S/T by WERTHER

SKU109615
ArtistWERTHER
TitleS/T
LabelALTERCAT
Catalog #ALT 007
Tag
ReleaseW 26 - 2019
FormatVinyl - EULP
Import
 € 23,50 incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

  1. terca feira
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/01_-_terca_feira.mp3
  2. leilao
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/02_-_leilao.mp3
  3. catavento
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/03_-_catavento.mp3
  4. mudanca
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/04_-_mudanca.mp3
  5. litoral
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/05_-_litoral.mp3
  6. estuario
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/06_-_estuario.mp3
  7. mararia
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/07_-_mararia.mp3
  8. lenda
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/08_-_lenda.mp3
  9. apresentacao
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/09_-_apresentacao.mp3
  10. rei do chao
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/10_-_rei_do_chao.mp3
  11. dimensao
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/11_-_dimensao.mp3
  12. ave maria
    https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/a/alt_007_st/12_-_ave_maria.mp3

Description

Amazing Bossa Nova LP.. Subtle arrangements, pure, honest and beautifully crafted Brazilian music!

The list of musicians born or raised in the Tijuca district of Rio de Janeiro is long and illustrious and includes names that have shaped Brazilian music: Tom Jobim, Roberto Carlos, Tim Maia, Milton Nascimento, Jorge Ben or Erasmo Carlos – to mention but a few. We can now add to that list another name: Werther. In 1970, a man by that name recorded an album unique in its personality, its honesty, and its lack of pretense. In a time when Bossa Nova had become a global phenomenon and its main characters were already household names in Brazil, Werther assembled a collection of songs that uncannily – almost naively – remind us of the time when Bossa Nova was just a group of youngsters making music. His songs are about simple things: bohemian life, the sea, love.

Despite Werther and his friends being only in their teens, without any previous experience recording music, those working behind the scenes were not equally amateur. Producer Peter Keller had already worked with Aloysio De Oliveira in the quintessential Bossa Nova label Elenco, and was also an initial partner in Roberto Quartin’s cult label Forma. Studio owner Bill Horne was a very loved character in the Rio jazz scene who had regularly taken part in the legendary meetings in Nara Leão’s apartment and befriended some of Brazil’s most respected musicians. Some of these musicians were, for example, Naná Vasconcelos and Edison Machado, who provided small contributions to Werther’s album.

It was only in the 1990’s that Werther’s album was rediscovered by a handful of collectors and Brazilian music enthusiasts, who recognized in it a purity that had already vanished from the mainstream Bossa Nova recordings. But due to the haziness around the original release and the relative anonymity of its instigators, many questions surrounding these recordings were left unanswered. Today we are finally able to disclose the full story behind Werther’s short-lived contribution to Brazilian music.

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