Needles & Grooves AotM /// Vol. 35 - May 2022 /// Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue

duke86fan said:
But seeing your list... I have a notable hunch this is jazz
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ByersVinyl said:
We are a lot closer than you think.
We just need someone to list all bands with a member called George or Bill or William.
or
All bands with at least two members. Should have this solved before dinner.
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Maybe this narrows it down a bit? 😋
 
How about Herbie Hancock's "Inventions and Dimensions"?

Produced by Alfred Lion
Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez played percussions
song title Jack Rabbit
that gets us three animals

Then we have William Correa aka Willie Bobo on drums
 
Well a couple of you are definitly getting on the right track.

I updated the first posts with all the hints and guesses.

Also, I think it's time for another bonus album for your enjoyment:

Sivuca - Sivuca
I remember it vividly, walking into Heartbeat Vinyl in Paris about 6 years ago, slightly tipsy from a 4 course Parisian lunch at Septime (one of Paris' best restaurants) and hearing a killer cover of Ain't No Sunshine. After using my worst French (parle vous anglais?) to confirm that the owner of the shop spoke English, I asked him about the song I had just heard. He pulled out the cover and I was just fascinated by what I saw. A Brazilian man of small stature, bald spot on the top of his head coupled with long white hairs on the back of his head and a full overgrown beard, held his guitar in front of lush forests and mountains in the background. I would have bought it then and there just for the cover. Sadly the owner informed me he was charging 80 euro's for it. Despite being slightly inebriated it was a bit too rich for my taste, considering I had only heard part of 1 song and had no idea what to expect from the rest. Once I got back home a few days latter, I put on the album and listened to it front to back. I was in for a treat. For anyone that loves Brazilian music and how it weaves together all different kinds of genres, this is as good as it gets. Naturally I was bummed I didn't buy and thus started my search for a copy of the record. This proved quite tricky, as it eluded me for years. However, thankfully Real Gone Records reissued it last year and I finally got my copy.



Description from Real Gone Music, who reissued this beauty on vinyl last year:
Severino Dias de Oliveira a.k.a. Sivuca, a small, wizened man (often somewhat uncharitably described as 'gnomish') whose dazzling virtuosity on accordion, guitar, and keyboards' coupled with a powerful singing voice that belied his small stature'made one instantly sit up and take notice. Further investigation revealed that stealing the show was nothing new to Sivuca; championed by Oscar Brown, Jr., he was the instant star of tours by both Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba among others. Sivuca started making records back in the mid '50s, and recorded for a number of labels in the States, including Reprise and RCA, but it is this record, made in 1973 for the Vanguard label, that is the one that collectors worldwide have zeroed in upon. And with good reason; it offers the same beautiful blend of styles found on those Airto records, but with an emotional shading all its own, a joyfulness paradoxically infused with melancholy, best expressed on Sivuca's mesmerizing take on Bill Withers' oft-covered 'Ain't No Sunshine,' which is likely to become your favorite version. For its first-ever vinyl reissue, we're pressing up 750 copies in purple vinyl. You will spin this one repeatedly, we promise!
 
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