Stone Alliance, Márcio Montarroyos - Marcio Montarroyos / Stone Alliance (1977)

Review by Alvaro Neder

Márcio Montarroyos is an excellent Brazilian musician with an extensive resumé as a session man for Brazilian and international top musicians. Some of his later releases fell in a somewhat abusive commercial line, but this one preserves his musicality and adventurousness. A Brazilian fusion jazz album, originally recorded in 1977, it benefits from the international excellence of such musicians as Steve Grossman, Gene Perla, Don Alias, and the Brazilians Hermeto Pascoal, David Sion, and Dom Bira, among others. Mixing the American standard "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones) with those musicians' originals, the album keeps a cohesive quality and creative improvisations provided by the amazing range of expression of each of its individual components.

Line-up/Musicians
Congas, Drums, Guitar, Vocals – Don Alias
Percussion – Erasto De Holanda Vasconcelos
Bass, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [String, Moog], Keyboards, Piano – Gene Perla
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Piano – Steve Grossman
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer [Moog] – Marcio Montarroyos
Piano, Flute – Hermeto Pascoal (B1)
Percussion – David Sion (A3)
Congas – Dom Bira (A1)

Tracklist:
1-1. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - Hey Bicho, Vamos Nessa (04:48)
1-2. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - Risa (05:24)
1-3. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - Rua Da Boa Hora (04:48)
1-4. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - Libra Rising (03:23)
1-5. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - Menina Ilza (06:39)
1-6. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - The Greeting (04:10)
1-7. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - On the Foot Peg (05:52)
1-8. Marcio Montarroyos, Stone Alliance - A Child Is Born (04:34)