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Afro | Brasil |
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Latin | Mid-East 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.
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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: Brasil 45s and trade wants (at end)
Discount: usually free mailing offered; possibly more if multi-item order
Images: for identification purposes only; photo may not be of the exact copy listed/purchased (but usually is)
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: 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 (uncut) S $30 (or cutout N/N- S $25, specify) -- Brasil; vocal pop; produced by Sergio Mendes, this is one of the first and most promising "hip" updates on the Brasil '66 sound, and whether it's because it's on Blue Thumb or the arrangements, it reminds one of the Joao Donato "A Bad Donato" LP (tho this is vocal); one of only two Bossa Rio LPs released in the US and an essential product of the prime of Sergio Mendes; Spinning Wheel, Zazueira (Jorge Ben), Girl Talk, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, What a Pity (Jorge Ben), With Your Love Now (Marcos Valle), Open Your Arms, Eleanor Rigby, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Blackbird
The Brasilian Rhythmists: Sounds from Brasilia; Musidisc MS-16014; deep groove N-/E+ S $30 -- one of the best Brasilian labels, top production (by Nilo Sergio), jacket, group, music!; 12 cuts led by piano; authentic popular & jazz bossa
Oscar Brown, Jr. & Luiz Henrique: Finding a New Friend; Philips/Mercury/Fontana MGF-27549; deep groove E+/N- $35 (or stereo SRF-67549 V+/N- shrink S $25--water damage at bottom right, specify) -- Brasilian; we love this LP!; 2 great talents actually better in combination than singly; strong versions of standards (Laia Ladaia, Manha de Carnaval..) plus many more originals (Barra Limpa, Listen to Me, Finding a New Friend..); features some great jazzy horn soloing, too; yes, you should get the other great Luiz Henrique & Oscar Brown LPs too, but don't miss this one!
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, Piano of: The New Sound of Brazil; RCA Victor LSP-3473; 1965; N/N shrink S $60 (or N-/V+ S $25, specify) -- of João's LPs, each a masterpiece & most of them rare/in high demand, this is perhaps the most charming, direct, & beautiful (everyone recognizes this as a great LP); the great Claus Ogerman directs the supporting orchestra, strings, & chorus; hear the awesome standards the way their creator intended: Amazon, Forgotten Places, Little Boat/O Barquinho, Manha de Carnaval, Lost Hope, And Roses & Roses, Jungle Flower, Sugarcane Breeze, Insensatez, Samba de Orfeu, Glass Beads, It Didn't End
Joao Donato: A Bad Donato; Blue Thumb BTS-8821; 1972; gatefold; cutout E+/N S $75, specify) (or uncut E/E+ S $75, specify) (or Capitol repress N-/N S $60, specify) (or Capitol repress cutout E-/N S $50, specify) -- Brasilian soul-jazz/funk/electric piano; w/Emil Richards (who produced it), Dom Um Romao, Condoli bros., Ernie Watts..; w/sensational breaks galore, it's a MUST HAVE, funky as can be, in fact THE FUNKIEST, entirely (100% GREAT) super-hip, Brasilian LP released in the US; no self-respecting DJ can afford to be without it, and we'll keep buying every clean copy that turns up; The Frog, Bambu, Lunar Tune, Straight Jacket (great breaks, sounds a bit like Dennis Coffey's "Scorpio"), Mosquito, Malandro..
Joao Donato/Deodato: DonatoDeodato; Muse MR-5017; 1973; E+/N- S $40 -- Brasilian soul-jazz/funk/electric piano; w/Ray Barretto, Airto..; one of the best LPs on the Muse label, the follow-up to "A Bad Donato" offers a couple more funk masterpieces; Whistle Stop, Nightripper, Where's D.J.?, Capricorn, You Can Go, Batuque
Joao Donato/Deodato: [João] Donato; Muse MR-5017; 1973; alternate/original jacket sealed cutout S $75 -- rare!; same as "DonatoDeodato" except the jacket face has different text (presumably a jacket/title change was required to give Deodato near-equal billing); we've never seen this version otherwise, and it's such a great title, someone will be lucky to have it
Quarteto em Cy e o conjunto Oscar Castro Neves: Vinicus e Caymmi No Zu Zum; Fontana 6488.152; 1982; E+/N S $40 -- the Girls from Bahia are older and more sophisticated (darker, more brooding sound); great stuff!; Bom dia amigo, Carta a tom, Berimbau, Tem do de mim, Broto Maroto, Minha Namorada, Saudades da Bahia, ...Das rosas, Historia de pescadores, Dia da criacao, Aruanda, Adalgiza, Formosa, Final
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 $25 (or 1st, deep groove E-/E- S $15, specify) -- samba/bossa/jazz; his first, and 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!!!; Carioca, Baia, Copacabana, Delicado, Ba-Tu-Ca-Da, Cavaquinho, Natalie, Fuiste a Bahia, Risque, Cae Cae, Corridas en Madrid, Sabrosa
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)
Luiz Henrique: Barra Limpa; Verve V6-8697; 1967; gatefold 2nd cutout E+/N- S $25 -- Brasil/vocal; like his LPs on Fontana, it's absolutely terrific, from the intriguing fishbowl jacket to utterly different, super interpretation of Mas que nada (you'll still love it long after you've burned out on standard versions); shares only 3 songs w/his 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
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 -- candomblé/sacred/roots; field recording by 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; top production of mystic Afro beats--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 few others are likely to have
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66: Stillness; A&M SP-4284; 1970; gatefold N/N- shrink S $20 (or E/E S $15, specify) -- DJ-essential for the hip, dark, stone-funky update of "For What It's Worth"--that's right, the great Buffalo Springfield hit but much, much deeper!; this LP starts the hip later incarnation(s) of the group, which tho less well-known yielded a lot of great stuff useful for international club DJs today (a far cry from the earlier Beatles covers that's the stuff of oldies radio)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77: Pais Tropical; A&M SP-4315; flapped jacket; sealed S $15 (or E+/E+ S $15, specify) -- one of the scarcer, better LPs that deserve much more attention from DJs; the whole thing is lovely & fresh ("After Midnight" is the lone but worthy US pop cover, and there are some great Brasilian treatments); "Asa Branca" stands as the funky (yes!) essential track for DJs; beautiful jacket of lush colorful tropical jungle; best of all, we've priced it rock-bottom just to see who's paying attention
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77: Night & Day; A&M SP-8110; E+/N S $15 -- Brasil pop; very strong, with updates of some of his classics, and of course the big payoff for all fans and DJs alike is the final cut: Watch What Happens, So Many Stars, Wave, Tristeza, Night & Day, Like a Lover, Roda, For Me, Cinnamon & Clove, So Danca Samba, Mais Que Nada
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 (or cutout N/N- S $20, specify) -- terrific, funky, hip!; three great Stevie Wonder covers (Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing, Superstition, If You Really Love Me) and much more; better production than all the earlier SM incarnations on A&M, Atlantic, Capitol and with a much hipper sound (funky drums, Moog, guitar) for the prime early-middle '70s; great singing and arrangements DJs and all listeners will appreciate even on the more downtempo stuff, such as "This Masquerade"; nice jacket photos too!; YOU NEED THIS!!!
