Elza Soares

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• LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES

With her distinctive, raspy voice, Brazilian Samba singer Elza Soares (age 82 at this writing) is one of the most swinging performers of the genre. From 1959, when she issued her debut single, “Se Acaso Você Chegasse” (on which she introduced scat singing à la Louis Armstrong to the world of samba), she became a successful recording artist. Presented here are her two first LPs in their entireties, Se Acasso Você Chegasse (Odeon MOFB 3.166) and A Bossa Negra (Odeon MOFB 3.198), both of which are considered treasures of Brazilian music at home and abroad. Also included are eight bonus tracks from the same period, among them “Mack the Knife”, on which she pays tribute to Louis Armstrong, one of her obvious inspirations.

PERSONNEL:

• ELZA SOARES, vocals
• OSWALDO BORBA & His Orchestra
• Arranged by Astor Silva

Recorded at Odeon Studios, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1959-60.

• (*) BONUS ALBUM (13-24): A BOSSA NEGRA
• ELZA SOARES, vocals
• ASTOR SILVA & His Orchestra.
• Recorded at Odeon Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 4-7, 1961.

• (**) BONUS TRACKS (25-32): Same personnel as 13-24.

TRACKS:

• 01 Se Acaso Você Chegasse
• 02 Casa de Turfista… /Cavalo de Pau
• 03 Mulata Assanhada
• 04 Era Bom
• 05 Samba em Copa
• 06 Dedo Duro
• 07 Teleco-Teco No.2
• 08 Contas
• 09 Sal e Pimenta
• 10 Cartão de Visita
• 11 Nêgo Tu… Nêgo Vós… Nêgo Você
• 12 Não Quero Mais
• 13 Tenha Pena de Mim (*).
• 14 Boato (*).
• 15 Fala Baixinho (*).
• 16 Só Vendo que Beleza (*).
• 17 O Samba Está com Tudo (*).
• 18 Cadeira Vazia (*).
• 19 Perdão (*).
• 20 Beija-Me (*).
• 21 O Bilhete (*).
• 22 O Samba Brasileiro (*).
• 23 As Polegadas da Mulata (*).
• 24 Eu Quero é Sorongar (*).
• 25 Mack the Knife (**).
• 26 Edmundo [In the Mood] (**).
• 27 Leilão (**).
• 28 Reconciliação (**).
• 29 A Banca do Distinto (**).
• 30 Quando o Amor Não é Mais Amor (**).
• 31 Mulata de Verdade (**).
• 32 Rosa Morena (**).

• TOTAL TIMEe: 76:50 Min.