JORGE BEN Big Ben BRAZIL SAMBA SOUL LP VG++ RARE HEAR
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RARE BRAZIL LPS
THIS WEEK WE'RE REDUCING THE BRAZIL COLLECTION;
ALL LPS ARE FROM OUR PRIVATE COLLECTION AND CARED FOR.
ALL ARE BRAZIL ORIGINALS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.
JORGE BEN
BIG BEN
PHILIPS
JAPANESE REISSUE
JAPAN REISSUE OF MEGA RARE JORGE BEN LP
Jorge Ben "Big Ben" (Philips, 1965)
(Produced by Armando Pittigliani)
The last record he recorded before be left the Philips label for several years, this album was mysteriously long-out-of-print... It's of a piece with his earlier discs, swinging, rock-tinged samba as performed backed by a Brazilian jazz ensemble, with groovy riffs and rhythms obscured by the clattersome, full-speed-ahead approach taken by the Braz-jazzers of the era. (The liner notes don't say who the backing musicians were; he had been working with Copa Cinco before, although I suspect pianist Dom Salvador or some of Wilson Simonal's crew were involved...) Nevertheless, you can hear Ben reaching for a new sound, and for more control over his own music -- his super-groovy acoustic guitar is mixed more prominently, and fuller, more rounded melodies emerge on the tracks where the grinding piano is less dominant. There are several tracks on here that do jump out at you, particularly "Patapatapata," a catchy, innovative tune that is oddly absent on most Jorge Ben retrospectives. Another interesting track is "Jorge Well," which seems like a dry run for the bilingual "Take It Easy My Brother Charles," recorded several years later. A solid album, with some of the same flaws as other Jorge Ben albums, as well as the same delights. REVIEW BY SLIPCUE.COM
COVER: NM MINUS -- EXCELLENT
VINYL: VG++ -- EXCELLENT
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