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Exotica-Foreign | Mid-East Links below are to the Hyp Records guide to records & artists: 
Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Vinyl Safari section for the African page.
Chaino! Fela! Thurston Knudson! Wali & his Afro-Caravan! Guy Warren! |
The Word: African field recordings, Afro-Beat, Afro-rock, Afro-pop, Afro-jazz classics & odd, rare treasures, such as the earliest Afro-drum LPs. See also exotic, mid-east, jazz, Latin, and Brasil sections.
Special Offer: Buy any 5 $15 items for just $50!
Bilal Abdurahuram w/Rahkiah Abdurahuram, Ayyub Abdullah: African Musical Instruments--North Africa-Islamic Influence/South of the Sahara; Folkways FW-8460; 1970; w/insert E/E- S $65 -- African percussion/African jazz; Bilal Abdurahuram's LPs are among the very best/rarest/most coveted/most interesting on the great Folkways label; we're VERY pleased finally to be able to offer 1; "Saxophone--Jazz motifs and moods" is the jazz piece
Afrique: Soul Makossa; Roulette/Mainstream/Red Lion 394; 1973; sealed S $40 -- funk/Afro-Beat/guitar/percussion; classic session (credited as "Chubokos" on 45) w/jazz-funk heavyweights Charles Kynard, Paul Humphrey, David T. Walker, Ray Pounds, Chino Valdes, King Errisson..; Soul Makossa, Kissing My Love, Sleepwalk, Let Me Do My Thing, Slow Motion, Hot Mud, House of Rising Funk, Dueling Guitars, Hot Doggin', Get It
Akido; Mercury SRM-1-644; 1972; gatefold cutout E/N- S $50 -- Afro-rock/Afro-beat; like Assagai or Lafayette, it's rare & wonderful, funky, hip; great jacket art too!; Psychedelic Baby, Confusion, Midnight Lady, Awade, Blow, Jo Jo Lo, Wajo..
Ginger Baker (w/Fela Kuti & Guy Warren): Stratavarious; Atlantic/Atco SD-7013; 1972; cutout E-/E+ S $25 -- Afro-Beat/drum; to Guy Warren fans it's worth it just for the 8-min. "Blood Brothers" (Baker/Warren), but Baker & Fela fans need it for the whole thing, of course; 3 Afro-Beat giants together!!!
Art Blakey & the Afro-Drum Ensemble: The African Beat; Blue Note BLP-4097; 1962; NY/blue-white, 1-sided deep groove N/V+ shrink $100 (or NY/blue-white E/V+ $60, specify) -- African jazz; a killer everyone should have; all-star players (Solomon Ilori, Chief Bey, Montego Joe, Garvin Masseaux, James Folami, Robert Crowder, Curtis Fuller, Yusef Lateef, Ahmed Abdul-Malik), varied percussion, & other instruments/ideas; both copies look/play very well but inevitably some noise just in the quieter intro passages (always the case w/this title, even on later reissue pressings), but for the most part it's LOUD & awesome!!!; water stain on the lesser copy
Chaino: Jungle Rhythms; Score SLP-4027; deep groove E+/E+ $100 -- Afro-drum; one of his rarest, featuring great jacket art, the classic fake liner story about being from a lost tribe, and of course sensational music; Bongo Maze, Simba, Devil Dance, Spirit of the Witch Doctor, Talking Drums, Holiday in Trinidad, Jungle Maze..; jacket has bottom seam split & "Charlie" penned on the back
