Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Paulo Bellinati: "The Guitar Works of Garoto"

Paulo Bellinatti: "The Guitar Works of Garoto"
Originally released in 1991
GSP CD 1002
(also available on cassette: GSP 1002C)
Includes Liner Notes by Laurindo Almeida, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jim Ferguson (Guitar Player magazine), Luiz Bonfá, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Oscar Castro-Neves, and Paulo Bellinatti himself.

Excerpts from the Liner Notes written by Arnaldo DeSouteiro:
"One of Brazil's greatest contemporary guitarists, Paulo Bellinatti completes a mission of historic significance with the release of this CD, a collection of his more than accurate transcriptions of Garoto's works. Although gems of a composer much ahead of his time - a pioneer of the bossa nova style due to his harmonic complexities and rhythmic innovations - the pieces never seemed so fresh as through Bellinatti's hands. Never letting his impeccable technique overshadow the captivating spontaneity of his playing, he creates a true masterpiece."
Arnaldo DeSouteiro - New York, NY, 1991

TRACKS
1. Duas Contas (2:49)
2. Inspiração (2:22)
3. Lamentos do Morro (2:26)
4. Um Rosto de Mulher (1:11)
5. Sinal dos Tempos (2:12)
6. Debussyana (2:41)
7. A Caminho dos Estados Unidos (2:11)
8. Mazurka No. 3 (2:11)
9. Carioquinha (2:27)
10. Voltarei (2:12)
11. Desvairada (2:44)
12. Improviso (2:33)
13. Tristezas de Um Violão aka Choro Triste No. 1 (2:07)
14. Meditação (2:36)
15. Naqueles Velhos Tempos (2:26)
16. Gracioso (3:10)
17. Vivo Sonhando (1:40)
18. Enigma (2:34)
19. Esperança (3:18)
20. Nosso Choro (3:28)
21. Choro Triste No. 2 (2:10)
22. Doce Lembrança (2:45)
23. Jorge do Fusa (2:13)
24. Gente Humilde (2:11)
Total Time 58:56

All Songs Composed by Garoto (Anníbal Augusto Sardinha)
Recorded at Master Track Studios (Hayward, California)
Mixed at Penguin Studios (Eagle Rock, Calif.)
Mastered at Digi-Prep (Hollywood, Calif.)
The printed editions of these works, as transcribed and recorded by Paulo Bellinatti, are available in a two volume set (GSP 49 & 61) from Guitar Solo Publications (San Francisco, Calif.)

CREDITS
Laurindo Almeida - Liner Notes
Paulo Bellinati - Acoustic Guitar, Liner Notes, Transcriptions
Arnaldo DeSouteiro - Liner Notes
Phil Edwards - Chief Engineer
Matthew Hague - Assistant
Dean Kamei - Producer, Artwork, Graphic Design
Gal Oppido - Photography
Alexandre Sardá - Photography
John Strother - Mixing

Releases
1991 CD GSP 1002
1991 Cassette GSP 1002C
2000 CD GSP 2232
2004 CD GSP 1002

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