Grupo Um - Nineteen Seventeen Seventeen - Import Vinyl LP Record

Credits:

Grupo Um

Description:

The legendary group that updated Brazilian fusion - progressive music under the military regime, the second album recorded in '75, which evolved aggressively, is now packaged for the first time in the world! Based in Jogelio Dupla's studio in São Paulo, the group Un was active under the military regime. The project began with the trio of Lelo Nazario (keyboards) and Zé Eduardo Nazario (drums), who were brothers and backing band members of Hermeto Pascual at the time, and Zeca Assunção (bass), who played in the session band Mandala, By merging the simmering grooves of Afro-Brazil with the cutting-edge sounds of jazz-rock, fusion, and progressive rock, the trio became a force to be reckoned with in the Brazilian underground scene. Their debut album, "Starting Point," was never released, but decades later, Lelo unearthed the master tapes in a warehouse, and two years ago, with the help of Far Out, they were finally able to release it. Now, after half a century, the second album "Nineteen Seventy Seven," which was recorded in the same year as "Starting Point" but had never been released, is being released. The main difference from the previous album is that saxophonist Roberto Zion and percussionist Carlinhos Gonçalves have newly joined the band in addition to the three original members. The band's tight playing further expands their body of work, which was intended to update Afro-Brazilian and avant-garde samba, as can be heard immediately in the ultra-fast session on "Absurdo Mudo" (translated as "Mute Absurdity") at the beginning of the album. The aggressive side of the band that El Mate had fallen in love with on the eve of "Slaves Mass" is clearly emphasized in this number.The band mixes malacatu with Weather Report-style smooth fusion in "Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Version 2)" and puts foho on the chopping block of free jazz in "Sambapsis. The performance was even more passionate than that of "Starting Point" and surged forward like a muddy stream. The highlight of the show was keyboardist Lello's experimentation with modular synths. He touched the ARP2600 and EMS Synthi AKS installed in the studio, and after acquiring some weird soundscapes, he immediately put them into practice on "Mobile/Stabile". In 1978, the band premiered "Mobile/Stabile" at the first Sao Paulo International Jazz Festival, and to their surprise, the organizers suddenly interrupted the performance. The organizer suddenly ordered the band to stop the performance. The rebellious spirit that leaked out from the band's unspoken words was opposed by the conservative establishment, and the audience at the time criticized the band as "censorship of the arts. The second album, "Nineteen Seventy Seven," is finally unveiled. It is a miracle, a must have!

Tracklisting:

1.Absurdo Mudo2.Cortejo dos Reis Negros (version 2)3.Festa dos Passaros /Dois Segundos por Segundo4.Sambapsis5.Mobile/Stabile6.Valsa Cromatica
1.Absurdo Mudo
2.Cortejo dos Reis Negros (version 2)
3.Festa dos Passaros /Dois Segundos por Segundo
4.Sambapsis
5.Mobile/Stabile
6.Valsa Cromatica