Quarteto Novo

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Quarteto Novo
1967 LP album cover of Odeon Records release
Background information
Origin São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Genres MPB, Jazz
Years active 1966 (1966)–1969 (1969)
Labels Odeon, EMI
Associated acts Trio Novo, Geraldo Vandré, Edu Lobo
Past members Theo de Barros, Heraldo do Monte, Airto Moreira, Hermeto Pascoal

Quarteto Novo was a group formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1966 which released one landmark instrumental album and launched the careers of some of the band's members.[1]  The eponymous 1967 album has been influential in jazz and pop music.[2]

Originally named Trio Novo, the group consisted of Theo de Barros (bass and guitar); Heraldo do Monte (Viola Nordestina and guitar) and Airto Moreira (percussion). The group was created to accompany singer/songwriter Geraldo Vandré in concert and on recordings. With the arrival of flutist Hermeto Pascoal, the group was renamed Quarteto Novo.  In 1967 the group recorded their only LP, named after the band.  

In that same year, the band backed bossa nova singer/songwriters Edu Lobo and Marília Medalha on the live performance of Ponteio, which won "Best Song" at the 3rd Festival de Música Popular Brasileira (MPB).[3]  Quarteto Novo's album won the prize for "Best Televised Recording by a Musical Group" (Troféu Imprensa) in 1967 and the Troféu Roquette Pinto.[4]  

The band toured Brazil backing Vandré on his 1968 album Canto Geral.[4][5] The group disbanded in 1969. EMI Music Brasil released a CD in 2002 and a vinyl LP reissue in 2003, and EMI a European CD in 2008.[6]

All the band members come from the northeastern part of Brazil which is known for its regional baião music style. The album was instrumental in bringing baião to a national and then international audience.  Although the style is not well-known outside Brazil, the album has influenced a host of popular songwriters in America, the U.K., and Europe who had various hit songs using elements of baião style.[7]

The quartet's music remains very compelling even today for the exuberance of its arrangements and the sounds they achieved.[citation needed]

Discography

Quarteto Novo, 1967, Odeon Records:

  1. O Ôvo (Geraldo Vandré - Hermeto Pascoal)
  2. Fica Mal com Deus (Geraldo Vandré)
  3. Canto Geral (Geraldo Vandré - Hermeto Pascoal)
  4. Algodão (Luiz Gonzaga - Zé Dantas)
  5. Canta Maria (Geraldo Vandré)
  6. Síntese (Heraldo do Monte)
  7. Misturada (Airto Moreira- Geraldo Vandré)
  8. Vim de Sant'Ana (Theo de Barros)

Bonus tracks on the CD

  1. Ponteio (Edu Lobo; live at 3rd Festival MPB)
  2. O Cantador (Dori Caymmi - Nelson Motta)

References

  1. ↑ N. Scott Robinson-World Music and Percussion, Frame Drums, Riq, Tambourines
  2. ↑ ALLMUSIC Quarteto Novo - biography
  3. ↑ Festival de Musica-1967-III Festival da TV Record (in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Soundscapes (& More) From The Third Planet
  5. ↑ MPBnet Geraldo Vandré (in Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Discogs: Quarteto Nôvo – Quarteto Novo release
  7. ↑ Unlocked Grooves - Quarteto Novo

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