Episode 167: Fall Fund Drive 22
I love to own beautiful sounding audiophile pressings of my favorite albums, and this summer the Mr Bongo label did us all a favor by issuing a deluxe audiophile pressing of one of my favorite albums from Brazil, a self-titled debut from an artist known for producing and arranging music rather than making his own music. The artist is Arthur Verocai, and this half speed mastered LP reissue was engineered at Abbey Road studios to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the original album release in 1972. The album reminds me alot of the early Shuggie Otis albums Freedom Flight and Inspiration Information… there are some catchy funk and soul hooks, but there are also some deep emo pieces. Everything somehow feels very intimate and personal, and it’s all tied together by the lush ambitious orchestrations of Verocai. Each of my 4 musical sets today will begin with a track from this classic album, then I’ll follow up with more Brazilian sounds from the 70s in that sophisticated psychedelic vein. This is a Tropicology Arthur Verocai tribute episode for the Fall Fund Drive 2022… on XRAY FM.
- 12:01pm Canto Dos Pescadores by Carioca E Devas on Misterios de Amazonia (Altercat Records)
- 12:06pm Sylvia by Arthur Verocai on Arthur Verocai (Mr Bongo)
- 12:10pm Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser by Querteto Em Cy on Blue Brazil Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
- 12:13pm O Comeco Da Festa by Luiz Gonzaga Jr. on Plano de Voo (Odeon)
- 12:17pm Alferes by Joao Bosco on Joao Bosco (RCA Victor)
- 12:21pm Acaua by Quinteto Violado on Quinteto Violado (Philips)
- 12:24pm Galope by MPB-4 on 10 Anos Depois (Philips)
- 12:27pm Partir do Alto/Animal Sentimental by Walter Franco on Revolver (Continental)
- 12:31pm Educacao Sentimental by Egberto Gismonte on Carmo (EMI)
- 12:34pm Meu Balanco by Waltel Branco on Meu Balanco (Mr Bongo)
- 12:38pm Presente Grego by Arthur Verocai on Arthur Verocai (Mr Bongo)
- 12:41pm Mia by Celia on Celia (Continental)
- 12:45pm Sem Porto Pra Chegar by Tom & Dito on Obrigado Corcovado (Amazon Records)
- 12:48pm Piedade by Amado Maita on Amado Maita (Patua Discos)
- 12:52pm Tiu-Ba-La-Quieba by Marcos Valle on Previsao Do Tempo (Odeon)
- 12:55pm Ponta Negra by Danilo Caymmi on Blue Brazil 3 (Blue Note )
- 12:59pm Mei Libertei by Toni Tornado on Soul of Brazil (EMI)
- 1:05pm Caboclo by Arthur Verocai on Arthur Verocai (Mr Bongo)
- 1:09pm Mae Natureza by Leonardo Boccia on Homenagem (private press)
- 1:13pm Futurivel by Gilberto Gil on Gilberto Gil (1969) (Philips)
- 1:17pm Veneno by Alceu Valenca on Espelho Cristalino (Som Livre)
- 1:20pm A Felicidade by Tom Ze on Estudando O Samba (Continental)
- 1:23pm Mais Do Que Valsa by Marcos Valle on Previsao Do Tempo (Odeon)
- 1:26pm O Mar e Meu Chao by Dory Caymmi on Dory Caymmi (Odeon)
- 1:30pm Petit Fils by Waltel Branco on Meu Balanco (Mr Bongo)
- 1:34pm Na Boca Do Sol by Arthur Verocai on Arthur Verocai (Mr Bongo)
- 1:37pm Caminhada by Antonio Adolfo E A Brazuca on Antonio Adolfo E A Brazuca (Odeon)
- 1:40pm O Rio by Dom Salvador e Abolicao on Som, Sangue e Raca (Mad About Records)
- 1:43pm Panga, Danga, Panga by Sambacanas on single (Club Internacional)
- 1:46pm Racha Cartola by Danilo Caymmi on Cheiro Verde (WhatMusic.com)
- 1:49pm Antes Que a Cidade Durma by Wanderlea on Blue Brazil 3 (Blue Note)
- 1:52pm Sinal Vermelho by Marilene on Black RIo 2 (Strut Records)
- 1:55pm Iaia by Grupo Arembepe on single (Candonga)