Sunday 10 February 2019

Brazilian Jazz Festival - December 1961

17 December 1961
10 December 1961At Teatro Record on Monday (4) and Tuesday, 5 December 1961, daily 'Folha de S.Paulo' plus Radio & TV Record held the I Brazilian Jazz Festival (I Festival Brasileiro de Jazz) with various combos from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Paulo Santos was the MC who presented the various groups:

Sao Paulo Dixielanders: Kurt Van Elgg (cornet), Willian Anderson (trombone), Robert Victor (clarinet), Tony Camargo Mariano (future Cesar Camargo Mariano at the piano), Manfred Reuter (banjo), Armando Pisserini (bass), Silvio de Assis (drums) and Laura Biaggini (vocals).

The Avalons: Dudu (electric guitar), Daniel (electric bass), Paulinho (drums) plus Masao Ukon (horn) and Luiz Fernando (clarinet).

Dick Farney Trio: Dick himself at the piano, Mario Augusto (bass) and Claudio Slon (drums).

Moacyr Peixoto Trio: Moacyr at the piano, Manuel Gusmão (bass), Hugo Lanther (drums) plus Johnny Leonardo (vocals). 

Oliveira & seus Black Boys: Oliveira (tenor-sax), Salvador (piano), Demércio (guitar) and Bill (bass). 

Noneto Simonetti: Enrico Simonetti (piano), Geraldo 'Felpudo' (horn), Haroldo Paladino (horn & French horn), Renato Gauchioli (trombone), Carlos Piper (tenor-sax), Rafael Gagliardi (baritone-sax), Edgar Gianullo (guitar), Roberto Azevedo (bass) and Clineu Gonçalves (drums).

Quinteto Simonetti: same rhythm section as Noneto Simonetti plus Paulo Mezzaroma at the violin. 

From Rio de Janeiro a different sort of groups:

Brazilian Jazz Sextet: Maciel (trombone), Juarez (sax-tenor), Aurino (baritone-sax), Sergio Mendes (piano), Sebastião Neto (bass) and Victor Manga (drums).

Sergio Mendes Trio: Mendes (piano), Sebastião Neto (bass), Victor Manga (drums) plus Leny Andrade (vocals). 

Sergio Mendes Quintet: Mendes (piano), Maciel (trombone), Paulo Moura (alto-sax), Manuel Gusmão (bass) and Oswaldo Oliveira (drums).

Sexteto Cipó: Cipó & Arino (sax-tenor), Luiz Carlos Vinhas (piano), Sebastião Neto (bass), Victor Manga (drums) and Rubem Ohana (timbales). 

Johnny Alf Trio: Alf (piano & vocals), Sebastião Neto (bass) and Victor Manga (drums).

Booker Pittman Combo: Booker (soprano-sax & vocals), Zé Maria (piano), Doum (drums) and Eliana Pittman (vocals). 

24 December 1961 -
31st December 1961 - A review of how Jazz progressed so much in Brazil in 1961.

5 February 1961 - saxophonist Booker Pittman, rehearses with other musicians as part of Jack Gelber's 'The connection' (O contato) a 'jazz-play' that would open on 15 March 1961, at Maison de France in Rio de Janeiro. 

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