Guitar From Ipanema - Laurindo Almeida

 

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars

Guitar From Ipanema

Laurindo Almeida

Produced by Bill Miller

Cover Photo: Capitol Studio / George Jerman

Cover photography at the Bahia Motor Hotel, Mission Bay, California

Capitol Records ST 2197

1964

Other featured musicians include Justin Gordon on flute (except where Klee is credited). Al Hendrickson on second guitar. On all but the two vocal selections, Laurindo Almedia plays a new all-electric guitar, the recent invention of Jack Cookery and Bob Hall. The startling variety of tone colors displayed by this instrument is not the result of trick recording, but is produced directly from the guitar by Laurindo as he plays.

Girl From Ipanema by Jobim, of course. Brazil's current rage. Heard here with Laurindo's guitar is the whistling of Jack Marshall

Manha De Carnavel by Luiz Bonfa form his beautiful score for the famed "Black Orpheus" film, features the haunting distant voice of a harmonica played by George Fields.

Sarah's Samba by Laurindo Almeida, introduces the flute of Harry Klee.

Winter Moon also by Almeida, presents vocalist Irene Kral, who, in her cool sensitive way, incorporates a modern jazz feeling with this lilting Brazilian melody. This is one of the two selections in which Laurindo plays a standard classic guitar.

Izabella by Djalma Ferreira, who also composed "Recado Bossa Nova," brings this brilliant Brazilian organist-composer to the keyboard for his one performance in this album.

Choro For People In Love by Almeida, again features Harry Klee on flute.

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) by Jobim, is one of the great composer's earlier hits. The flute is by Harry Klee.

Old Guitaron with music by Almeida and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, again features the voice of Irene Kral, with Laurindo playing standard guitar.

Um Abraco No Bonfa - Joao Gilberto's salute to his countryman and fellow composer, is whistled by Jack Marshall with flute by Justin Gordon.

Twilight In Rio by Almeida, returns the beautiful harmonica of George Fields.

The Fiddler's Wolf Whistle by Rafa Lemos, features the well-known Brazilian composer on violin, in this bright little tongue-in-cheek melody dedicated to the charms of friend Jobim's "Girl From Ipanema."