Samba Esquema Novo
The debut album and the original recording of Mas que Nada.
Jorge Ben Jor, 1963
- Released
- 10 January 1963
- Label
- Philips
- Producer
- Armando Pittigliani
- Length
- 28:47
Samba Esquema Novo is the 1963 debut album of Jorge Ben, and it carries the original recording of Mas que Nada. Arrangements are credited to Meirelles, Lindolfo Gaya, Luiz Carlos Vinhas and Carlos Monteiro de Souza, with Meirelles e os Copa 5 accompanying, and Armando Pittigliani produced it and wrote the sleeve notes. When it came out, the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo believed it would soon vanish from the shops like his earlier 78 rpm releases.
It lasted. The Guardian wrote that "Ben's debut album took bossa nova and twisted it for the 60s, creating an intensely rhythmic pop sound." Pitchfork put it at number 146 on its list of the 200 best albums of the 1960s, where Edwin "STATS" Houghton wrote that Ben's debut album "is a bossa nova masterpiece". Rolling Stone Brasil listed it among the 100 best Brazilian albums in 2007, and it ranks 30th in Discoteca Básica's list of the 500 greatest Brazilian records.
Track listing
- Mas que Nada3:02
- Tim Dom Dom2:21
- Balança Pema1:29
- Vem Morena1:59
- Chove Chuva3:06
- É Só Sambar2:06
- Rosa, Menina Rosa2:15
- Quero Esquecer Você2:22
- Uála Uálalá2:09
- A Tamba3:04
- Menina Bonita Não Chora2:07
- Por Causa de Você, Menina2:47
Personnel
- Jorge Ben vocals, violão
- Manuel Gusmão bass
- Luís Carlos Vinhas piano
- J. T. Meirelles flute, saxophone
- Pedro Paulo trumpet
- Dom Um Romão drums
More from Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Ben (1969), Força Bruta (1970), Negro É Lindo (1971), Ben (1972), A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974), Gil e Jorge (1975), Solta o Pavão (1975), África Brasil (1976), Tropical (1976), Ao Vivo no Rio (1991)
Sources
- Samba Esquema Novo, Wikipedia
- Samba Esquema Novo (Philips P 632.161 L), Discogs
- The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s, Pitchfork (2017-08-22)
- 1000 albums to hear before you die: B, The Guardian (2007-11-17)