Falava Nisso Todo Dia / Procissão / Luzia Luluza / Pé Da Roseira / Domingo No Parque / A Luta Contra A Lata Ou A Falência Do Café / Cérebro Eletrônico / Volks Volkswagem Blue / Aquele Abraço / Léguas E Meia / A Voz Do Vivo / Vitrines / 2001 / Futurível / Objeto Semi-Identificado / Omã Iaô
Elis Regina The Voice Of Brazil acmem143cd
Graced by the exquisite arrangements of Roberto Menescal, The Voice of Brazil combines Elis Regina s masterful 1968 LP, Elis, Como e Porque (Elis, How and Why) with recordings made a year later in London where Menescal teamed with Peter Knight (of Moody Blues fame). Although the flawless album she made in 1974 with Tom Jobim is regarded internationally as one of the great treasures of Bossa Nova, almost three decades after her death Elis remains one of the music world's best-kept’secrets, a truly great’singer who deserves to be recognised beyond her beloved Brazil. Stylistically, Elis Regina is part Dusty Springfield, part Blossom Dearie, considered to be part of the Tropicalia family. Aquarela Do Brasil / O Sonho / Vera Cruz / Casa Forte / Canto De Ossanha / Giro / O Barquinho / Andança / Récit De Cassard / Samba Da Pergunta / Memórias De Marta Saré / Corrida De Jangada / A Time For Love / Se Você Pensa / Giro / A Volta / Zazueira / Upa Neguinho / Watch What Happens / Wave / How Insensitive / Você / O Barquinho
Tamba Trio The Miraculous Tamba Trio acmem144cd
Propelled by the extraordinary piano playing and arranging skills of Luíz Eça, Tamba Trio are characterized by their very original and highly attractive blending of left field Bossa grooves and almost sacred vocal harmonies. Our programme concentrates on the years between 1962-66 and finds the group at an eclectic axis of classical music, Bossa and Jazz and finding a brilliantly original vocabulary. An important landmark in the evolution of modern Brazilian music and far ahead of its time. Tamba Trio were the greatest Bossa Nova group: an institution in Brazil and now becoming better known internationally Reza / Consolacion / Berimbau / Morte De Um Deus De Sal / Borandá / Pregão / Danielle / Barumbá / O Amor Em Paz / Se Eu Pudesse Voltar / Yansã / Moto Contínuo / Tamba / Batida Diferente / Influência Do Jazz / Samba De Uma Nota Só / Nós E O Mar / O Amor Que Acabou / Quem Quizer Encontrar O Amor / Garota De Ipanema / Negro / Rio / Vento Do Mar / Sonho De Maria / Moça Flor / Tristeza De Nós Dois
Juan Garcia Esquivel Mexico Days acmem139cd
The King of Space-Age Pop, the genius of Mexican composer-arranger Juan Garcia Esquivel lay in his audacious instrumentation; his blending together of exotic sounds from other cultures and experimentation with the new tonal palettes that were becoming available in the mid-fifties period from which these, his earliest commercial recordings, derived. Esquivel has been proclaimed by Brian Wilson and by Simpsons creator Matt Groening, "Who'd have thought that out of a genre as debased as easy listening would come something so mind-curdlingly bizarre and beautiful." This set comprises the first digital release of Esquivel s impossibly rare first album Las Tandas de Juan Garcia Esquivel from 1957 coupled with To Love Again; a collection of singles and 78 s recorded in Mexico between 1954-57. Collar De Perlas / Poupurri Curiel / Medley / Goya Universidad / Una Y Otra Vez Sketch Glenn Miller / Tren Nocturno / Nereidas / No Seas Asi / Capullito De Alheli / Bailando Sabras / Politecnico Rock And Roll / To Love Gain / Port-Au-Prince / Amor / Moonlight Enchantment / Nightingale / Nocturnal / Jungle Drums / Vereda Tropical / Hornblower's Serenade / Besame Mucho / Siboney / Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
Orson Welles Your Obedient Servant acmem140cd
Orson Welles is a titantic figure in popular culture. Before Kane, before Ambersons, The Lady From Shanghai and The Third Man; Before Touch of Evil, his astounding Othello, Chimes At Midnight and F for Fake, Welles created the sensational War of the Worlds broadcast that terrified a nation of American radio listeners. While Hollywood beckoned, Welles and his company, The Mercury Theatre continued to produce compelling radio drama that still sounds extraordinary. Make no mistake, if radio held sway over us like it did during its Golden Age, much of Welles' work in the medium would be as venerated as Kane or any of the other creative triumphs that were to follow. The Hitch-hiker and the chilling Search for Henri Le Fevre were written by Lucille Fletcher. Sredni Vashtar is the work of the inscrutable late nineteenth century English writer, Saki The Music for all three performances was composed by long-time Welles (and Hitchcock) collaborator Bernard Herrmann The Hitch-Hiker / The Search For Henri Lefevre / Redni Vashtar
Ravi Shankar / Ali Akbar Khan More Flowers Of India acmem141cd
With recordings made at least a decade before Psychedelia, More Flowers of India showcases the beautiful, dreamlike art of Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan and attests to the extraordinary influence of Indian classical music on western culture. By the early Seventies, both men had been signed to the Beatles' Apple label and thanks to the revolution they spear-headed, the global musical landscape had altered irrevocably. The Beatles, The Doors, The Byrds and John Coltrane were amongst the many that came under the spell of these great masters Ravi Shankar-Raga Ahir Bhairav / Ravi Shankar-Raga Simhendra Madhyamam / Ravi Shankar-Sindhi-Bhairavi / Ravi Shankar-Bhimpalasi / Ali Akbar Khan-Raag Darbari