The Official Claudio Slon Website
Claudio Slon, then with Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 (1971).
Claudio Slon - A&M Records
Edu Lobo, "Sergio Mendes
Presents Lobo", A&M Records #3035 (1970).[LP]
Tracks:
Personnel: Edú
Lobo--Guitar, Vocals; Airto Moreira--Percussion; Hermeto
Pascoal--Piano; Claudio Slon--Drums.
Produced by Sergio Mendes.
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66,
"Stillness", A&M Records #4284 (1971).[Original LP]
Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66, “Stillness”, A&M Records [Brazil] # SAM 2071 (19__).[LP]
Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66, “Stillness”, A&M Records [UK] #AMLS 2009 (1971).[LP]
Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66, “Stillness”, A&M Records [Canada] # SP 4284 (19__).[LP]
Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66, “Stillness”, A&M Records/Universal #UICY 3707 (2002).[CD Reissue]
Tracklist:
Personnel: includes Sergio
Mendes, keyboards, piano, leader; Claudio Slon--drums; Lani Hall,
vocalist (who makes her final appearance on this album before
starting her solo career); Orchestration on "Sometimes In Winter" and
"Righteous Life" by: DICK HAZARD / Orchestration on "Lost In
Paradise" by: THOMAS W. SCOTT
Engineers: LARRY LEVINE, DICK BOGERT, BART CHIATE / And Introducing
GRACINHA / Acoustical Guitar and 12 string guitar: OSCAR CASTRO
NEVES
Bass Flute on "Stillness"--THOMAS W. SCOTT / *A Special Thanks to:
MICHAEL LANG, piano; MARK STEVENS, drums; JOE OSBORN, bass.
Produced by Sergio Mendes &
Herb Alpert.
LINERS:
Stillness-liner.jpg
- inside gatefold LP liners
(photos, tracklist, credits)
There is also a 45 rpm picture
sleeve from Spain containing two of the tracks from this album in
that section of this discography.
Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66, “Golden Prize”, A&M [Japan] #GP 202 (1971).[LP]
Tracklist:
A 01 Mais Que Nada
A 02 Scarborough Fair
A 03 Agua De Beber
A 04 Constant Rain
A 05 The Look Of Love
A 06 Daytripper
B 01 Fool On The Hill
B 02 Going Out Of My Head
B 03 The Dock Of The Bay
B 04 Moanin'
B 05 Masquerade
B 06 What The World Needs Now
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Pais Tropical", A&M Records [Brazil] #SAM 2083 (1971).[Original LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Pais Tropical", A&M Records [Canada] #SP 4315 (1971).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Pais Tropical", A&M Records [Venezuela] #AMS 5063 (1971).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Pais Tropical", A&M Records #SP-4315 (1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Pais Tropical", A&M Records/Universal [Japan] #UICY-3708 (2002).[CD Reissue].
Tracklist:
Personnel: Sergio
Mendes--Arranger, Producer; Tom Scott--Sax (Tenor); Jim
Keltner--Drums; Rubens Bassini--Percussion; Oscar
Castro-Neves--Guitar; Laudir Soares de Oliveria--Conga; Gracinha
Leporace--Vocals; Karen Philipp--Vocals; Carl Radle--Bass, Guitar
(Bass); Claudio Slon--Drums.
[U.S. LP]
[2008 Japan CD Reissue]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77,
"Raízes", A&M Records [Brasil] #SAM-2086
(1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records #SP-4353 (1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records [Germany] #IT 86217 (1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records [Argentina] #AM 5236 (1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records [UK] #AMLS 64353 (1972).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records [Japan] #AML 150 (19__).[LP]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Raízes", A&M Records/Universal
[Brazil] #UICY-3709 (2002).[CD Reissue]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77, "Primal Roots", A&M Records [Japan] #UCCM 3086 (2008).[CD Reissue]
This album is Claudio's own
personal favorite of all the Albums/AandM he recorded during his nine years
of playing with Sergio Mendes.
Personnel: Sergio
Mendes--Piano, Arranger, Vocals, Producer; Rubens
Bassini--Percussion, Timbales; Oscar Castro-Neves--Guitar; Laudir
Soares de Oliveria--Percussion, Conga, Vocals; Gracinha
Leporace--Vocals; Sebastião Neto--Guitar (Bass); Claudio
Slon--Drums; Geri Stevens--Vocals.