Dom um Romao: OM; ECM 19003; 1978/1977; N/N S $20 -- US issue (Warner Bros.) of a classic European recording; Chipero (berimbau), Back to Front, Dumini, De Funk
Aldemaro Romero & his Onda Nueva; (Venezuelan mod bossa) -- see Latin
Edmundo Ros: Ros Album of Sambas; London LL-1117; deep groove N-/V+ $20 -- samba; the Venezuelan-born "Cugat of England" does a great job with sambas, and this is the rare prize among the early "LL" series of Ros on London (UK Decca) with the gorgeous jacket art; even better, the tunes are original, or samba adaptations, and in any case predating the shopworn Brasil classics from the soon-to-follow bossa period; Madelena, Playtime in Brasil, Choo Choo Samba, Samba Samba, More and More Amor, The John Peel Samba, The Nursery Samba, The Wedding Samba, Voila Voila, Mary Ann, Samba Rhapsody, Square Dance Samba, Paraquedista, The Yankee Doodle Samba; expect some wear/noise but not bad, worth it just for the jacket
Lalo Schifrin: The Other Side of Lalo Schifrin; Audio Fidelity AFSD-6195; 1968/1962 N/E+ shrink S $40 -- bossa nova/jazz/piano; w/Leo Wright, Rudy Collins, Christopher White, Jose Paulo, Jack Del Rio; 12 historic cuts & welcome recording of Schifrin before he became the soundtrack man; reissues Bossa Nova--New Brazilian Jazz; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5981; scarce in stereo/nice shape
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's Brazilian Organ; Capitol T-1856; 1964/1963; promo w/timing strip E+/N- $30 -- "Brilliant bossa nova artistry by the most spectacular musician in South America--with voices and orchestra"; rare US version of his fantastic early Brasilian LP, O samba é mais samba (Odeon MOFB-3285; 1963)--too hard to find now; later it was reissued widely as Tower LP From Rio with Love (but don't bother with that--poor sound!); features great guitar in bright sound and is as fantastic as anything you'll ever hear by him; among his US releases the only thing comparable is Organ-Ized (another straightforward license of Brasilian classics); this one is ESSENTIAL; Labareda, Você e eu, Volto já, Eu não tenho onde morar, Deixa andar, Eu e o Rio, A mesma rosa amarela, Corcovado, Só vou de mulher, Que sabe você de mim, A nêga se vingou, O poema da vida
Walter Wanderley: Organ-Ized; Philips mono PHM-200-233; E-/N- $35 (or V/E+ $25, specify) (or e-stereo PHS-600-233; deep groove E+/N ES $30, specify) -- organ; a stone swinging killer; classic example of a "sleeper" LP taken for granted by those who fail to realize it's his best early Brasilian recordings in an early edition for US/European markets; It's THE REAL THING: serious, collectors-item stuff when the original Brasilian pressings; definitely not the slick, later US stereo remakes (good as those are) that finally made him a household name in the US and worldwide; these far punchier mono originals made his name in his home country years before; as with his other contemporaneous but much rarer collectors-item LPs from Brasil, it's truly AWESOME!!! (worth it just for the original of smash hit "Summer Samba"); So Nice/Samba de Verao (Summer Samba), Reza (Lai Ladaia), Batucada Surgiu..
Walter Wanderley Trio: Cheganca; Verve V6-8676; gatefold cutout N/N S $15 -- not rare but classic/essential/wonderful, flawless except for the bullet-hole cutout
Walter Wanderley: Batucada; Verve V6-8706; gatefold; cutout E+/N S $20 -- organ; one of his best US LPs and not so easy to find; O Barquinho, Batucada, Jequibau, Os Grilos, Minha Saudade, So What's New?, Wave (vocal by Talya Ferro)..
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..
Joao Donato: The Frog/Cade Jodel? (The Beautiful One); Blue Thumb 7119; 1972; E+ S $25 -- two fantastic cuts from the best-of-breed A Bad Donato LP; A-side made famous by Brasil '66 but you need this version if you're gonna DJ like someone who gets his music somewhere other than the nearest lilypad
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