Chaino & his African Percussion Safari: Jungle Echoes; Omega OSL-7; white back N-/N- S $50 (or yellow back/promo E-/V+ S $30, specify) (or white back E+/V+ $25, specify) -- Afro-drum insanity (vintage Hollywood exploitation but FANTASTIC & INTENSE!!!), top/unique/sensational drummer; Chaino's most exciting LP!; absolutely essential; top production includes the spectacular "Matusi Warrior" jacket! (slight differences between original yellow-back and white-back jacket--collectors should have both versions); extremely deep bass like a modern funk LP (great for sub-woofers); Jungle Chase, Torture of the Mau Mau, Co-Gona Voodoo, Feast Dance, Limbo, Jungle Drum Variation, Cum-Ba-See, Spear Dance, Safari Jungle Maze
Denis-Roosevelt Expedition: Primitive Music of Africa; Mainstream 56021; N-/N- $30 -- African; "Stirring Rhythms & Unusual Melodic Tunes as Played & Sung by the People of the Congo"; originally a rare old Commodore LP (rare NY label) but it's far better to have it clean on Mainstream!; sensational jacket (better than Commodore version) & music recorded on location; a field recording but a good, hip one; good liner notes too; Royal Watusi Drums, Circumcision Rituals, Batwa Pigmy Dances, Xylophone a Lubero, Bahutu Chant & Dances, Choral Songs of the Babira, Choral Songs of the Manbetu
Manu DiBango: Makossa Man; Atlantic SD-7276; 1974/1973; promo cutout E+/N- S $30 -- Afro-Beat; his best LP released in the US (a year after France)--the #1 DiBango LP DJs should get; all smokin' funky cuts, from the also-released-as-a-single Weya (reprises Soul Makossa) through Pepe Soup, Tom Tom, Mwasa Makossa, Moni, Essimo, Lakisane, Senga (new version)
Solomon Ilori & his Afro-Drum Ensemble: African High Life; Liberty/Blue Note BST-84136; E+/N- S $125 -- African jazz; w/Chief Bey, Montego Joe, Abdul-Malik; rare (even Liberty), esp. in top shape!
Thurston Knudson, Augie Goupil, & their Jungle Rhythmists: Tahitian Rhythms & Jungle Drums; Decca DL-8216; c.1956/1949; deep groove E+/E+ $75 (or E/E $60, specify) -- Tahitian/African; GREAT!; reissues 2 very rare drum albums (originally 78 sets, then 10" LPs) in spectacular hi-hi; "Knudson/Goupil & their Jungle Rhythmists: Jungle Drums" is the very FIRST African-drum album!!!; the superb "Augie Goupil & his Royal Tahitians: Tahitian Rhythms" is so rare we've never seen the 10"; terrific jacket & notes top it off
Fela Kuti & Africa '70: Original Sufferhead; Capitol SN-16293; 1984/1982; E-/E+ S $25 -- Afro-Beat; not a current reissue, so get it!; Original Sufferhead, Power Show
Olatunji: Afro Percussion--Zungo!; Columbia CS-8434; 1961; N/N shrink S $25 -- one of his best!; w/Montego Joe, Yusef Lateef, Clark Terry, Ray Barretto..; Masque Dance, Zungo, Ajua, Philistine..
Olatunji & his Drums of Passion: High Life!--The New Dance Sensation; Columbia CL-1996; 1963; N-/N $30 -- one of his best!; long all-star list highlights his most extraordinary (& scarce/sought-after) Columbia LP; Clark Terry, Snookie Young, Bob Brookmeyer, Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Dave Pike, Montego Joe, Chief Bey, Ray Barretto, Willie Rodriguez..; [Everybody Loves] Saturday Night Limbo, Lady Kennedy, Ojo Davis, Ashafa, Someday, Totofioko..
Olatunji: More Drums of Passion; Columbia CS-9307; E/E+ S $20 -- another of his very best & harder to find than many of his earlier ones; w/Chief Bey..; Ayinde, Omo Pupa, Mbira, Alose, Wasalu..
