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ARTIST
TITLE
Samba Esquema Novo
FORMAT
LP+CD

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CATALOG #
DOK 225LP DOK 225LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/30/2014

Jorge Ben's first full-length record, this 1963 release contains the hit singles "Mas Que Nada" and "Chove Chuva" and typifies the light yet propulsive rhythms that afforded Ben a decades-long career in Brazilian pop. Not yet pared down to the more rock and Afro percussive-driven sound he eventually developed, Samba Esquema Novo (trans. "New Style Samba") is replete with swirling bossa nova rhythms and soaring choruses. Its big-band-style accompaniment, nicely off-set by Ben's signature minor-tone guitar workings, propels the set into an upbeat and enjoyable listen. LP contains the full album on CD.