Baden Powell - Images on Guitar - MPS - Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (2016)

DSF 2ch DSD64/2.82MHz (1.65GB) | Source: highresaudio.com | DR11 | Originally: 1971

| Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Samba, Brazilian Jazz, Soul Jazz, Latin
Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Guitar jazz

Crowned with 1 of the most fanciful covers in the entire MPS catalogue, this
October 1971 Baden Powell recording heralded in the 2nd trilogy of the 6 LPs he
recorded for the label between 1966 & 1975. Fueled by his artistic partnership with
writer-producer Joachim Ernst Berendt (Berendt helped further Powell�s European
career by inviting him to play at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1967), Powell was
without a doubt the most inventive Brazilian guitarist of the period. On this album
Powell & his new quartet sketch the sound tableaus that colour the background for
French singer Janine Waleyne. The singer had partnered with the likes of Stan Getz
& Michel Legrand. For Powell she was an ideal counterpart to his guitar playing.
The journey begins with the sedate, almost somber samba 'At�-Eu'. With its
wandering nocturnal melancholy 'Viol�o Vagabundo' follows a similar musical path.
There�s a funky feel to the popular hit 'Blues � Volont�'. It also harbours 1 of
the most brilliant scat choruses to be heard between Rio, Paris, & Baden-Baden. The
theatrical finesse of 'Images' insures that virtuoso solo interludes shine between
the vocal pieces. This is where we find the album�s other famous pieces � the
classy 'Petit Waltz' with its capricious, careening rhythms in the 2nd section, &
'Conversa��o Comigo Mesmo' (conversation with myself), a fantastic hybrid of choro
& baroque with a percussive foundation. The unpretentious serenade 'Sentimentos'
presents Powell as a profound lyricist; & '� De Lei' is a tongue-in-cheek
celebration of chromatics. With its intensive dialogue between rock-oriented
improvisation & a magical sensuousness, 'Canto' closes out this richly coloured
album.

Tracks:

1-At� Eu 4:32
2-Petit Waltz 3:58
3-Viol�o Cagabundo 4:33
4-Conversa��o Comigo Mesmo 7:32
5-Blues � Volont� 8:53
6-Sentimentos, Se Voc� Pergunta Nunca Vai Saber 4:12
7-� De Lei 2:24
8-Canto 4:58

Time: 41:35

Musicians:

Baden Powell, guitar, vocals

Janine De Waleyne, vocals
Ernesto Gonsalves, bass
Alfredo Bessa, drum (Atabaque), percussion
Joaquim Paes Henriques, drums

Recorded:
Oct 25 & 26, 1971, MPS-Studio, Villingen, Black Forrest, Germany.
Once again sound engineers Christoph Stickel & Dirk Sommer have scrupulously
remastered the original recording resulting in a high quality release. May 13th,
2016 was a very special 'Black Friday' for jazz lovers & hi-res enthusiasts, with
recordings made available as reel-to-reel tapes as well as in various digital high-
resolution versions (DSD/96kHz/192KHz).
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