Olatunji: Soul Makossa; Paramount PAS-6061; 1973; 4th cutout E/N S $35 (or 1st V+/V S $15, specify) -- Afro-Beat; Michael Babatunde Olatunji's comeback LP, with 5 very strong cuts, shows he'd been listening to Fela; title cover is one of the best versions ever; great, hard to find, groovy jacket (some ring wear here); w/Joe Henderson, Eddie Bert, & Marvin Stamm on horns
Prince Onago & Princess Muana & Native Drummers of the Belgian Congo: The Drums of Africa; 20th Century Fox SFX-3000/FOX-3000; deep groove N-/E+ $60 -- African/drum/exotica; one of the wildest in this series of hall-of-fame hacket art (here in flawless shape!); also it's the rarer & better of the two wonderful LPs by this duo; capping it off is the better, richer sound of the mono (which also gives you the full jacket--minus a sticker on the stereo verions); even the liners are right on, in keeping with the most sensational Chaino stuff
Osibisa: Superfly T.N.T. ST; Buddah BDS-5136-ST; 1973; gatefold; cutout E/E- S $25 -- Afro-Beat/Afro-rock/funky soundtrack; hard-driving, funky African music sets it apart from other "blaxploitation" STs; sure, Osibisa's no big deal otherwise, but this is their good record, all of it!; jacket shows 37 color stills & photos of Osibisa live!; TNT, Superfly Man, Prophets, Oye Mama, Kelele, Brotherhood, Come Closer (If You're a Man)..
The Primitive Sounds of Tak Shindo: Mganga!; Edison International CL-5000; E-/V+ $90 -- African-themed exotica; rare Les Baxterish LP w/hall-of-fame jacket (witch doctor--see Hyp Records/Vinyl Safari logo-image), liners, & all-original music by Tak Shindo & Earle Hagen (who later wrote great exotica for "I Spy"); Mombasa Love Song, Safari to Kenya, Nyoba Festival, Slave Chains of Mtumwa, Bantu Spear Dance, Rains of Okavango, Huts of Kichwamba, Manga (Ritual), Mwanza Market Place, N'Ga--The Maiden, Watusi Drum Dance, Port of Trinkitat
Hugh Tracey: Music of Africa Series No. 3: Drums of East Africa 10"; Decca/London LB-827; rec. 1952; E/E $30 -- African/percussion; fantastic, early series (great for sampling), all w/spoken introductions (before each cut) by Tracey, the UK's answer to Alan Lomax; last cut is terrific mbira (thumb piano)
Hugh Tracey: Music of Africa Series No. 7: Congo Songs & Dances 10"; Decca LF-1172; rec. 1952; E+/E- $30 -- African/percussion; fantastic, early series (great for sampling), all w/spoken introductions (before each cut) by Tracey, the UK's answer to Alan Lomax; UK version w/photos & longer notes
Hugh Tracey: Music of Africa Series No. 8: Music of the Uganda Protectorate 10"; Decca/London LB-832; rec. 1952; E/E $30 -- African/percussion; fantastic, early series (great for sampling), all w/spoken introductions (before each cut) by Tracey, the UK's answer to Alan Lomax
Special: 3 Hugh Tracey 10" LPs, $75
Anyaogu Ukonu (Ukonu & his Afro-Calypsonians: Afro-U.S.A.); Imperial LP-9007; 1st/maroon/deep groove E-/E- $15 -- African drumming w/flute, a rare 1-off by UCLA pre-med & other students; dates from the late '50s, which makes it all the more unusual; War Dance, I'm Serious, Where Is My Mama, Everybody Loves Sat. Night, Afro-Maringa, Oboli..
