Quincas E Os Copacabana – The Music of Parallel Realities

Quincas e Os Copacabanas – Das 11 As 4 (1959)

Published on August 19, 2015September 17, 2015 by Milan FilipovićLeave a comment

Odeon MOFB 3062

Tenor sax player Al Quincas with and without Os Copacabana can be found in this and the other reality, but the Lp I have the chance to present now, I can not remember having even seen anywhere before.

In the linear notes written by Lucio Rangel you may read all you wanted to know about Coleman Hawkins but were afraid to ask and he even adds a few lines about Al Quincas and this album, so I suggest (as usual in such cases) to read it.

Anyway, para dançar is my choice of instrumental music, unfortunately almost impossible to find performed nowadays, so I suggest (as usual in such cases) to enjoy it preferably on the dance floor, but an easy chair and speakers will also do the job needed to enjoy:

01. O Apito no Samba (Luiz Bandeira / Luis Antônio)
02. Rico Vacilon (Rosendo Ruiz)
03. Tenderly (Walter Gross / Jack Lawrence)
04. Vai Astor (Vadico)
05. Torero (Renato Carosone / Nisa)
06. Pigalle (G. Ulmer)
07. Jambrando (José Marinho)
08. El Reloj (Roberto Cantoral)
09. Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen / Dick Rogers)
10. Natureza Bela (Felisberto Martins / Henrique Mesquita)
11. Andalucia (Ernesto Lecuona)
12. La Vie En Rose (Pierre Louiguy / Edith Piaf)

PLACE PIGALLE

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

Quincas e Os Copacabanas (1955)

Published on October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by Milan FilipovićLeave a comment

Copacabana CLP 3015

The fresh package sent by Pedro & 300discos has just been unpacked and I am posting the oldest album out of it: A 10 Inch by Al Quincas backed by Os Copacabanas, with whom he has recorded altogether four albums of which the one presented today is the first one.

Here is the complete list of musicians:

Al Quincas (Sax tenor)
Kuntz Naegele (Clarinete)
Wagner (Piston)
Vadico (Piano)
Waldir Marinho (Contra baixo)
Sutinho (Bateria)
Guará (Pandeiro)

The list of the eight tracks:

01. Está Chegando A Hora (Tradicional / Adpt. Henricão / Adpt. Rubens Campos) Samba
02. Choro Nº 3 (Dima Gomes) Choro
03. Chorinho de Gafieira (Astor Silva) Choro
04. Sonâmbulo (Édison Marinho) Choro
05. A Little More Of Your Love (Leo Robin / Nicholas Brodszky) Samba
06. Baseado (Kuntz Naegele / Édison Marinho) Choro
07. Jura (Zé da Zilda / Marcelino Ramos / Adolfo Macedo) Samba
08. Se Acaso Você Chegasse (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins) Samba

ARRANGEMENTS ARE BY KUNTZ NAEGELE

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

Various Artists – Discoteca Dancante No.2 (1965)

Published on November 15, 2013November 17, 2013 by Milan Filipović8 Comments

Fantasia FLP-2008

The dance continues with Ribamar, Cipó, Sandoval Dias, Don Pacheco (Maestro Pachequinho), Orquestra Arco Iris, Quincas E Os Copacabana and two genlemen previously unknown to me: Gerson Flinckas and Joe Hammond.

The dancing (and listening) tracks are:

01. Deixa Andar (Jujuba) – Orquestra Arco Iris (Palmas Para O Samba – 1963)

02. Perfídia (A.Domingues) – Quincas E Os Copacabana (Ritmos Sob Medida Com A Orquestra Dançante – 1961)

03. Love is a many splendored Thing (Webster / Fain) / On the sunny Side of the Street (Fiels / Mac Hugh) – Cipó (Melodias Favoritas da Tela – 1959)

04. Samba do Orfeu (Luis Bonfá / Antonio Maria) – Joe Hammond (Um Solovox Espetacular – 1962)

05. Quem Foi? (Ribamar / Durando) – Ribamar (Palmas Para Ribamar E Seu Piano – 1960) – extracted from the medley Há Sempre Um Amanhã / Dindi / Quem Foi

06. Falam Meus Olhos (Nazareno de Brito / F.Cesar) – Gerson Flinckas (Sua Majestade, O Baile – Grande Orquestra Sob a Regência de Gerson Flinkas – 1960)

07. Tornerai Susie Wong (Fidenco / Marchetti) – Sandoval Dias Sax’s Sandoval – Sandoval Dias e Seu Sax Romântico – 1963) – originally: Tornerai Suzie

08. You’ll never know (Gordon / Warren) – Don Pacheco (Bailando Com Don Pacheco – Don Pacheco e Sua Orquestra 1959)

09. Noites de Moscou (Vassily Solovyov-Sedoy) – Gerson Flinckas (Sua Majestade, O Baile – Grande Orquestra Sob a Regência de Gerson Flinkas – 1960)

10. Ginga das Palmas (Carioca) – Orquestra Arco Iris (Palmas Para O Samba – 1963)

11. Cry me a Rivar (A.Hamilton) / Unchained Melody (North / Zaret) – Cipó (Melodias Favoritas da Tela – 1959)

12. Trumpet Mambo (Jo Brik) – Quincas E Os Copacabana (Ritmos Sob Medida Com A Orquestra Dancante – 1961)

13. Mulher de Trinita (Luis Antonio) – Ribamar (Palmas Para Ribamar E Seu Piano – 1960)

14. Nossos Momentos (H.Barbosa / L.Reis) – Sandoval Dias (OK Para Dançar – Sandoval Dias e Seu Conjunto – 1962)

15. Murmúrios (Djalma Ferreira / Luis Antonio) – Joe Hammond (Um Solovox Espetacular – 1962) – originally: Murmúrio

16. Sing me a Song of the Islands (Gordon / Ovens) – Don Pacheco (Bailando Com Don Pacheco – Don Pacheco e Sua Orquestra 1959)

17. I can’t stop loving You (D.Gibson) – Sandoval Dias (OK Para Dançar – Sandoval Dias e Seu Conjunto – 1962)

THE VARIOUS DANCERS’ MUSIC

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

DETECTIVE WORK by Bossanov:

“Joe Hammond“… Not Brazilian sounding name… Nickname of Hammond player? Joe = Joseph =Jose= Ze!!! May be Ze Maria (that time on Continental label)?

Next step – one and only LP of Joe Hammond was released 1962 on Philips with 4 tunes, compossed by… Ze Maria!!! So, IMHO, Ze Maria is Joe Hammond.

BREAKING NEWS FROM MOSCOW by Bossanov:

As a Russian I feel it necessary to comment on “Noites de Moscou“, one of the most popular song from my country in the world. For some strange reasons all brazilian versions of it except one (see Instituto Memoria Musical Brasileira) credit it to great composer of Soviet Russia Isaac Dunayevsky, but in reality (not parallel) it is the song of another great composer of that period – Vassily Solovyov-Sedoy!!!

Various Artists – Discoteca Dancante No.2 (1965)

Published on November 15, 2013January 8, 2014 by Milan Filipović7 Comments