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is an album by Brazilian keyboardistfeaturing performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label. "Wanderley's second album during Creed Taylor's A&M residency opens with a bang, a fantastic rendition of the old Northern Brazilian standard "Asa Branca" that evokes the exhilaration of a street carnival. Midway through, the tempo kicks up, the band settles into a two-chord vamp, and the performance lifts into orbit; even the normally mild-mannered Wanderley dances wildly on organ and electric harpsichord. Nothing else here, even the provocatively titled "Proton, Electron, Neutron," approaches "Asa Branca"'s energy. Yet on the whole, this is a somewhat better album than its predecessor on A&M; the sound is more open and less confined. The selection remains predominantly Brazilian, with an occasional American ringer like "Soulful Strut" and another Jimmy Webb tune, "5:30 Plane." The female voices (one of whom is Flora Purim) return on a few tracks; so do Hubert Laws and Romeo Penque on flutes. Eumir Deodato is in charge of the mauve-colored charts for flutes, trumpets and violas, and Airto Moreira makes an early impression pumping up the percussion section." - Richard S. Ginell. "Asa Branca" (Luiz Gonzaga) - 4:32 "L' Amore Dice Ciao" (Armando Trovajoli Giancarlo Guardagassi, Roger Greenaway) - 2:41 "Penha" (Vicente Paiva) - 2:45 "One of the Nicer Things" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:10 "Proton, Electron, Neutron" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) - 2:47 "5:30 Plane" (Webb) - 3:42 "Soulful Strut" (Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders) - 3:06 "Moondreams" (Egberto Gismonti) - 2:31 "Jackie, All" (Eumir Deodato) - 3:33 "Mirror of Love" (Deodato) - 2:44 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 11, 12 & 13, 1968Walter Wanderley - organ, electronic harpsichord Bernie Glow - trumpet, flugelhorn Marvin Stamm - flugelhorn Danny Bank, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Joe Soldo - flute Jose Marino, Richard Davis, George Duvivier - bass João Palma - drums Lulu Ferreira, Airto Moreira - percussion Flora Purim, Linda November, Stella Stevens, Susan Manchester - vocals Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Theodore Israel, Archie Levin, David Mankovitz, Warren Tekula, Emanuel Vardi, Harry Zaratzian - viola Eumir Deodato - arranger ___________________________ Released: 1969 Recorded: March 11, 12 & 13, 1969 Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Length: 31:31 Label: A&M/CTI SP 3022 Producer: Creed Taylor

Moondreams is an album by Brazilian keyboardist Walter Wanderley featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.

“Wanderley’s second album during Creed Taylor’s A&M residency opens with a bang, a fantastic rendition of the old Northern Brazilian standard “Asa Branca” that evokes the exhilaration of a street carnival. Midway through, the tempo kicks up, the band settles into a two-chord vamp, and the performance lifts into orbit; even the normally mild-mannered Wanderley dances wildly on organ and electric harpsichord. Nothing else here, even the provocatively titled “Proton, Electron, Neutron,” approaches “Asa Branca”‘s energy. Yet on the whole, this is a somewhat better album than its predecessor on A&M; the sound is more open and less confined. The selection remains predominantly Brazilian, with an occasional American ringer like “Soulful Strut” and another Jimmy Webb tune, “5:30 Plane.” The female voices (one of whom is Flora Purim) return on a few tracks; so do Hubert Laws and Romeo Penque on flutes. Eumir Deodato is in charge of the mauve-colored charts for flutes, trumpets and violas, and Airto Moreira makes an early impression pumping up the percussion section.” – Richard S. Ginell.

Track listing:

“Asa Branca” (Luiz Gonzaga) – 4:32

“L’ Amore Dice Ciao” (Armando Trovajoli Giancarlo Guardagassi, Roger Greenaway) – 2:41

“Penha” (Vicente Paiva) – 2:45

“One of the Nicer Things” (Jimmy Webb) – 3:10

“Proton, Electron, Neutron” (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle) – 2:47

“5:30 Plane” (Webb) – 3:42

“Soulful Strut” (Eugene Record, Sonny Sanders) – 3:06

“Moondreams” (Egberto Gismonti) – 2:31

“Jackie, All” (Eumir Deodato) – 3:33

“Mirror of Love” (Deodato) – 2:44

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 11, 12 & 13, 1968

Personnel:

Walter Wanderley – organ, electronic harpsichord

Bernie Glow – trumpet, flugelhorn

Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn

Danny Bank, Hubert Laws, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Joe Soldo – flute

Jose Marino, Richard Davis, George Duvivier – bass

João Palma – drums

Lulu Ferreira, Airto Moreira – percussion

Flora Purim, Linda November, Stella Stevens, Susan Manchester – vocals

Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Theodore Israel, Archie Levin, David Mankovitz, Warren Tekula, Emanuel Vardi, Harry Zaratzian – viola

Eumir Deodato – arranger

___________________________

Released: 1969

Recorded: March 11, 12 & 13, 1969

Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Length: 31:31

Label: A&M/CTI

SP 3022

Producer: Creed Taylor



