Outubro

by Azymuth

Overview

Outubro is Azymuth's tribute recording, in a sense, to their Brazilian brothers and sisters. It leans heavily on Jose Roberto Bertami's Fender Rhodes as a direct means of communication, with gorgeous guitar and bass work by Alex Malheiros, and top-notch drumming by Ivan Conti, who engages the tonal and programming reaches of the ARP 2600. The album was recorded in 1979 and its first nine cuts were remixed in 1980 when it was finally issued. The most successful moments here are the covers, where the trio digs into spaced out, modern-day electric jazz classics such as "Light as a Feather," and "500 Miles High," both of which are closely associated with Return to Forever, its vocalist at the time Flora Purim, and her husband, percussionist Airto Moreira. In addition to beautifully rendered versions of these tunes, there are readings of Toninho Horta's "Dona Olimpia," Ivan Conti's steaming "Swamp, (Pantanal)," and Milton Nascimento's "October" ("Outubro" in Portuguese). Of the originals here, Bertami's tribal percussion workout "Carta Pro Airto" ("Letter to Airto"), the slippery late-night funk of "Partido Alto" and Malheiros' breezy postmodern pop tune "Friend" work best. The extended faux-disco monolith -- compete with cheesy electronic drum effects -- of "Jazz Carnival" mars the proceedings a bit, making this an imperfect but nonetheless utterly listenable and enjoyable set from this prolific trio. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2024
Label:	Far Out Recordings
UPC:	5065007965511
Rank:	48040

Tracks

1. Papasong
2. 500 Miles High
3. Pantanal
4. Dear Limmertz
5. Carta Pro Airto (Letter to Airto)
6. Outubro (October)
7. Maracana
8. Un Amigo [A Friend]
9. Dear Limmertz Prelude

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Azymuth   Primary Artist
Jose Roberto Bertrami   Vocals,Vocoder,Keyboards,Percussion
George Leibovitz   Handclapping
Aleuda   Vocals,Percussion
Doto   Repique
Ivan Conti   Drums,Percussion,Synthesizer,Handclapping
Gordinho   Surdo
Alex Malheiros   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Handclapping

Technical Credits

Wally Buck   Remixing
Jose Roberto Bertrami   Composer,Producer
Toninho Horta   Composer
Fernando Lippa   Design
George Leibovitz   Producer
Neville Potter   Composer
Joel Leibovitz   Remixing
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Luis Carlos Parana   Composer
Armando Corea   Composer
Chick Corea   Composer
Ivan Conti   Composer
Flora Purim   Composer
Milton Nascimento   Composer
Antonio Barbosa   Mixing,Engineer
Alex Malheiros   Composer
Stanley Clarke   Composer
Danny Kopelson   Remixing