| Batucada | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) | ||||
| Studio album by Walter Wanderley | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 16, 1967–June 25, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Walter Wanderley chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Batucada | ||||
| ||||
Batucada is a 1967 album by Brazilian musician Walter Wanderley. Batucada refers to a fast and repetitive style of samba music played with percussion instruments and is used as an intro on the third track, "Batucada."
Critical reception
John Bush of AllMusic described Wanderley's organ sound as "veer[ing] close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening," but said that "fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music."[1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Use in media
The song "Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)" was used in an episode of Breaking Bad titled "Hermanos."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On the South Side of Chicago" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "O Barquinho" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Batucada" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "It Hurts to Say Goodbye" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Minha Saudade" | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "É Preciso Cantar" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "So What's New?" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Wave" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Ainda Mais Lindo (More Beautiful)" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Ela E Carioca (She's a Carioca)" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Jequibau (Pretty Butterfly)" | 2:37 |
Personnel
- Walter Wanderley – organ, piano
- Jose Marino, Sebastian Neto – bass
- Acy R. Lehman – cover design
- Irv Elkin – cover photo
- Val Valentin – Engineering Director
- Dom Um Romao, Paulinho – Drums
- Lee Herschberg, Rudy Hill – Recording Engineer
- Marcos Valle – Guitar
- Marcos Valle (tracks: side one - 3, 5; side two - 1, 4,), Walter Wanderley (tracks: side one - 2; side two - 2, 3, 5, 6) – Mixer, Arranger
- Lu Lu Ferreira – Percussion
- Creed Taylor – Producer
- Claudio Miranda (tracks: side two - 5), Talya Ferro (tracks: side two - 3, 5) – Vocals
References
- 1 2 Bush, John. "Walter Wanderley: Batucada". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Catlin, S. & George, M. (Writers), & Rencr, J. (Director). (2011, September 4). Hermanos. [Television series episode] In V. Gilligan (Producer), Breaking Bad. New York City: AMC.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.