Nelson Angelo E Joyce - Nelson Angelo E Joyce (1972)

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Title: Nelson Angelo E Joyce
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: EMI [542288 2]
Genre: Brazilian Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 30:08
Total Size: 187 MB(+3%) | 71 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Um gosto de fruta (Angelo) - 2:50
02. Hotel universo (Angelo-Bastos) - 2:12
03. Sete cachorros (Angelo) - 2:43
04. Linda (Angelo) - 1:49
05. Comunhao (Angelo) - 3:07
06. Ponte nova (Angelo) - 2:47
07. The man from the avenue (Angelo) - 0:22
08. Tiro cruzado (Angelo-Borges) - 2:17
09. Pessoas (Angelo) - 2:39
10. Meus vinte anos (Joyce-Bastos) - 2:17
11. Mantra (Angelo) - 2:15
12. Vivo ou morto (Caymmi-Padua) - 2:23
13. Tudo comeca de novo (Angelo) - 2:27

A stunning collaboration from 1970. Nelson Angelo was a great, if somewhat overlooked Brazilian songwriter and arranger mainly known outside of the U.S. for his appearance on Milton Nascimento's classic "Clube da Esquina" (the present record is practically its sister album). Joyce had primarily been known as a bossa nova interpreter with a couple of albums and some singles under her belt. Prior to this record they were part of a short-lived quartet called A Tribo which experimented with the conventions of bossa nova.
After the dissolution of that group, Angelo and Joyce teamed up for the recording of this very, very beautiful album of hushed atmospherics and sweet melodies. The emphasis is on space, with songs constructed around Joyce's delicate acoustic guitar and Angelo's moody string and woodwind arrangements. The songs are given so much room to breathe that even a bit of fuzz guitar seems unobtrusive. A very subtle masterpiece, and one of the finest and most successful explorations into Brazilian song following the initial heyday of the Tropicalia movement.