Paulo Moura Hepteto - Mensagem (1968)

Paulo Moura studied with musicians like Guerra-Peixe, Moacir Santos and Cipó, and at the age of 19 he already worked as a session musician on recordings by Nelson Gonçalves, Dircinha Batista and Núbia Lafayette. Paulo Moura was part of the orchestras of Zaccarias and Osvaldo Borba amongst others. He toured Mexico with Ary Barroso and his orchestra in 1953, just like Moacyr Marques, before forming his first own orchestra at the age of 23.

In 1956, Paulo Moura made his debut recording, an adaption of Moto Perpétuo by Niccolò Paganini, originally written for violin. Listeners assumed it must be a trick recording since there was no audible breathing in his sax playing.

Apart from eight solo albums released in the fifties and sixties, Paulo Moura was part of Sérgio Mendes‘s Bossa Rio Sextet, recording with Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley, as well as of Os Cobras (the 1964 outfit), Os Gatos and Édison Machado’s ensemble for his legendary Édison Machado e Samba Novo, before cutting his two classic albums Mensagem and Paulo Moura Quarteto. Internationally, he also worked with Nat ‘King’ Cole, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr. and Marlene Dietrich.

Paulo Moura: Sax alto
Oberdan Magalhães: Sax tenor
Darci da Cruz: Trompete
Cesário Constâncio: Trombone
Luis Carlos: Baixo
Wagner Tiso: Piano
Pascoal Meirelles: Bateria
Direção Musical: Paulo Moura



Tracklist:
1.01 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Bonita (3:58)
1.02 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Travessia (3:32)
1.03 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Das Tardes Mais Sós (3:09)
1.04 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Homem Do Meu Mundo (3:42)
1.05 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Batucada (2:50)
1.06 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Nem Precisou Mais Um Sol (3:52)
1.07 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - No Brilho Da Faca (3:13)
1.08 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Wave (3:05)
1.09 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Três Pontas (3:26)
1.10 - Paulo Moura Hepteto - Outubro (3:22)