Wali & the Afro-Caravan: Home Lost & Found (The Natural Sound); Solid State SS-18065; 1970; gatefold E-/N S $150 (or V+/E S $100, specify) -- Afro-soul-jazz/spiritual soul jazz/conga/flute; "It's Afro-Underground"; deeply hip, funky one-off by hip Texans (if you know about it, you know you need it!), easily the highlight of Solid State, which picked it up for national distribution after a tiny local run on hopelessly obscure Sonobeat (the SS version is preferable, however); Afro-Blue & half a dozen terrific originals, all quite long & fascinating with tremendous conga throughout (sounds nearly as high-impact as Candido's "Beautiful"); absolutely unique, very moving, deeply hip, & loved by all who hear it; great jacket too, tho water-damaged in the lesser copy; Afro Blue, Arcane Message, Hail the King, Guaguanco Stroll, Mystique, Zulu for Hugh, Journey to Mecca
The Guy Warren Sounds: Themes for African Drums; RCA Victor LSP-1864; 1959; E+/N- S $35 (or E-/E+ S $25, specify) (or V+/E- S $20, specify) (or V-/E S $15, specify) -- African; "Drums in Stereo"; the classic that inspired Art Blakey's Afro-Drum Ensemble (this has the original "Love, the Mystery of") & established Warren as the leading Afro-jazz drummer of the UK & US (& star of NYC's famous African Room); essential liners & sensational jacket round out one of our favorite Victor beauties; Ballad for Giraffes, Blood Brothers, The Talking Drum Looks Ahead..
The Exciting Soundz of Guy Warren & his Talking Drums: African Rhythms; DL-4243; deep groove cutout N-/E- $50 (or uncut E-/V+ $35, specify) -- African-jazz/drum master's 3rd US release (lesser-known than the other 2 but just as great); awesome sound; Side 2 is the "Third Phase," an African Drum Symphony (also title of UK LP which may be the same); Side 1: That's How She Walks, Hail the Soundz, My Anthem, Aesop's Fables
The Exciting Soundz of Guy Warren & his Talking Drums: African Rhythms; DL-74243; 1st/cutout N-/N- S $75
Guy Warren: Native Africa [Vol. 1]; KPM 1053; 1969; (UK) E+/E- $65 -- African/drum/production; some marks, but noise on only a couple of cuts (out of 18 total!); both volumes of these 2 imports (KPM no less!) are among the rarest Guy Warren LPs; not jazz but first-rate African drumming by the Ghanese master
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Manu DiBango: Weya/stereo; Atlantic 3000; 1973; promo E $15 -- Afro-Beat
Kolahyah: Leo Parts 1 & 2; Rino K-001; N $75 -- Afro-Beat/conga classic by Love Childs; essential, hip, funky & would be extremely rare (and/or worn) except some store stock turned up years ago blessing the world with a few unplayed copies, long since dispersed to the lucky people who got one!; for anyone who didn't get one, this is one last chance
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Links below are to the Hyp Records guide to records & artists:
Pertinent records listed & rated: See the Vinyl Safari section for the Brasil page & pages on major stars: Sergio Mendes, Carmen Miranda, Walter Wanderley.
Joao Donato! Sergio Mendes! Carmen Miranda! Walter Wanderley!
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The Word: Lean selection of only the worthiest Brasilian and classic US releases of samba funk, jazz bossa, Afro-Brasilian cult/drum music, the great organists, and other Brasilian items. See also below:
Special Offer: Buy any 5 $15 items for just $50!
Bajazzo featuring Pascal von Wroblewski: Fasten Seat Belts; Amiga 8-56-324; E/N S $20 -- Germany (jazz from the '80s); "Sambalita" is the relevant cut (vocal bossa) DJs should find useful
Milton Banana e o Conjunto de Oscar Castro Neves: The Rhythm & the Sound of Bossa Nova; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5984; 1963; N-/V+ S $20 -- terrific, prized record (particularly for "Bossa Nova Blues")!; appears in top shape but unfortunately some distracting noise (worse at start, clears up a bit) so very low-priced
Milton Banana: No Balanco; RCA Victor (Brasil) 103.0576; 1983; E/N- S $30 -- Brasilian jazz; a later one but really great; better in fact than many of his from the early '70s; Banana is one of the top stars in Brasilian music & his records are getting snapped up fast; this LP should not still be here!
