Title: Saudades Artist: Nana Vasconcelos Label: Ecm Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 602445053414 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2023-04-28 Number of Discs: 1
Brazilian percussionist Naná Vasconcelos's Saudades album, recorded in March 1979, was the culmination of a dream for a musician who had long yearned to hear the berimbau in an orchestral context. This 'concerto' for an innovative player of a traditional instrument was made possible with the creative input of Egberto Gismonti, here the arranger of the material for strings, as well as co-composer and supporting soloist. The Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart was conducted by Mladen Gutesha (who had worked with ECM previously on trans-idiomatic projects with Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek and Terje Rypdal). Produced by Manfred Eicher, Saudades remains an extraordinary journey, an ahead-of-it's-time album, waiting for the world to catch up. This vinyl reissue, in gatefold sleeve, adds new liner notes providing historical context and background information.
Tracks: 1.1 O Berimbau 1.2 Vozes (Saudades) 1.3 Ondas (Na Óhlos de Petronila) 1.4 Cego Aderaldo 1.5 Dado
