{"title":"Edison Machado and Boa Nova","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"edison-machado-and-boa-nova","title":"Edison Machado and Boa Nova","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecorded in New York City in early 1978 but never released, \u003cstrong\u003eEdison Machado\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBoa Nova\u003c\/em\u003e captures a pivotal figure in Brazilian music history at the height of his artistic powers. Combining North and South American jazz traditions with Machado's revolutionary samba innovations, \u003cstrong\u003eEdison Machado\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBoa Nova\u003c\/em\u003e represents a triumph against the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter facing persecution under Brazil's military dictatorship and being forced to sell his drum kit in 1976, Machado found renewed creative purpose in New York with the Boa Nova ensemble. The resulting album captures the essence of his genius - sophisticated yet wild, controlled yet daring, leading an ensemble of some of the best jazz, samba, and bossa nova players of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt just fifteen years old, Machado revolutionized Brazilian music through an accident that would change everything - when his snare drum broke during a performance, he began playing samba rhythms on the cymbal. This innovation, known as \"\u003cem\u003esamba no prato\u003c\/em\u003e\" (samba on the cymbals), brought new layers of dynamism to samba and proved instrumental in the development of bossa nova alongside contemporaries like Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA complex and passionate figure, Machado was notorious for his militant perfectionism and \"attacking\" style of drumming. Having spent some years of his youth in the Brazilian army, musicians often remarked that he played as if he were at war. But his innovative style, while exhibiting complete control and sophistication, somehow so often danced right on the edge of chaos and wild abandon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter making his name in Rio's legendary Beco das Garrafas (Bottles Alley) in the 1950s and early '60s, Machado went on to form \u003cem\u003eBossa Tres\u003c\/em\u003e - the world's first instrumental bossa nova group. His influence spread internationally through collaborations with Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Chet Baker, while his 1964 album \u003cem\u003eEdison Machado E Samba Novo\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a masterpiece of Brazilian jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 80 minutes in length, \u003cem\u003eEdison Machado\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBoa Nova\u003c\/em\u003e, the lost 1978 New York sessions, is a singular achievement in Brazilian jazz. The format itself is a rarity in the canon. It's packed full of exceptional technical precision and creative vitality, with sophisticated arrangements and masterful improvisation from its exceptional sextet of Brazilian and US musicians: Paulinho Trompete (flugelhorn\/trumpet), Ion Muniz (tenor saxophone), Steve Sacks (baritone saxophone), Mozar Terra (piano), and Ricardo dos Santos (double bass).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album features unheard compositions by Brazilian masters Dom Salvador (Salvador Trio, Harry Belafonte, Edu Lobo), Guilherme Vergueiro (Raul De Souza, Leon Ware, Joyce), Aloisio Aguiar (Arthur Verocai, Airto) amidst the plethora of captivating original material by the members of the Boa Nova ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far Out Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51303377961291,"sku":"R16759177","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51303377994059,"sku":"R16755936","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image004_4fa898ac-3c8a-4e27-85fb-a922efa277e4.jpg?v=1752235638"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/edison-machado-and-boa-nova.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}