Days in Mar Del Plata
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Fo
Reviewed 2003-08-24
Reviewed 2003-08-24
VINICIUS DE MORAES – Days in Mar Del Plata
Circular Moves, 1971/2003
BRAZIL – This is a follow-up to last year's re-release of the "Live in Buenos Aires" album, which featured de Moraes with Toquinho on guitar and singer Maria Creuza. Just like that album, this is a studio reconstruction of an intimate live performance. But Creuza has been replaced by the great Maria Bethania, who was just emerging at the time. Rhythm quartet adds drive. Good stuff, but beware: it’s a scratchy recording!
Fo's Picks: 2, 5, 7, 9
01. 4:11 – lounge-y music and amused banter, then a lighthearted vocal duet
02. 2:59 – spoken intro; lovely guitar and low vocal build in excitement
03. 2:40 – uptempo samba, nice vocal duet (Vinicius/Toquinho)
04. 2:17 – brief instrumental samba, nice guitar work
05. 9:17 – spoken intro & lengthy spoken breaks over a relaxed samba
06. 4:36 – spoken intro; very '70s mellow melody; recording is distractingly scratchy
07. 2:00 – Bethania kicks butt in this short, uptempo tune
08. 3:32 – Instantly identifiable as a Baden Powell tune. Nice ballad, all 3 sing.
09. 3:47 – spoken intro; uptempo anthem w/tight duet vox
10. 1:56 – short, evocative ballad for Bethania + guitar; like a fado song
11. 4:27 – poetry reading; jazz bassline comes in after 2 minutes. Very cool.
[Fo] - 8/22/03
Circular Moves, 1971/2003
BRAZIL – This is a follow-up to last year's re-release of the "Live in Buenos Aires" album, which featured de Moraes with Toquinho on guitar and singer Maria Creuza. Just like that album, this is a studio reconstruction of an intimate live performance. But Creuza has been replaced by the great Maria Bethania, who was just emerging at the time. Rhythm quartet adds drive. Good stuff, but beware: it’s a scratchy recording!
Fo's Picks: 2, 5, 7, 9
01. 4:11 – lounge-y music and amused banter, then a lighthearted vocal duet
02. 2:59 – spoken intro; lovely guitar and low vocal build in excitement
03. 2:40 – uptempo samba, nice vocal duet (Vinicius/Toquinho)
04. 2:17 – brief instrumental samba, nice guitar work
05. 9:17 – spoken intro & lengthy spoken breaks over a relaxed samba
06. 4:36 – spoken intro; very '70s mellow melody; recording is distractingly scratchy
07. 2:00 – Bethania kicks butt in this short, uptempo tune
08. 3:32 – Instantly identifiable as a Baden Powell tune. Nice ballad, all 3 sing.
09. 3:47 – spoken intro; uptempo anthem w/tight duet vox
10. 1:56 – short, evocative ballad for Bethania + guitar; like a fado song
11. 4:27 – poetry reading; jazz bassline comes in after 2 minutes. Very cool.
[Fo] - 8/22/03
Recent airplay
Tarde Em Itapoa, Samba Da Bencao, Testamento
Global Ginga — Feb 11, 2020
Testamento
Sunshine ... in the Afternoon — Mar 09, 2004
Samba Da Bencao
told ya so! — Oct 27, 2003
Viramundo
Fly By Night — Oct 13, 2003
O Dia Da Criacao
told ya so! — Oct 13, 2003
Viramundo
No Cover, No Minimum (at the Cafe Bohemian) — Sep 16, 2003
Charting
2003-08-25 — 2003-10-27
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 2 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | 1 |
| Aug 31 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabule | ||
| 2. | E De Manha | ||
| 3. | Samba Da Rosa | ||
| 4. | Testamento | ||
| 5. | Samba Da Bencao | ||
| 6. | Tarde Em Itapoa | ||
| 7. | Viramundo | ||
| 8. | Apelo | ||
| 9. | Como Dizia O Poeta | ||
| 10. | O Que Tinha De Ser | ||
| 11. | O Dia Da Criacao |