Coisas is an album by Brazilian composer Moacir Santos recorded in 1965 and released on the Forma record label. The album was listed by Ben Ratliff in his 100 most important recordings and by Rolling Stone in their 100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records.[1][2]
| Coisas | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:46 | |||
| Label | Forma | |||
| Producer | Roberto Quartin | |||
| Moacir Santos chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Reception
editAlthough the album was not met with acclaim when first released, it has gone on to receive praise. The New York Times described the album as "one of the great accomplishments of modern Brazilian music".[1] Writing for the Village Voice, Larry Blumenfeld called the album a "brilliant record".[4] Ben Ratliff wrote that the album sounds like it was a mixture of West Coast jazz and samba and the arrangements on Blue Note recordings.[1] Ratliff had earlier described the album as "a brilliant unification of large-ensemble jazz arranging, wickedly persuasive songwriting and Afro-Brazilian rhythm."[5] The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, writing that the album "melds the various tonalities and flavors of creative jazz to the heart of Brazil's folkloric and emergent musical traditions."[3]
Original copies of the album are hard to find with records selling for large amounts of money.[6][7]
The song “Coisa No. 5” was later given lyrics by Mario Telles and renamed “Nanã”. The song has been recorded by over 100 artists including Edison Machado, Eumir Deodato and Sergio Mendes.[8][1]
Track listing
edit- Coisa nº 4 (Moacir Santos) - 04:03
- Coisa nº 10 (Mário Telles - Moacir Santos) - 02:47
- Coisa nº 5 (Mário Telles - Moacir Santos) - 02:27
- Coisa nº 3 (Moacir Santos) - 02:20
- Coisa nº 2 (Moacir Santos) - 02:43
- Coisa nº 9 (Moacir Santos) 04:57
- Coisa nº 6 (Moacir Santos)
- Coisa nº 7 (Moacir Santos) - 03:06
- Coisa nº 1 (Clóvis Mello - Moacir Santos) - 03:00
- Coisa nº 8 (Regina Werneck - Moacir Santos) - 03:08[9]
Personnel
edit- Moacir Santos - Baritone Saxophone
- Dulcilando Pereira - Alto Saxophone
- Jorge Ferreira Da Silva - Alto Saxophone
- Geraldo Medeiros - Baritone Saxophone
- Gabriel Bezerra - Bass
- Armando Pallas - Bass Trombone
- Giorgio Bariola - Cello
- Peter Dautsberg - Cello
- Watson Clis - Cello
- Wilson Das Neves - Drums
- Alberto Soluri - Engineer
- Nicolino Cópia - Flute
- Geraldo Vaspar - Guitar
- Wadi Gebara Netto - Music Director, Recording Supervisor
- Elias Ferreira - Percussion
- Chaim Lewak - Piano, Organ
- Luiz Bezerra - Tenor Saxophone
- Edmundo Maciel - Trombone
- João Gerônimo Meneze - Trumpet
- Júlio Barbosa - Trumpet
- Claudio Das Neves - Vibraphone[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ratliff, Ben (2002). Jazz : a critic's guide to the 100 most important recordings. The Archive of Contemporary Music. New York : Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8050-7068-2.
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da Música Brasileira". Rolling Stone Brasil. 13: 109. 2007.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Coisas Review". Allmusic.
- ^ Thurber, Jon (2006-08-12). "Moacir Santos, 80; Composer, Arranger of Brazilian Pop Tunes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (31 October 2005). "Critics' choice: New CD's". The New York Times. ProQuest 433170195.
- ^ Davis, Joe (2014-06-11). "Brazil for beginners: 10 essential Brazilian records to soundtrack your World Cup". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ^ Blumenfeld, Larry (August 2004). "MOACIR SANTOS". Village Voice. ProQuest 232235937.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (2006-08-14). "Moacir Santos, 80, a Composer Revered in Brazil's Jazz History, Dies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ a b Moacir Santos – Coisas (1965, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-10-13