Baden Powell – Tristeza on Guitar (1966/2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Baden Powell – Tristeza on Guitar (1966/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 40:49 minutes | 1,48 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS

Brazilian guitar maestro Baden Powell’s seminal years with producer Joachim-Ernst Berendt and MPS stretch from 1966 to 1975, with a total of two sets of three LPs. Tristeza On Guitar was the beginning of this nine-year collaboration. The repertoire is in no way characterized by sadness, as the title might cause one to believe. It embraces a sublime spectrum ranging from a ritual feel to exuberant carnival atmosphere on through to intimate songs with a singable quality.

Baden clothes the title piece, the famous bittersweet samba from Haroldo Lobo and Niltinho, in a dance-like virtuoso succession of variations. He fashions the theme Manha De Carnaval from the movie Black Orpheus into a ritualistic celebration of pain. The pieces dedicated to the gods of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion (Canto de Xangô, Canto de Ossanha) are central to the album. They originate from the “Afro-sambas” music cycle completed four years earlier; here they have flowered to perfection. Monk’s Round Midnight takes on the colors of a balmy tropical evening; the studio’s ingenious use of space helps create the appropriately mysterious atmosphere. And in the middle lies a valuable solo inlay: Bahian poet Dorival Caymmi’s unadorned song Das Rosas transformed into a serenade on the strings. Today, over half a century later, one still succumbs to this fascinating “gateway drug” – the first MPS album of this Brazilian maestro.

Tracklist:

1-1. Baden Powell – Tristeza (03:22)
1-2. Baden Powell – Canto De Xango (04:46)
1-3. Baden Powell – Round About Midnight (05:35)
1-4. Baden Powell – Sarava (03:36)
1-5. Baden Powell – Canto De Ossanha (03:40)
1-6. Baden Powell – Manha De Carneval (03:16)
1-7. Baden Powell – Invencao Em 7 1/2 (05:14)
1-8. Baden Powell – Das Rosas (05:33)
1-9. Baden Powell – Som Do Carnaval (03:18)
1-10. Baden Powell – O Astronauta (02:25)

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