Sing Out Of Tune In The Chorus Of The Contented

Hi, folks -

Well, I have a little more time than I thought I would, so I guess I'll be posting more often than expected, which makes me glad.

To go along with the Taiguara, here's another great lost LP from Brasil.



Jards Macalé - JARDS MACALÉ, Phonogram LP

Out of print since 1972. Funk-rock-bossa trio with very minimal overdubs, loose and kind of garage-psych. They obviously had a great time when they recorded this.

Ripped @ 320 from LP-to-CD transfer by my dear friend FRANCISCO FARIA (those are drawings, not photographs!), to whom many thanks e um grande abraço afetuoso.

1. FARINHA DO DESPREZO (Macalé/Capinam)
2. REVENDO AMIGOS (Macalé/Waly Salomão)
3. MAL SECRETO (Macalé/Waly Salomão)
4. 78 ROTAÇÕES (Macalé/Capinam)
5. MOVIMENTO DOS BARCOS (Macalé/Capinam)
6. MEU AMOR ME AGARRA & GEME & TREME & CHORA & MATA (Macalé/Capinam)
7. LET'S PLAY THAT (Macalé/Torquato Neto)
8. FARRAPO HUMANO (Luiz Melodia)
9. A MORTE (Gilberto Gil) - HOTEL DAS ESTRELAS (Macalé/Duda Machado)

Jards Macalé, ag, v
Lanny Gordin, ag, eb
Tuti Moreno, d

I couldn't find much online info about Tuti (or Tutti or Tutty) Moreno, but he's played with almost everybody - one hell of a great drummer, married to the singer, Joyce.

Here's the lyric (and my translation) of what is arguably the most famous song on the album. The lyric echoes, parodies and honors one of the most famous poems by the great Brasilian poet, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and the title alludes to a composition by Thelonious Monk.

LET’S PLAY THAT
Macalé/Torquato

quando eu nasci
um anjo torto
um anjo solto
um anjo louco
veio ler a minha mão

não era um anjo barroco
era um anjo muito solto
louco, louco, muito doido
com asas de avião

e eis que o anjo me disse
apertando a minha mão
entre um sorriso de dentes:
vai bicho
desafinar o côro dos contentes

     when i was born
     a bent angel
     a loose angel
     a crazy angel
     came to read my palm

     it wasn’t a baroque angel
     it was a really loose angel,
     crazy, crazy, totally wacked
     with airplane wings

     and behold the angel did say unto me
     holding my hand
     with a toothy smile:
     go, dude,
     sing out of tune
     in the chorus of the contented

LINK

In harmony,
Chris

Watercolor Of A Country On The Moon

imyra, tayra, ipy, taiguara

I posted a 128kbps LP rip of this incredible album from Brasil over at Ish's april want list update a little while ago, and Simon, whose blog is looking so damn good!, soon posted a 320kbps rip with scans from the Japanese import CD. Then, he gave me the honor of posting his rip here. Simon and I are thousands of miles away from each other, but we're shaking hands right now. That's what it's all about!

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imyra, tayra, ipy, taiguara was released on Odeon in 1976, and almost immediately pulled from the stores by the censors because the lyrics in general are very political, very critical of the military government. I'm working on a translation of the album (this will include some biographical information) and will post the translations when finished.

Here's the tracklist with musician credits. Everybody involved in this album is a total genius! I might have translated the credits incorrectly in one or two places. The link follows.

LADO 1 / SIDE 1

1. Pianice (Pecinha Sinfônica) (Taiguara) 1:28
Piano-ness (Little Symphonic Piece)
solo piano and orchestral arangement: Taiguara

2. Delírio Transatlântico e chegada no Rio (Taiguara) 0:36
Transatlantic Delerium and Arrival in Rio
organ: Taiguara; effects: Nivaldo Duarte

3. Público (Taiguara) 4:45
Public
piano and arrangement: Taiguara; improvised solo flute: Hermeto Pascoal; composed solo flute: Nivaldo Ornelas; solo guitar: Toninho Horta; horns: Pirolito, Svab, Ary e Toninho

4. Terra das Palmeiras (Taiguara) 4:51
Land of Palm Trees
arrangement: Hermeto Pascoal; percussion: Zé Eduardo, Paulinho Braga; horns: Svab, Ary

5. Como en Guernica (Taiguara) 3:31
Como en Guernica [sung in Spanish]
arrangement and piano: Taiguara; contrabass: Novelli; percussion: Paulinho Braga, Zé Eduardo; harp: Lúcia Morelenbaum

6. A Volta do Pássaro Ameríndio (Taiguara) 4:18
The Return of the Amerindian Bird
arrangement, piano, voice and synthesizer solo: Taiguara; cello solo and efffects: Jaquinho Morelenbaum; harpa solo: Lúcia Morelenbaum; flute (mellotron): Taiguara; drums and percussion: Zé Eduardo

7. Luanda, Violeta Africana (Taiguara) 1:21
Luanda, African Violet
piano, flute (mellotron) and organ: Taiguara

LADO 2 / SIDE 2

1. Aquarela de um País na Lua (Taiguara) 3:40
Watercolor of a Country on the Moon
arrangemen, flute solo: Hermeto Pascoal; piano solo: Taiguara; tenor sax solo: Nivaldo Ornellas; idéia de base (basic rhythm section arrangement?): Taiguara, Novelli, Toninho Horta; coro: Lucinha, Eva, Marisinha, Mlu, Novelli, Wagner, Nivaldo.

2. Situação (Taiguara) 3:52
Situation (Taiguara) 3:52
arrangement, flute solo: : Hermeto Pascoal; soprano and tenor sax: Nivaldo Ornellas

3. Sete Cenas De Imyra (Taiguara) 4:45
Seven Scenes of Imyra
arrangement, piano solo: Taiguara; violin: Giancarlo Pareschi; flute solo: Nivaldo Ornellas; cello solo: Jacquinho Morelenbaum; effects: Toninho do Som

4. Tres Pontas (Nascimento/Bastos) 3:42
Tres Pontas
arrangement and effects: Hermeto Pascoal; percussion: Paulinho Braga, Zé Eduardo, Gegê; drum kit and rhythmic idea: Paulinho Braga; piano solo: Taiguara; guitar: Toninho Horta

5. Samba das Cinco (Taiguara) 2:45
Samba das Cinco
arrangement and rhythm section direction: Hermeto Pascoal; piano solo: Taiguara; soprano sax: Nivaldo Ornellas; cuíca: Zé Eduardo

6. Primeira Bateria (Taiguara) 2:48
First Bateria
arrangement: Hermeto Pascoal; bandoneon: Ubirajara Silva (Taiguara's father); cavaquinho: Néco; piano: Taiguara

7. Outra Cena (Taiguara) 1:09
Other Scene
piano: Taiguara

MEGAUPLOAD LINK

THANK YOU, SIMON!

In harmony,
Chris