The Melodic Sound of Gao's Piano And The Ipaniema Strings (1966)

 

London/Odeon LLB 1009

01. Murmurando (Fon-Fon / Mário Rossi)
02. Curare (Bororó)
03. Apanhei-te Cavaquinho (Ernesto Nazareth)
04. Flor do Abacate (Álvaro Sandim "Santini")
05. Naquele Tempo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
06. Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
07. Linda Flor (Ai Ioiô) (Henrique Vogeler / Luis Peixoto / Marques Porto)
08. Saudade (Lauro Miranda)
09. André de Sapato Novo (André Victor Correia)
10. Carinhoso (Pixinguinha/João de Barro)
11. Tenebroso (Ernesto Nazareth)
12. Cabeludo (Gaó)

IPANEMA STRINGS

Créditos: Loronix

Gao Gurgel And His Brazilian Orchestra - Samba Session (1949)

SET CODA - 1003

Now another rarity: Piano player, arranger and composer Gao Gurgel performs a session of Brazilian music with his Brazilian Orchestra for, I suppose, North American audience, as it is released as one of the 5 volume series of Latin American albums for Coda, an obscure New York City based recording company.

His premiere on Parallel Realities consists of these compositions:

01. Maxxixe Carioca (Godinho / Gao)
02. Rio (Santiago / Vermelho)
03. Bumble e Boogie Samba (Dennie Brean)
04. Salgueiro (Gao Gurgel)
05. Corcovado (Gao Gurgel)
06. Urca (Gao Gurgel)
07. Penha (Gao Gurgel)
08. Pão de Açúcar (Gao Gurgel)

NEW YORK GURGEL

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

GAO'S IDENTITY by Edson Mendes: 
This Gao Gurgel is the same Maestro Gaó, already published here in Parallell Realities. The name Gaó is formed by the initials of his name (Odmar Amaral Gurgel), in the inverse way.

DATE OF RELEASE by Alberto:
Relíquia do grande Maestro, pianista e compositor Gaó, um lançamento em LP de 10 Polegadas do ano de 1949, nos USA.

Gao - Bem Brasileiro (1969)

London/Odeon LLB 1055

An audiovisual promotion of Brazil by our old friend, piano player Gaó.

Enjoy the virtuoso's rendition of:

01. Brasileirinho (Waldir Azevedo)
02. Garoto (Ernesto Nazareth)
03. Tico-Tico No Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu)
04. Paquerando (Gaó)
05. Atraente (Chiquinha Gonzaga)
06. Choro Nº 1 (Villa-Lobos)
07. No Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso / Lamartine Babo)
08. Um Baile Em Catumbi (Eduardo Souto)
09. Zênite (Ernesto Nazareth)
10. Mini-saia (Gaó)
11. Chuá, Chuá (Pedro de Sá Pereira / Ari Pavão)

BRASILEIRINHO

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos 

Gao, Seu Piano e Orquestra (1964)

Odeon MOFB 3391

Play it again, Gaó!

International and Brazilian hits including three compositions by the Maestro:

01. Diamante Azul (Gaó)
02. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) (Bart Howard)
03. Mimoso (Gaó)
04. My Beloved (O. Cesana)
05. Roberta (Luigi Naddeo / Paolo Lepore)
06. Minha Garota Sincopada (Gaó)
07. Odeon (Ernesto Nazareth)
08. Au Revoir (Maurice Vidalin / Gilbert Bécaud)
09. Anema e Core (Salvatore D'Esposito / Tito Manlio)
10. História de Un Amor (Carlos Almarán)
11. Samba Em Prelúdio (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
12. Greensleeves (Tradicional) Música tradicional norte-americana

DIAMANTE AZUL

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

Osny Silva Canta Melodias Famosas (1955)

Odeon LDS 3008

The first career album (10 Inch LP) by Osny Silva released in 1955.
His second album, also a 10 Inch, can be found in this reality by clicking HERE.

Osny is accompanied by the Orchestra led by Maestro Osvaldo Borba on all tracks except for the first where the musical direction is by Maestro Gaó

Prior clicking on the HERE above, start listening to these eight belcanto sounding songs:

1. Banzo (Hekel Tavares / Murilo Araújo) Jongo
2. Meu Pecado (Lupicínio Rodrigues / Felisberto Martins) Samba
3. Risque (Ary Barroso) Samba
4. Tudo Isto É Samba (Luis Iglesias / Osvaldo Borba) Samba
5. Catari Catari (Core 'Ngrato) (Salvatore Cardillo / Riccardo Cordiferro / Vrs. Capitão Furtado) Canção napolitana
6. Jura-me (Jurame) (María Grever / Vrs. Capitão Furtado) Tango
7. Cavaleiro Errante (Shane) (The Call Of The Far-away Hills) (Victor Young / Mack David / Vrs. Ghiaroni) Fox-slow
8. Dama Espanhola (Lady Of Spain) (E. Reaves / I. Evans / Vrs. Nelson Figueiredo) Pasodoble

CAVALEIRO New link 12.7.2020

Créditos: Pedro & 300discos

Gao - Gao Viaja Pelo Mundo (1960)

Odeon MOFB 3126

Piano player Gaó's musical journey through spaces and places (his first career album, by the way), accompanied by orchestra,:

01. Brasileirinho (Waldir Azevedo)
02. Asunción (Federico Riera)
03. Mi Buenos Aires Querido (Carlos Gardel / Alfredo Le Pera)
04. Jamaican Rumba (A. Benjamin)
05. Port-au-prince (B. Wayne)
06. Havana Special (O'Farril)
07. Malagueña (Ernesto Lecuona)
08. Coimbra (Raul Ferrão / José Galhardo)
09. Sous Le Ciel de Paris (Hubert Giraud / Jean Drejac)
10. Arrivederci Roma (Renato Rascel / Pietro Garinei / Sandro Giovannini)
11. Wien Du Stadt Meiner Traume (Viena Cidade dos Meus Sonhos) (R. Sieczynski)
12. Manhattan (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)

TRAVELLER'S DELIGHT

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Gao - The Melodic Sound of Gao's Piano and The Ipanema Strings (1966)

London/Odeon LLB 1009

Everything you always wanted to know about Gaó and his piano but were afraid to ask, you may find inside Zeca's text about this release (as this is a re-post from Loronix) reprinted on Órfãos do Loronix

01. Murmurando (Fon-Fon / Mário Rossi)
02. Curare (Bororó)
03. Apanhei-te Cavaquinho (Ernesto Nazareth)
04. Flor do Abacate (Álvaro Sandim "Santini")
05. Naquele Tempo (Pixinguinha / Benedito Lacerda)
06. Da Cor do Pecado (Bororó)
07. Linda Flor (Ai Ioiô) (Henrique Vogeler / Luis Peixoto / Marques Porto)
08. Saudade (Lauro Miranda)
09. André de Sapato Novo  (André Victor Correia)
10. Carinhoso  (Pixinguinha / João de Barro)
11. Tenebroso  (Ernesto Nazareth)
12. Cabeludo  (Gaó)

CURARE

Créditos: Zecalouro