Jorge Ben

• 180-gram VIRGIN VINYL

• THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACK

Jorge Ben's debut album Samba Esquema Novo, which met with great acclaim from fans, and encouraged the Philips label to capitalize on the success with immediate follow-up albums.

Ben's characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. His hits include "Chove Chuva", "Mas, Que Nada!" and "Balança Pema" (all included here), have been interpreted by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte.

The song "Mas, Que Nada!" was his first big hit in Brazil, and to this day it remains the most played song in the United States sung entirely in Portuguese. Outside of Brazil, the song is better known for its cover versions by Sérgio Mendes and the Tamba Trio. It has also been reinterpreted by prominent jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau.

PERSONNEL:

• JORGE BEN - (vocals & guitar), with:

• On A1, A4, B1, B3 & B6: Copa 5, featuring João
• Theodoro Meirelles (flute, saxophone, conductor, arranger), Pedro Paulo (trumpet),
• Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano), Manuel Gusmão (bass), Dom Um Romão (drums and percussion).

• On A2: Similar personnel as above.
• Arranged and conducted by Carlos Monteiro de Souza.

• On A3, A6, B2 & B5: Orchestra conducted and arranged by Lindolfo Gaya,
• including strings and winds.

• ON A5, B4: Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano) & His Trio.
• Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November-December 1962.V

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• JORGE BEN, vocals & guitar.
• Arranged and conducted by Luiz Carlos Vinhas & João Theodoro Meirelles.
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1963.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 MAS, QUE NADA!
• A2 TIM DOM DOM
• A3 BALANÇA PEMA
• A4 VEM MORENA, VEM
• A5 CHOVE CHUVA
• A6 É SÓ SAMBAR
• A7 CAPOEIRA (*)
• A8 VAMOS EMBORA "UÂU" (*)
• A9 NENA NANÁ (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 ROSA, MENINA ROSA
• B2 QUERO ESQUECER VOCÊ
• B3 UÁLA UALALÁ
• B4 A TAMBA
• B5 MENINA BONITA NÃO CHORA
• B6 POR CAUSA DE VOCÊ, MENINA
• B7 JEITÃO DE PRETO VELHO (*)
• B8 MENINA DO VESTIDO CORAL