Azimuth, by Azymuth

Azimuth

by Azymuth

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Gus I'm from Brazil, and for me, this album represents Brazil's music at its best. Azymuth was in their peak at the time of this LP. I never get tired of listening this album. Favorite track: Wait For My Turn.

Torsten What a belter of an album, fresh, daring and already showing Azymuth’s talent in creating their own blend of Brazilian soundscapes. No surprise that they are still going strong. A must for any fan! Favorite track: Estrada Dos Deuses.

Daniel Schmitt A real classic, that shouldn`t be missing in any collection. Favorite track: Linha Do Horizonte.

Daniel Roehrig Love it, one of my best buys in the last 10 years. Remember some i guess sampled remixes of them in the 90ies. Favorite track: Melo Dos Dois Bicudos.

Ethan Diamond The Headhunters’ Survival of the Fittest is one of my all time favorites, and this just feels like those guys headed to Brazil around the same time and recorded yet another awesome record. Hard to pick a favorite between Melo Dos Dois Bicudos and Periscopio. Favorite track: Periscopio.

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1.	Linha Do Horizonte 04:29	buy track
2.	Melo Dos Dois Bicudos 03:08	buy track
3.	Brazil 03:58	buy track
4.	Seems Like This (Faça De Conta) 04:31	buy track
5.	Caca A Raposa 05:12	buy track
6.	Estrada Dos Deuses 03:41	buy track
7.	Wait For My Turn 03:01	buy track
8.	Montreal City 03:19	buy track
9.	Morning 03:48	buy track
10.	Periscopio 07:36	buy track

about

The original line up of Azymuth consisted of José Roberto Bertrami on keyboards and synths, Alex Malheiros on bass, Ivan Conti (aka Mamão) on drums and timbalas, plus Ariovaldo Contesini on percussion. Bertrami was the drive behind Azymuth’s sound - a control freak and musical genius obsessed with the latest technology who wanted to use it to push the boundaries of music in a way that no one else in Brazil had done. His use of keyboards has drawn comparisons between Azymuth’s work and Herbie Hancock’s early 70s output, yet with its Brazilian swing Azymuth’s electric jazz sound is unmistakeably their own. Conti is an impulsive and an incredibly energetic drummer, and the real hardcore Carioca of the trio. Alex Malheiros, who learned his trade playing with the master of Brazilian swing, Ed Lincoln. Alex is respected in Brazil as one of the original groove masters.

Bertrami rose to fame as an arranger in the mid-60s and by the late 60s he was arranging for the queen of Brazilian music, Elis Regina. This pushed him into the major league and by the early 1970s he was arranging for the burgeoning TV novella scene. When he was not working, Bertrami made trips to New York to buy the latest keyboards and synths, ensuring he had the most up to date range of keyboards in Brazil. His work in TV Novellas meant Bertrami knew most of the A&R people in the Brazilian music industry, yet when he shipped the demos that became the core of this album round to them in 1973, they didn’t share his vision - one label even going as far as to say that the music was ‘wrong’.

Released in summer 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling 200,000 copies. Opening track ‘Linha do Horizonte’ – a sublime piece of melancholic electronic saudade where deep cinematic synths melt into gently strummed acoustic jazz guitar - was chosen for a TV Novella and went on to sell half a million, propelling Azymuth onto the Brazilian music scene.

The rest of the album doesn't disappoint – track 2, ‘Melô dos dois bicudos’, sees Azymuth plugging them into the Brazilian national grid for a slice of electrified psyched out samba funk with crashing military drums, shrieking sirens and psych synths. Track 3 ‘Brazil’ is a lolloping bass led groover with Bertrami’s melody giving the track a charming, innocent naivety, and track 5 ‘Caça A Raposa’ is a boogie jazz funk groover with Bertrami adding a Flora Purim style vocal melody.

Azymuth went on to become one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 80s with their future albums for Milestones, unquestionably the biggest jazz label of that decade. ‘Azimuth’ is the album that kickstarted it all for them, the record that was the blue print and definition of their ‘samba doido / crazy samba’ sound.

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released February 16, 2015

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Azymuth Brazil

The original Samba Doido mavericks

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Jun 10

muziekclub N9

Eeklo, Belgium
Jun 14

New Morning

Paris, France
Jun 15

The Blues Kitchen, Manchester

Manchester, UK
Jun 16

Jazz Cafe

London, UK
Jun 17

Jazz Cafe

London, UK
Jun 18

Jazz Cafe

London, UK
Jun 21

Kent Club

Hamburg, Germany
Jun 22

Kulturladen Kfz

Marburg, Germany
Jun 26

Porgy & Bess

Vienna, Austria
Jun 30

The Sugar Club

Dublin, Ireland
Jul 01

The Sugar Club

Dublin, Ireland

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