Coisas (LP)

2024 reïssue LP from Brazil’s MOACIR SANTOS – Coisas (1965)
Coisas is an album recorded in 1965. The album was listed by Ben Ratliff in his 100 most important recordings and by Rolling Stone in their 100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records.Although the album was not met with acclaim when first released, it has gone on to receive praise. Many reviews by The New York Times, Village Voice and Allmusic described the album as “one of the great accomplishments of modern Brazilian music, a brilliant unification of large-ensemble jazz arranging, wickedly persuasive songwriting and Afro-Brazilian rhythm. An album that melds the various tonalities and flavors of creative jazz to the heart of Brazil’s folkloric and emergent musical traditions.”
SIDE A:
1. Coisa N° 4
2. Coisa N° 10
3. Coisa N° 3
4. Coisa N° 6
5. Coisa N° 1
SIDE B:
1. Coisa N° 9
2. Coisa N° 5
3. Coisa N° 2
4. Coisa N° 7 (Quem è Que Nāo Chora)
5. Coisa N° 8 (Navegaçāo)