Jorge Ben: From Brazil; Kapp/4 Corners FCL-4247; white-label promo w/timing strip E+/N- shrink $50 -- 12 cuts, complete, quite a find
Jorge Ben: Big Ben Strikes Again; Philips PHM 200-684; deep groove E-/N- $40 -- US version of Ben e Samba Bon (Philips P-632.727-L); tho abridged to the 10 best cuts, worth it for the sound (better than the reissue)
Bossa Rio: Alegria!; Blue Thumb BTS-8817; gatefold; sealed S $30 -- prod. Sergio Mendes (better of 2 LPs released in the US); hip update on the Brasil '66 sound; Spinning Wheel, Blackbird, Eleanor Rigby, With Your Love Now (Marcos Valle), Zazueira (Jorge Ben), What a Pity (Jorge Ben), Girl Talk..
The Brasilian Rhythmists: Sounds from Brasilia; Musidisc MS-16014; deep groove N-/E+ S $30 -- great label, production (by Nilo Sergio), jacket, group, music!; 12 cuts led by piano; authentic popular & jazz bossa
Credence: Ritmos Brasileiros; Credence S.A.; 1967; gatefold N-/N- $20 -- oddball credit-agency production that proves, among other things, that even Brasil's bankers are hip to samba; some Brasilian tourism-promotion LPs are terrific--this one's very good & undoubtedly we'll never see it again
Joao Donato: A Bad Donato; Blue Thumb BTS-8821; 1972; gatefold E/E+ S $75 (or Capitol repress N-/N S $60, specify) (or cutout E-/V S $20, specify*) -- Brasilian soul-jazz/funk/electric piano; w/Emil Richards (who produced it), Dom Um Romao, Condoli bros., Ernie Watts.. it's funky as can be, in fact THE FUNKIEST, entirely super-hip, Brasilian LP released in the US; better than a DJ's dream!; The Frog, Bambu, Lunar Tune, Straight Jacket (great breaks, sounds a bit like Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio"), Mosquito, Malandro..; *cutout copy has inside gatefold from Arthur Lee's Love by mistake & audible wear on side 1
Joao Donato/Deodato: DonatoDeodato; Muse MR-5017; 1973; E+/N- S $40 -- Brasilian soul-jazz/funk/electric piano; w/Ray Barretto, Airto..; the follow-up to "A Bad Donato" offers 2 more funk masterpieces within one of the best LPs on the label; Whistle Stop, Nightripper, Where's D.J.?, Capricorn, You Can Go, Batuque
Djalma Ferreira: Help Yourself to the Brazilliance of Djalma; Dot DLP-25905; E+/N S $25 -- Brasil/organ; rare LP w/hip, unusual tunes!; accomplished Brasilian organist (one of the very few such LPs released in US) in the Walter Wanderley vein (Wanderley fans take note!); Soul Limbo, Odd Couple Theme, Recado, Cabo Frio, Where is Love, Help Yourself, Pulpa de tamarindo, Zorba, Second-Hand Rose, Lamento
Russ Garcia: Carioca; RCA Victor LSP-1691; 1958; 1st press, deep groove E+/E+ S $30 (or 1st press, deep groove E/E+ S $25, specify) -- samba/bossa/jazz; his 1st & along w/Fantastica, best LP; awesome (THE classic US Brasilian LP of its day) w/interesting ideas, like the "Soul Bossa Nova" to come (some abstract female vocalizing, even); worth it just for the killer, very moving "Fuiste a Bahia" alone but it's ALL GREAT (we wouldn't bother otherwise); Carioca, Baia, Copacaban, Delicado, Ba-Tu-Ca-Da, Cavaquinho, Cae Cae, Risque..
Astrud Gilberto/Walter Wanderley Trio: A Certain Smile A Certain Sadness; Verve V6-8673; cutout N-/N S $30 -- 11 songs, including So Nice (Summer Samba)
The Girls from Bahia (Quarteto em Cy): Revolucion con Brasilia; Warner Bros. WS-1715; V+/E S $20 -- Brasilian; hip bossa w/great singing--along w/A Bad Donato it's one of the few Brasilian LPs released in the US that's really great; for DJs it's a great leap forward from Brasil '66 (which itself isn't bad but Quarteto em Cy is rarer & better); Berimbao, Reza, Tem Mais Samba, E Nada Mais, Manhattan, Dindi, A Banda..
