Sexteto Do Beco – S.T.
One of the great Brazilian jazz albums of the 80’s, Sexteto Do Beco’s debut and lone album has a bit of everything – psychedelia, soul, folk, swing, and MPB flavors – arranged wonderfully in a brass and flute-filled package. Interestingly, the group is not actually a sextet but a full 18-piece band featuring strings, percussion, bass, piano, brass, flutes, and the great Andréa Daltro on soprano vocals. If you’re a follower of Music from Memory, you may have heard a later more synth-heavy version of Andréa Daltro singing “Kiua” on their excellent Outro Tempo compilation.
Recommended – Full Listen
A1 Flutuando
A2 Kiua
A3 Suite 312
B1 Siamass
B2 Cromossamba
B3 Um Segundo
B4 Cantilena
Alto Saxophone – Tuzé De Abreu
Artwork – Ernesto Oliveira (2)
Bass – Antônio Sarquis
Drums – Guillermo Migoya
Electric Bass – Guilherme Maia
Electric Piano – Zeca Freitas
Engineer [Recording] – Dante Drummond, Silvio (2)
Flute – Oscar Dourado, Paulo Andrade, Paulo Bento, Samuel Motta, Sérgio Souto
Guitar, Executive-Producer, Music Director, Mixed By – Aderbal Duarte, Thomas Gruetz
Layout, Photography By – David Glat
Mixed By – Marcus Vinicius, Sergio Souto*
Percussion – Francisco Cabral
Photography By – Luís Henrique (2)
Producer [Assistant] – Vicente Sarno
Soprano Saxophone – Marcos Esteves
Soprano Vocals – Andrea Daltro
Tenor Saxophone – Valéu Cerqueira
Trombone – Gerson Barbosa
Trumpet – Juraci Pereira
Written-By – Aderbal (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B4)