Tim Maia ‎- Nobody Can Live Forever ~ The Existential Soul of Tim Maia

Year : 2012 

Label : Luaka Bop 

Genre : Soul 

Style : Funk/Soul, Psychedelic Soul

No need to introduce the iconic godfather of the Brazilian soul music, the man who contributed to create the Black Rio movement introducing American R&B in Brazilian music. Compiled by Paul Heck for Luaka Bop, the label of Talking Heads' founder member, David Byrne, "The Existential Soul of Tim Maia" brings together some of the best Tim Maia's productions recorded during the 1970 decade including his mystical "Cultura Racional" period from 1974-1975. Despite the club killers "O Balanço" & "Rodésia" are missing, find on this fabulous compilation, five undisputed classics extracted from "Racional Vol. 1 & 2" among "Que Beleza", "Quer Queira, Quer Não Queira" or "O Caminho Do Bem" featuring  saxophonist Oberdan Magalhães from Banda Black Rio and pianist/arranger Robson Jorge. Titles includes also some mighy funk (Brother, Father, Sister), soulful treasures (I Don't Care) and the disco (Do Leme Ao Pontal). Essential !!

Marcos Valle - Vontade De Rever Você

Year : 2017/1981
Label : ViNiLiSSSiMO/Som Livre
Genre : Latin Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Boogie Funk, MPB

Recorded at the end of the disco era and during the smooth jazz climax, "Vontade De Rever Você" is the first Marcos Valle's album released after his Californian stay to escape to the Brazilian censorship between 1975-1980. Marcos brought back with him the north american "sound" including boogie-funk and disco music to take a new artistic direction, recruiting R&B songwriter Leon Ware, one Marvin Gaye's collaborator. Other talented musicians surround him, such as the founder members of american jazz-funk collective "Chicago" (Peter Cetera, Walter Parazaider, James Pankow), and a Brazilian stellars crew with saxophonist Oberdan & bassist Jamil Joanes from Banda Black Rio, jazz percussionist Airto Moreira, Robson Jorge on guitar, José Roberto Bertrami from Azymuth on keyboards and accordionist Sivuca. Titles include "Paraiba Nao E Chicago" (his own variation on the Leon Ware's "Baby Don't Stop Me"), "Garimpando", the disco-funk gem cut for the dancefloor "Velhos Surfistas Querendo Voar", the samba interlude "Campina Grande", the sublime latin pop ballad "Sei La" and an up-tempo song "Pecados De Amor", originally composed for Cristina Camargo and previously released as "Mortal Tem Hora" in 1980.

Tim Maia - Disco Club

Year : 2018/1978

Label : Mr Bongo/Atlantic

Genre : Soul, Latin

Style : Disco, Boogie Funk

Recorded by the iconic brazilian Soul Legend, "Disco Club" was cut for dancefloor spotlighting the disco-boogie sound as the title suggests, including his biggest hits "Sossego" and "Acenda O Farol". Tim Maia is surrounded by experienced musicians, including the core members of the Banda Black Rio featuring bassist Jamil Joanes and drummer Paulinha 'Black' Braga plus Hyldon De Souza on guitar, Robson Jorge on clavinet and Lincoln Olivetti as arranger on keyboards. The first side is devoted to dancefloors opening on the disco glitz "A Fim De Voltar" and "Acenda O Farol", following by the mighty boogie-funk "Sossego", instrumental "Vitória Régia Estou Contigo E Não Abro" and the fusion "All I Want". The other side brings together numerous of glamorous sweet soul songs "Mumurio", "Pais E Filhos", "Vitó", "Juras" and "Jhony".