Os Cobras - O LP 1964

My copy of this one is a gift from my friend Robert Celier who was at the actual recording session and who wrote some of the original liner content. This was something of a Brazilian super group in it's day. The band was formed around Raul de Souza at the behest of some RCA honcho. An earlier 1960 version of the band included the previously posted Moacyr Silva and the second track here is a luminous version of Moacir Santos' 'Nana', his most famous song.

" A landmark session of bossa jazz – about as great as you can get for the genre! This little beauty was recorded in 1964 – and it features work by some of Brazil's greatest bossa musicians of the time: Milton Banana on drums, Tenorio Jr on piano, Raulzinho on trombone, and Paulo Moura on saxes. The group's incredibly tight – and despite the individual fame of the players, they come together as a seamless unit, one in which the egos of each is put aside for the sake of the bossa grooves! Brilliant stuff throughout – and essential for any collection." dusty groove

 Tenorio Jr. (piano)
José Carlos "Zezinho" (bass)
Milton Banana (drums)
Raul de Souza (trombone)
Hamilton (trumpet)
Meirelles (sax alto, flute)
Paulo Moura (sax alto)

Special Guests

Jorginho (flute)
Aurino (sax baritono)
Cipó (sax tenor)
Roberto Menescal (guitar on 10 & 12)
Ugo (vibraphone on 10 & 12)