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Dom Um Romao: The Complete Muse Recordings
ByGene Paul’s customary naturalistic remastering allows full expression of the electronic and acoustic layered textures. Both albums, particularly the eponymous debut, move like a dream. The scant vocals provoke humorously from a distance or exhale breathily from the side (both, on “Shake”.) There are no forced solo spots - Joe Beck’s wah-wah guitar on “Dom’s Tune” at some point progresses from isolated notes to funky moist strumming, but after hearing Dom’s tune four times, I still can’t place the exact moment.
Only 5 of the 13 tracks were composed by Dom Um Romao, the aforementioned “Dom’s Tune”, three rhythm workouts, and “Family Talk”, the melody of which cannot be identified with a primary color. This leaves writing space for some classic tunes by Milton Nascimento, Edu Lobo, and Sivuca, as well as those by the keyboardist Dom Salvador, whose thoughtful melodies and natural funk are such highlights of the second album, which was recorded at the same sessions as the first and was apparently intended as a more rhythmically-vital, yet still iconoclastic, extension of Dom Um Romao ’s baroque Brazilian cool.
Tracks :Dom Um Romao:Dom’s Tune / Cinnamon Flower (Cravo E Canela) / Family Talk / Ponteio / Braun-Blek-Blu / Adeus Maria Fulo;Spirit of the Times:Shake (Ginga Gingou) / Wait On The Corner / Lamento Negro / Highway / The Angels / The Salvation Army / Kitchen (Cosinha).
Musicians :Dom Um Romao - drums, percussion / Sivuca - organ, piano, guitar / Jerry Dodgion - alto sax, flute / Mauricio Smith - tenor sax, soprano sax, flute / Lloyd McNeil - flute / William Campbell Jr. - trumpet / Jimmy Bossey - trombone / Joe Beck - electric guitar / Amauri Tristao - acoustic guitar / Joao Donato - harpsichord, piano / Dom Salvador - electric piano, piano / Richard Kimball - synthesizer / Stanley Clarke - bass / Frank Tusa - bass / Eric Gravatt - congas / Portintio - misc. percussion.
Track Listing
Dom's Tune, Cravo E Canela, Family Talk, Ponteio, Braun-Blek-Blu, Adeus Maria Fulo, Ginga Gingou, Wait on the Corner, Lamento Negro, Highway, The Angels, The Salvation Army, Cosinha
Personnel
Dom Um Romao
drumsJoão Donato
pianoDom Salvador
pianoRichard Kimball
pianoSivuca
accordionPortinho
drumsStanley Clarke
bassAmaury Tristao
guitar, acousticJerry Dodgion
saxophone, altoLloyd McNeill
fluteFrank Tusa
bass, acousticJoe Beck
guitarEric Kamau Gravatt
drumsmauricio smith
saxophoneJimmy Bossey
tromboneWilliam Campbell Jr.
trumpetDom Um Romao- percussion & drums, Sivuca- organ, piano & guitar, Jerry Dodgion- alto sax & flute, Mauricio Smith- woodwinds, Lloyd McNeil- flute, William Campbell Jr.- trumpet, Jimmy Bossey- trombone, Joe Beck- guitar, Amauri Tristao- acoustic guitar, Joao Donato- harpsichord & piano, Dom Salvador- electric piano & piano, Richard Kimball- synthesizer, Stanley Clarke- bass, Frank Tusa- bass, Eric Gravatt- congas, Portintio- various percussion
Album information
Title: The Complete Muse Recordings | Year Released: 1999 | Record Label: 32 Records
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