Release Date: 17 April 2020
Label: Aquarela Do Brasil
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436569194805
Genres: Easy Listening Brazil
Description
Aquarela do Brasil
MAYSA 'BARQUINHO' + 'SONGS BEFORE DAWN' (2LPs 1 CD)
LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 6-PANEL DIGIPACK 2 LPs ON 1 CD + 1 BONUS TRACK
Brazilian singer, composer, and actress Maysa Matarazzo (1936-1977), associated with Bossa Nova music but also widely known as a torch song (fossa) interpreter, was one of the most popular artists of her time. Presented here are two of her best albums, which were also her only two albums for Columbia Records, Barquinho (Columbia 37161), taped in Brazil, and Songs Before Dawn (Columbia CS 8426), which was made in New York and finds her performing a mixture of Brazilian, French and Spanish songs, as well as American standards. Maysa died in a car crash at the age of 40.
Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961. 13-24: Songs Before Dawn: Jack Pleis and His Orchestra. Recorded in New York City, 1961. *Bonus track Maysa Matarazzo (vocals), Orchestra RGE, conducted by Erlon Chaves. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1962.
Tracklisting
Carlos Lyra
Vinicius De Moraes
Elizete Cardoso
Baden Powell
Joao Gilberto
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Tamba Trio
Elza Soares
Various Artists
Maysa
Maysa
Maysa
Maysa
Maysa
Maysa
