Backgrounder: Leny Andrade, 1968

In 1968, Brazilian singer Leny Andrade released an album with celebrated vibraphonist Breno Sauer. The album, Leny Andrade, was recorded in Mexico, where Andrade would spend five years before moving on to the U.S. and Europe. On the album, Andrade and Sauer were joined by Adão Pinheiro (p), Portinho (b) and Erneo Eger (d).

Many Brazilian musicians recorded in Mexico after the 1964 coup that established a military dictatorship in Brazil. Andrade's album was a masterpiece on many levels—the feathery intensity, the intoxicating arrangements, Andrade's forceful vocals and the driving chilled out samba.

The album's songs are Saravá, Canto de Chegar, Na Baixa do Sapateiro/Saudades da Bahia, Estamos Aí, Noite do Meu Bem, Aruanda/Feio Não É Bonito/Exaltação à Mangueira, O Pato/Samba da Minha Terra/Só Danço Samba, Capoeira de Oxalá, É de Manhã/Menino das Laranjas and Saravá.

Here's the rare and sumptuous Leny Andrade, without ad interruptions...