Ben Tankard – All Keyed Up
After spending most of the 70s in Los Angeles and a number of incredible jazz fusion laced records with Azymuth, Marcos Valle returned to Brazil to record this celebrated dancefloor favorite. A master of reinvention, Valle returned to his home country having learned that Bossa suddenly became completely unmarketable and adapted to the times. Reigning in the early 80s boogie explosion, he funked-up MPB with modern flavors and produced this timeless classic and what would become his best-selling record. The album includes a talented lineup of some of Brazil and the US’s finest, featuring soul and R&B legend Leon Ware as well as the Brazilian duo of super producers Lincoln Olivetti and Robson Jorge. It churned out a number of hits, as well as some pure mellow AOR / Balearic tunes like “Fogo Do Sol,” but the most notable cut from this 80s world masterpiece would be the DJ and Rio-boogie-cult-classic “Estrelar” – a tune that will most likely forever soundtrack pool parties and beach hangs and, believe it or not, has even found its way into the Tiktok world. The record is bursting at the seams with grooves, and as the cover may suggest, sometimes slips into some cheesy fare but is absolutely essential Rio de Janeiro boogie listening. A classic!
– DM
Tags: Balearic / Boogie / Essential Listening / MPB
Tracklist:
A1 Estrelar
A2 Fogo Do Sol
A3 Samba De Verao
A4 Para Os Filhos De Abraao
A5 Naturalmente
B1 Tapa No Real
B2 Tapetes, Guardanapos, Cetins
B3 Dia D
B4 Mais Que Amor
B5 Viola Enluarada
Credits:
Arranged By – Marcos Valle
Arranged By, Conductor – Eduardo Lages
Bass – Fernando A. De Souza
Cello – Ana Bezerra De Mello Devos (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Eugen Ranewsky (tracks: A2, B4, B5)
Co-producer [Production Assistance] – Jorge C. Castro
Coro – Flávio (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Fabiola (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Jaine (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Leon Ware (tracks: B1), Loma (tracks: B1), Luna (11) (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Márcio Lott (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Miriam Peracchi (tracks: B1), Regininha (tracks: A1, A4, B3), Rosana (2) (tracks: B1), Viviane (tracks: B1)
Drums – Picolé João Ricardo, Julio Martins, “Leco”*, D’Orey, Mario, Sergio Seabra
Engineer [Recording] – André Paul Mills (Andy)*
Lacquer Cut By – Paulo A.A. Torres
Percussion – Ariovaldo, Peninha (tracks: A1 to B4)
Photography By – João Bosco
Producer – Paulo Sérgio Valle
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Lincoln Olivetti
Production Manager – Max Pierre
Saxophone – Leo Gandelman (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3), Oberdan (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3), Zé Carlos (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Trombone – Serginho (Trombone) (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Trumpet – Bidinho (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3), Marcio Montarroyos (tracks: A1, A3, A4, B3)
Viola – Adolfo Pissarenko (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Nathercia Teixeira Da Silva* (tracks: A2, B4, B5)
Violin – Bernardo Bessler (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Ernani Bordinhão* (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Jean Arnaud (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Luiz Carlos Campos Marques (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Michel Bessler (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Nelson Abramento (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Robert Eduard (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Stanislaw Smilgin (tracks: A2, B4, B5), Walter Gomes De Souza (tracks: A2, B4, B5)
