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Sarah Vaughn: I Love Brazil

In December 1977, “Pablo” label released “I Love Brazil!”, the 39th Sarah Vaughan album. It was recorded October – November 1977, and was produced by Aloisio de Oliveira.

Personnel:

  • Sarah Vaughan – vocals
  • Dorival Caymmi – vocals
  • Milton Nascimento – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dori Caymmi – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Nelson Angelo – electric guitar
  • Hélio Delmiro – electric guitar
  • Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano
  • Edson Frederico – piano, orchestration, piano
  • José Roberto Bertrami – electric piano, organ
  • Mauricio Einhorn – harmonica
  • Sergio Barroso – acoustic bass
  • Claudio Bertrami – acoustic bass
  • Novelli – electric bass
  • Wilson das Neves – drums
  • Robertinho Silva – drums
  • Ariovaldo – percussion 
  • Chico Batera – percussion
  • Luna – percussion
  • Marçal – percussion
  • Danilo Caymmi – flute
  • Paulo Jobim – flute
  • Mário Jorge Bruno – engineer
  • Tamaki Beck – mastering
  • Durval Ferreira – creative director
  • Sheldon Marks – design, layout design
  • Norman Granz – design, layout design, liner notes

Track listing:

  1. If You Went Away (Preciso Aprender a Ser Só) – Ray Gilbert, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
  2. Triste – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  3. Roses and Roses (Das Rosas) – Dorival Caymmi, Ray Gilbert
  4. Empty Faces (Vera Cruz) – Lani Hall, Milton Nascimento
  5. I Live to Love You (Morrer de Amor) – Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Gilbert
  6. The Face I Love (Seu Encanto) – Ray Gilbert, Carlos Pingarilho, Marcos Valle
  7. Courage (Coragem) – Milton Nascimento, Cootie Williams
  8. The Day It Rained (Chuva) – Pedro Camargo, Durval Ferreira, Ray Gilbert
  9. A Little Tear (Razão de Viver) – Deodato, Gilbert, P.S. Valle
  10. Like a Lover (Cantador) – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta

Magma: Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh

In December 1973, “Vertigo” label released “Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh”, the third Magma studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Giorgio Gomelsky. The French edition of “Rolling Stone” magazine named the album the 33rd greatest French rock album.  In 2015, the same magazine ranked the album at number 24 on its list of the “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Klaus Blasquiz– vocals, percussion
  • Stella Vander– vocals
  • Muriel Streisfield– vocals
  • Evelyne Razymovski– vocals
  • Michele Saulnier– vocals
  • Doris Reinhardt– vocals
  • Claude Olmos– guitar
  • Jean-Luc Manderlier– piano, organ
  • Benoit Widemann– keyboards
  • Jannick Top– bass
  • Christian Vander– drums, vocals, organ, percussion
  • René Garber– bass clarinet, vocals
  • Teddy Lasry– brass, flute
  • Eddie Sprigg, Gilbert, Gilles Sallé, Simon Heyworth, Steve Michell, Tom Rabstener– engineer
  • Loulou Sarkissian– stage manager

Track listing:

All tracks by Christian Vander.

  1. Hortz Fur Dëhn Štekëhn Ẁešt
  2. mah Sürï Dondaï
  3. Kobaïa Ïss Dëh Hündïn
  4. Da Zeuhl Ẁortz Mëkanïk
  5. Nëbëhr Gudahtt
  6. Mëkanïk Kömmandöh
  7. Kreühn Köhrmahn Ïss Dëh Hündin