Baden Powell

• 180 gram virgin vinyl

• the complete album + 3 bonus tracks

Baden Powell was one of the most prominent and celebrated Brazilian guitarists and guitar composers of his time. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing, and performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and música popular brasileira

Powell also composed many fine pieces for guitar, such as "Samba Triste", "Consolação" (both heard here), "Abração em Madrid", "Braziliense", "Canto de Ossanha", "Casa Velha", "Horizon", "Imagem", "Lotus", "Simplesmente", "Tristeza e solidão", and "Xangô".

This release presents one of his best albums as a leader, Á Vontade (Elenco ME-11), which includes versions of such hits as "Garôta de Ipanema", "Berimbau" and the aforementioned "Samba triste".

PERSONNEL:

• BADEN POWELL - (acoustic guitar on all tracks),
• plus:

• Jorge Ferreira da Silva - (flute)
• Pedro dos Santos - (percussion)
• João Batista Stockler Pimentel - (drums)

Recorded at Rio Som Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, late 1962.

• (*) Bonus Tracks:
• BADEN POWELL, acoustic guitar, with:
• Moacyr Santos (cello & sax); Sandoval (clarinet); Jorge “Jorginho” Ferreira Da Silva Copinha (flute); Rubens Bassini (percussion); Jimmy Pratt (drums).
• Recorded at Rio Som Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, late 1962.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 GARÔTA DE IPANEMA
• A2 BERIMBAU
• A3 O ASTRONAUTA
• A4 CONSOLAÇÃO
• A5 SORONGAIO
• A6 NÃO BEM ASSIM (*)
• A7 ROSA FLOR (*)

• SIDE B
• B1 SAMBA DO AVIÃO
• B2 SAUDADES DA BAHIA
• B3 CANDOMBLÉ
• B4 CONVERSA DE POETA
• B5 SAMBA TRISTE
• B6 CANÇÃO DO AMOR SEM FIM (*)