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Saudades (Naná Vasconcelos album)

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Saudades
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedMarch 1979
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length44:13
LabelECM 1147
ProducerManfred Eicher
Naná Vasconcelos chronology
Africadeus
(1973)
Saudades
(1980)
Zumbi
(1983)

Saudades (Portuguese: "The Blues") is an album by Brazilian jazz percussionist Naná Vasconcelos recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble features guitarist Egberto Gismonti backed by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mladen Gutesha.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by John Storm Roberts awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This 1979 recording is probably Afro-experimentalist Vasconcelos' finest. It presents his various facets—berimbao playing, intricate overlain vocals, fine percussion, even gorgeous guitar—simply and almost overwhelmingly. This is one of those performances that remind one to never let natural dogmatism get too out of hand."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Naná Vasconcelos except as indicated
  1. "O Berimbau" - 18:58
  2. "Vozes (Saudades)" - 3:14
  3. "Ondas (No ólhos de Petronila)" - 7:53
  4. "Cego aderaldo" (Egberto Gismonti) - 10:32
  5. "Dado" - 3:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 14, 2011
  2. ^ a b Roberts, J. S.Allmusic Review accessed September 14, 2011