English LP Tracks:
Liner notes to PRIMAL ROOTS:
Primal Roots is the result of an influx of new ideas and experiments and it takes a special place among the recording experiences of Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77. Most of it reconstructs, through Sergio's arrangements, authentic folk and popular musical expressions of Brazil. The instrumentation includes typical folk and popular instruments, such as the agogó (cowbell type), the cuica (friction drum), and the atabaques (cone-shaped large drums). Most of the pieces here present Afro-Brazilian ritualistic overtones. ¶ The first number (track 1) whose beginning also appears at the end of the album, is Mendes' rendition of the song "Promessa de Pescador" (Promise of a Fisherman) by the well known Bahian composer and singer Dorival Caymmi. This particular song forms part of a series inspired in the folkways of Bahian fishermen, constituted of hard working conditions but in a poetic world of superstitions. The song describes an old fisherman's appeal to Iemanjá, the goddess of the sea in Afro-Brazilian cults, for the safety of his son. Sergio Mendes utilizes here only the refrain of the song, which is the invocation to Iemanjá, in cult dialect: Ê...ê...ê...ê A Alodê Iemanjá Oê Iá Iemanjá Oê Iá. The religious character of this invocation is undoubtedly what led Mendes to use the organ so conspicuously in this piece. ¶ After Sunrise has the same melodic simplicity of many folksong tunes. Particularly evident here is the successful coloristic blending of the berimbau (musical bow) and the viola (folk guitar). ¶ Caboclo Ubirantan and Pomba Gira are typically inspired by songs associated with the candomblé de caboclo, i.e., the national fetishistic cult whose belief system results from the combination of African and Amerindian elements. The responsorial practice of most Afro-Brazilian singing is faithfully observed here. The solo voice is answered by the female chorus whose melodic line follows closely that of the soloist. Overlapping call and response is likewise quite explicit. The percussion ensemble (notice the unmistakeable friction drum) accompanies this "salute to the spirit" in characteristic fast tempo samba rhythms, reinforced in Pomba Gira by stimulating hand clapping. The vocal quality of the soloist in this last piece is incontestably genuine. ¶ The song Iemanjá was written by Brazil's foremost guitarist, Baden Powell. Once more the reference to Afro-Brazilian rituals is implied in the title itself. The use of nonsense syllables for purely sonorous effects, the dialogue between the perpetual motion of the guitar and the voice, and the subdued tone of the voice, are all excellent characteristics of the sophisticated bossa nova style. The Brasil '77 rendition here stresses the improvisatory and nonchalant character of the piece. ¶ The Circle Game consists of a compositional mosaic, made up of familiar tunes, improvised passages, and changing moods. It is conceived sectionally, with deliberate long repetitions. It exemplifies Mendes' own credo: "I feel that music is an international art, and our work is now going to reflect that more faithfully." While this abstract piece relies on Brazilian tunes and typical percussion sounds associated with the tropics, it departs from the national scene in the attractive search for new timbre combinations and effects (noticeable among these are the percussion piano and the virtuoso flute). ¶ Primal Roots proves once again that from '66 to '77, Sergio Mendes & Co. continue to create a unique expression in popular music.
-- Gerard Behague, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana
PROMISE OF A FISHERMAN (Promessa De Pescador) (Dorival Caymmi) 3:34 · AFTER SUNRISE (S. Neto-O. Neves) 3:32 · CANTO DE UBIRANTAN (Original arrangement by Sergio Mendes) 2:14 · IEMANJÁ (Baden Powell) 3:02 · POMBA GIRA (Original arrangement by Sergio Mendes) 2:35 · THE CIRCLE GAME (Jôgo De Roda) (Edu Lobo-Ruy Guerra) 18:19 · PROMISE OF A FISHERMAN (Promessa De Pescador) (Dorival Caymmi) :44
Produced by Sergio Mendes for Sergio Mendes Productions
Recorded at Sergio Mendes Studios Engineer: Bart Chiate
Mastered by: Bernie Grundman
Arrangements, Piano and Vocals: Sergio Mendes
Bass: Sebastião Neto
Drums: Claudio Slon
Guitars: Oscar C. Neves
Percussion: Rubens Bassini
Congas, Percussion and Vocals: Laudir Soares de Oliviera
Female Vocals: Gracinha Leporace and Geri Stevens
Special thanks to:
Tommy Scott (Flute) on "The Circle Game"
Clare Fischer (Yamaha Organ) on "Promise Of A Fisherman"
Julius Wechter (Marimbas) on "After Sunrise"
Airto Moreira (Percussion)
Art Direction: Roland Young
Illustrations: Sandra Darnley
Design: Chuck Beeson
A&M SP-4353
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