Luiz Henrique: Barra Limpa; Verve V6-8697; 1967; gatefold cutout 1st/deep groove E+/N S $35 (or 2nd cutout E+/N- S $25, specify) -- Brasil/vocal; like his few LPs on Fontana, it's absolutely terrific, from the fishbowl jacket to utterly different, super version of Mas que nada (you'll still love when bored with standard interpretations); very scarce & one of the nicest finds on MGM/Verve; shares only 3 songs w/the Fontana LP "Listen to Me" (another must-have if you can get it): Listen to Me, If You Want to Be a Lover, Alicinha; others, unique to this LP: Reza, A Trip to Brazil, Vivo Sonhando, O Morro, Samba do Orfeu, Minha Lagoa, A Waltz for Diana
Dick Hyman, Piano & Woodwinds: Brasilian Impressions; Command RS-911-SD; gatefold promo (w/timing strip--easily removed if desired) E/N- S $25 -- bossa nova; one of his best & most highly respected, from the small-group arrangements to the modern-art jacket; Sugarloaf, A Time for Love, Samba de duas notas, Mas que nada, A Message to Michael, Song of the Jet, Jazz 'n' Samba, Insensatez, Eleanor Rigby, Ri, A Day in the Life of a Fool, O Barquinho
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower; CTI 6002; 1970; gatefold E+/E S $30 -- w/Deodato; his best record by far (& the only one you may truly need); moody, mellow, but utterly spellbinding; you'll want it in reliable shape, as this is
[Lewiston:] In Praise of Oxalá & Other Gods--Black Music of South America; Nonesuch H-72036; N/N shrink S $20 (or E+/N- S $15, specify) -- candomblé/sacred/roots; for a top production of mystic Afro beats, it's a total bargain!; field recording by the reknowned David Lewiston of heavy Afro-Brasil roots music from Columbia, Ecuador, & Brasil; primordial cumbia, samba, capoeira, candomblé, Guapi; listed in the "recommended" discography of a book on Latin/Caribbean-region music; get it!
Edinho Marundele: Eu, Bahia; Philips 6470.003; 1972; w/insert E+/E+ S $25 -- "Atabaque e berimbau"; variety of ritual music, mostly percussion, as well as various combinations w/berimbau & voice; nicely produced, photos, insert; worthy import that few others are likely to have
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: Stillness; A&M SP-4284; 1970; gatefold N/E shrink S $20 -- DJ-essential for the hip, dark, totally funky update of "For What It's Worth"--that's right, the great Buffalo Springfield hit but much deeper! (forget about the Beatles covers on A&M; this is the good one!)
Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77; Warner/Elektra 7E-1102; 1977; sealed cutout S $15 -- very good late one, unopened; Love Me Tomorrow, Love City (Stevie Wonder), Mozambique, If You Leave Me Now, Peninsula, Why, The Real Thing (Stevie Wonder), P-Ka-Boo (Hank Redd), Life (Cliff Coulter)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77: Vintage '74; Bell 1305; 1974; gatefold E/N- S $20 -- terrific, funky, hip!; 3 great Stevie Wonder covers (Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Superstition, If You Really Love Me) & much more; better production than earlier on A&M, Atlantic, Capitol & a hipper sound (funky drums, Moog, guitar); even the more downtempo stuff, such as "This Masquerade," features great singing & arrangements
Carmen Miranda: The Brazilian Bombshell; Decca/Ace of Hearts AH-99; 1966 (U.K.) N-/N $20 -- definitive compilation from the MCA/EMI archives, representing her greatest 78s, from hit MGM movie/rumba novelties to traditional sambas--all nicely reissued in true mono hi-fi!; South American Way, I Yi Yi Yi Yi (I Like You Very Much), I Want My Mama, Chica Chica Boom Chic, Week-End in Havana, Man with the Lollipop Song, When I Love, I Love, Rebola a Bola, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Tic Tac Do Meu Coracao, Upa Upa, Tico Tico
Carmen Miranda: Cuanto La Gusta; Rio LP-1900 (Brasil) E/E- $20 -- besides a beautiful jacket photo, offers 16 songs, including several great rarities we find nowhere else!; Yipsee-I-O, The Matador, Cae Cae, Touradas em Madrid, The Wedding Samba, Diz Que Tem, Dance Rhumba, Arca de Noe, Alo Alo, Quando eu Penso na Bahia..
