Monday 23 June 2014

Moacir Santos

Coisas ('Things') (1965) ...

On a Brazil theme, Moacir Santos (1924 - 2006) was a  Brazilian composer. Coisas ('Things') was recorded in 1965 and represents all styles of Brazilian music ...

Coisa Nr 5 ('Nana') ...






"In 1965 Mr. Santos recorded the album “Coisas” (“Things”), one of the great accomplishments of modern Brazilian music, though underrecognized at the time. It mixes marches, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, strong melodies, jazz syncopation and bracing harmony of an Ellington-like concision; it gestures at different kinds of Brazilian regional music but is overall a highly original work.
“Coisa No. 5,” from the album, was later retitled “Nanã,” given lyrics by Mario Telles, and recorded by more than 100 artists, including Sergio Mendes and Eumir Deodato." ... (Ben Ratcliff, New York Times, 2006)


Sergio Mendes 'Nana' ...




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