Principal trombonista da música brasileira, com participação em dezenas de discos (48 deles solo) e grupos musicais desde os anos 30, Raul de Barros faleceu este mes aos 93 anos. Criou e popularizou o estilo que chamou de hot-samba, trombonizando os sons da gafieira. Em sua homenagem, dois discos: o primeiro pela Marcus Pereira, gravadora independente pioneira e importantíssima pelo seu mapeamento da MPB, é gravado em estúdio, com um elenco de craques instrumentistas. Abre com sua marca registrada "Na Glória". o segundo com orquestra e crooner gravado ao vivo, registrando um clima das gafieiras onde Raul foi Rei por tantas decadas, e como boa gafieirada emenda standards brasileiros e americanos num bailão.


Brazil´s most important trombone player, playing in hundreds of recordings (48 solo LPs) and in musical groups since the 30s, Raul de Barros passed away this month at the age of 93. He created a style he called hot-samba, withe he frantic ballroom sounds of the gafieiras, where people came to dance and musicians came to jam and improvise on solos. The first record here was by the important independent label Marcus Pereira, one of Brazil´s first alternative labels, whom in the 70s released several records with old masters and folklore from the country´s hinterlands. The first track is his signature riff, "Na Glória" (hence the title of this post, Gone to Glory). The second is a live album, with big band and crooner, showing the atmosphere of the gafieiras. As in a typical gafieira dance hall, the band alternates brazilian and american standards for the dancers to twirl and tryst.




Raul de Barros - Brasil, Trombone (1974)

1 - Na Glória (Ari dos Santos / Raul de Barros)
02 - Chorinho de Gafieira (Astor Silva)
03 - Voltei ao Meu Lugar (Carioca)
04 - Paraquedista (José Leocádio)
05 - Violão Vadio (Baden Powell / Paulo César Pinheiro)
06 - Saudade da Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
07 - Bronzes e Cristais (Alcyr Pires Vermelho / Nazareno de Brito)
08 - Baltazar (José Benedito de Freitas / Oscar da Silva)
09 - Dora (Dorival Caymmi)
10 - Pó-ró-ró Pó-ró-ró (Raul de Barros)
11 - Folhas Secas (Nelson Cavaquinho / Guilherme de Brito)
12 - O Trombonista Romântico (Carlos Lima / Espírito Santo)



Raul de Barros & Orquestra Brazilian Serenade - O som da gafieira (1979)

01 - Melodia Celestial (Raul de Barros)
02 - Passarinho (Chatim)
03 - Estatuto de Gafieira (Billy Blanco)
04 - Tema de Gafieira Flor de Liz (Raul de Barros)
05 - Coração Leviano (Paulinho da Viola)
06 - Pra Machucar Meu Coração (Ary Barroso)
07 - Escurinha (Geraldo Pereira / Arnaldo Passos)
08 - Moonlight Serenade (Parish / Miller)
09 - In The Mood (J. Galard / A. Razaf)
10 - Meu Drama (Silas de Oliveira / J. Ilarindo)
11 - Casa de Bamba (Martinho da Vila)
12 - Folha Morta (Ary Barroso)
13 - Piston de Gafieira (Billy Blanco)

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In memoriam of Koko Taylor
the queen of ballsy brassy belting-out blues
her first two solo albuns when she went from Chess Records to Alligator in the 70s
(in 320 kbps).





Koko Taylor - I Got What It Takes (1975)

01 - Trying To Make A Living (trad)
02 - I Got What It Takes (Willie Dixon)
03 - Mama He Treats Your Daughter Meann(Lance-Singleton-Warren)
04 - Voodoo Woman (Koko Taylor)
05 - Be What You Want To Be (Willie Dixon - Koko Taylor)
06 - Honkey Tonkey (Koko Taylor)
07 - Big Boss Man (Luther Dixon-Al Smith)
08 - Blues Never Die (Otis Spann)
09 - Find A Fool (Denise LaSalle)
10 - Happy Home (Joe Josea)
11 - That's Why I'm Crying (Sam Maghett-Magic Sam)



Koko Taylor - vocals
Sammy Lawhorn - guitar
Mighty Joe Young - guitar
Bill Heid - keyboards
Vince Chappelle - drums
Cornelius "Mule" Boyson - bass
Abb Locke - saxophone





Koko Taylor - The Earthshaker (1978)

1. Let The Good Times Roll (Fleecie Moore/Sam Theard)
2. Spoonful (Willie Dixon)
3. Walking The Back Streets (Booker T. Jones)
4. Cut You Loose (Mel London)
5. Hey Bartender (Willie Dixon)
6. I’m A Woman (Ellas McDaniel/Koko Taylor)
7. You Can Have My Husband (Dorothy LaBostrie)
8. Please Don’t Dog Me (Koko Taylor)
9. Wang Dang Doodle (Willie Dixon)


Koko Taylor - vocals
Sammy Lawhorn - guitar
Pinetop Perkins - keyboards
Johnny B. Moore
Vince Chappelle - drums
Cornelius "Mule" Boyson - bass
Abb Locke - saxophone
Mervyn "Harmonica" Hinds – harmonica


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