Carmen Miranda; Imperial IMP-30.220; 1972 (Brasil); N/N* $25 -- import compilation of 12 Odeon singles (originally 78s released in Brasil) you won't find otherwise (little or no overlap w/her other LPs); 2 w/Dorival Caymmi; *perfect apart from a press bump one 1 cut (plays through fine but does sound briefly); Querido Adao, Balance, Gente Bamba, Roda Piao, Duvi-D-O-Do..
Luiz da Muricoca: Candomble da Bahia; Musicolor LPK-20.113; 1968; N-/N- $30 -- candomblé/sacred/roots; excellent, engaging production; top jacket art; Portuguese liners; toques, cantos, e saudacao aos orixas nacao keto com Luiz da Muricoca: Xango, Iansa, Iemanja, Ossaim, Aluja, Babolorixa, Saudacao a Exu, Saudacao a Ogum, Saudacao a Oxossi, Logunede, Obaluaie
Duke Pearson: It Could Only Happen with You; UA/Blue Note BN-LA317-G; 1974/1970; blue label E-/N- S $25 -- bossa/soul-jazz piano; w/Flora Purim's voice; her awesome, hip, timeless rendition of "Stormy" alone makes the record vital for DJs, although "Gira, Girou" is another swinger; rest great too, w/all the charm you expect with Pearson (one of the best-loved stars of the Blue Note label); mostly bossa!
Andre Penazzi: Organ Jazz Samba Percussion (Orgao Samba Percussao); Audio Fidelity DFS-7020; 1963; blue label E/N S $20 -- Brasilian organ/percussion; top Brasilian LP by a major star chosen for release in the US by Audio Fidelity (they often got it right w/Brasilian & jazz records); not the silver first press but that's good, as this one's remixed to emphasize the percussion (first press is bass-heavy & murky by comparison); last but not least, jacket features the striking, silver-hypodermic logo of the famous "Doctored for Sound" series
Luciano Perrone e Os Ritmistas Brasileiros: Batucada Fantastica Bossa Nova; MGM International Music Series SE-4085; E/N- S $30 -- very rare US licensed/import version of the 1st LP in the Batucada Fantastica series on Musidisc or Polydor --all Grand Prix winners, apparently-- that may be the best such albums ever made; 22 cuts (longest is 3:41) surveying the major percussion & cult-drum styles of Brasil
Dom um Romao: OM; ECM 19003; 1978/1977; N/N S $20 -- US issue (Warner Bros.) of a European recording; Chipero (berimbau), Back to Front, Dumini, De Funk
Aldemaro Romero & his Onda Nueva; Columbia/CBS KC-31253; 1972; V+/E S $90 -- uptempo Venezuelan bossa w/mod chorus (sound much loved by Japanese, like the Novi Singers & all great early-'70s bossa); 1 of at least 3 Onda Nueva LPs, all rare grooves!; jacket shows couple prancing in the surf; the leading Venezuela exponent of Latin, Al Romero had earlier LPs on Victor & a long association w/Tito Puente; It's Impossible, And Still I Love Her, It Never Ends, Little Love Bird, Someone, Two, Venezuela, Bluesette, Sweet Madness, Sunrise Sunset, Never Can Say Goodbye(!!!)
Zoot Sims: New Beat Bossa Nova (Means the Samba Swings); Colpix CP-435; 1962; deep groove ("1A" press) N/N shrink $60 -- bossa nova/jazz; a stone classic, terrific set; tho the title does turn up a bit generally, an ideal copy (uncut 1st or 2nd press in superb condition) really is a collectors item!
