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The Caymmi motherlode!

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 01/08/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dorival Caymmi was one of the great songwriters of the Carmen Miranda-era 1930s samba scene... later he became a recording artist with sort of a folk-ish bent...This is a rather stunning 7-CD set that reissues twelve Dorival Caymmi albums in their entirety - dating back to the mid-'50s, and working up to his early '70s material with his children. An additional CD's worth of cover tunes is also included, with versions of Caymmi's best-known material recorded by artists such as Joao Donato, Dick Farney, Elza Soares, Orlando Silva, and Clara Nunes. Just for reference, they are: "Cancoes Praieras" (1954), "Sambas De Caymmi" (1955), "Eu Vou Pra Maracangalha" (1957), "Caymmi E O Mar" (1957), "Ari Caymmi E Dorival Barroso" (1958), "Caymmi E Seu Violao" (1959), "Eu Nao Tenho Onde Morar" (1960), "Caymmi" (1965), "Caymmi" (1973), "Caymmi Tambem E De Rancho" (1973) -- a selection that omits his mid-'60s Elenco albums (which are now part of the PolyGram catalog) and late-'60s material on RCA, but skips over to include some of the early Famalia Caymmi efforts. It's a pretty awesome collection, full of bonus tracks as well as a fab booklet filled with great info and several cool archival photos. Recommended!"