Smooth Sailing: Lost In Nostalgia
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In 1974, Brazilian singer Ana Mazzotti recorded her album Ninguem Vai Me Segurar. Her husband Romido Santos produced and played drums, and the supporting cast was fleshed out by members of Azymuth. At the time, the band were in their infancy, but they would go on to build a discography that defined Brazil’s samba-tinted strain of jazz-funk. Though she was musically literate from an early age, Mazzotti is not credited with any instrumentation on the album. Instead, Azymuth’s keyboardist Jose Roberto Bertrami served as an instrumentalist, arranger, and co-writer on several tracks. Recorded in Estudio Haway around the same time Azymuth cut their self-titled debut album there, it’s natural to consider the two records as accompanying pieces.

“We wanted to hit a note that was both retro and could be right now. We wanted it to be outside of time.”Next up is a new episode of Best Of 70s Soul. Exactly a year ago I put the previous part online.
Tracklist:
Tasha Angela – Lost In Nostalgia (2019)
Carol Welsman – What A Fool Believes (2007)
Ana Mazzotti – Feel Like Making Love (1974)
Hummingbird – You Can’t Hide Love (1977)
Leroy Hutson – A Lover’s Holiday (1976)
George McCrae – I Ain’t Lying (1975)
Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From (1976)
Alan O’Day – Undercover Angel (1977)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Fallin’ In Love (1975)
Cheese – Lady Love (1977)
Finis Henderson – I’d Rather Be Gone (1983)
Paul Skyland – Give Me Your Love (1981)
Yacht Rock Revue – Step (2019)
C.J. & Co – Brassband (1970s)
McGuinn, Clark & Hillman – Long Long Time (1979)
Roberta Flack – Mr Magic (1975)
Marcela Mangabeira – What You Won’t Do For Love (2017)
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