Zoot Sims: New Beat Bossa Nova Vol. 2; Colpix CP-437; 1962; white-label promo ("1A" press) E+/N $50 -- ditto!
Special: Zoot Sims, both volumes, just $100
Tamba 4: We & the Sea; A&M/CTI SP-3003; 1967; gatefold white-label promo E-/E- $15 -- Brasilian jazz; classic 1st LP by top group; creative, like the better CTI LPs; former radio-station copy, not without some flaws, but plays & a gift at the price
Tamba 4: Samba Blim; A&M/CTI SP-3013; 1968; gatefold E/E+ S $40 -- Brasilian jazz; very scarce, good; prod. Creed Taylor, rec. at Van Gelder Studios; Reza, Samba Blim, San Salvador, Slick, Baiano, Pregao, Palladium, Watch What Happens, Tristeza de nos dois..
Walter Wanderley: Organ-Ized; Philips PHS-600-233; deep groove N-/N ES $35 -- organ; his best early Brasilian recordings in an early repackaging for US/European markets--the REAL THING, not the slick, later remakes that finally made him a household name worldwide (years after these punchier originals made his name in his home country); So Nice/Samba de Verao (Summer Samba), Reza (Lai Ladaia), Batucada Surgiu..
Walter Wanderley Trio: Cheganca; Verve V6-8676; gatefold cutout N/N S $20 -- not rare but well worth getting this flawless copy (except bullet-hole cutout)
Walter Wanderley: Batucada; Verve V6-8706; gatefold; E+/N S $25 (or cutout E+/N S $20, specify) -- organ; one of his best US LPs & not so easy to find; dramatic, gorgeous colorful jacket!; O Barquinho, Batucada, Jequibau, Os Grilos, Minha Saudade, So What's New?, Wave (vocal by Talya Ferro)..
Walter Wanderley: Samba So!; World Pacific WP-21856; deep groove E/E $30 -- organ; Brasilian recordings; one of the rarest & most desirable of the US LPs; Jet Samba, Beggar's Samba, Samba in Japan, Samba de Bossa, One Note Samba, New Samba, Sad Samba, Brazilian Samba..
The Original Walter Wanderley Trio: The Return of the Original; Canyon 7711; E/E+ S $30 -- organ; one of his last; Camel Juice, Poor Butterfly, Raindrops Keep Fallin', Manha de primavera, Voce, Esquecendo Voce, Enada mais, Cancao do mar lindo, Tempinho bom, Angelique..
The Zimbo Trio: The Brazilian Sound/Restrained Excitement; Pacific Jazz PJ-10114 (orig. RGE Brasil); gatefold E/E- $30 -- Brasil jazz; acclaimed trio's 2nd LP released in the US, scarcer than the 1st!!!; some marks & pops but quite healthy
Various: Brazil; Philips 6349.130; 1973?/1971-3; N-/N $30 -- compilation on a great Dutch pressing; Jorge Ben (Caramba...), Gilberto Gil (Expresso 2222), Elis Regina, Baden Powell, Tom Jobim, Ivan Lins, Carlos Lyra (Afro latino), Jair Rodriguez, Nara Leao..
Various: Perfect for Dancing--Sambas; RCA Victor LPM-1073; 1955; deep groove E-/N- $25 -- extraordinary early hi-fi collection in top shape!; Fafa Lemos (Brazil, Nos Tres Madalena), Carlos Galhardo, Odette Amaral, Patricia Teixeira, José Curbelo (Clarinet Samba, Boogie-Woogie No Favela), Zaccarias (Tico Tico No Fuba), Noro Morales (Montevideo)
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Manfredo Fest: Misturada/O Ovo (The Egg); A&M 1009; white-label promo E $25 -- organ-led or electric piano (similar to A Bad Donato!); prod. Sergio Mendes; rare & great!
Somethin' Cool (Voices in Latin) -- see Jazz 45s
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