Ana Mazzotti – Ninguem Vai Me Segurar
Label: Far Out Recordings – FARO212LP
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: UK
Released: 2019
Genre: Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul
Style: Bossanova, Latin Jazz
TRACKS:
A1 Agora Ou Nunca Mais
A2 Roda Mundo
A3 Acalanto
A4 Cordao
A5 De Um Jeito So
B1 Eu Sou Mais Eu
B2 Canto De Meditacao
B3 Feel Like Making Love
B4 Bairro Negro
B5 Sou
DESCRIPTION
In 1974 Mazzotti recorded her first album Ninguem Vai Me Segurar (1974), enlisting the in-demand arrangement talents of Azymuth’s original keyboard maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami who co-wrote several of the tracks and plays organ, piano and synthesizers on the album. It also features Azymuth’s bassist Alex Malheiros and percussionist Ariovaldo Contestini, with Romildo Santos who produced the album on drums. Recorded in Estudio Haway around the same time Azymuth recorded their debut album there, it’s no wonder the samba jazz-funk pioneer’s distinctive aesthetic is present throughout, and Mazzotti’s sensational compositions are made even more beautiful for it.
Kicking off with the swirling samba-jazz-dance masterpiece ‘Agora Ou Nunca Mais’, the album hosts several groove-heavy Brazilian cult-classics including ‘Roda Mundo’ and ‘Eu Sou Mais Eu’. Deeper moments come in the form of the alluring future soul synth sounds on ‘Bairro Negro’ and ‘Sou’, and Mazzotti’s tender, hallucinatory version of ‘Feel Like Making Love’ (made famous by Roberta Flack) perfectly reflecting the idiosyncratic genius Mazzotti achieved with Bertrami’s visionary arrangements, and Romildo’s impeccable production approach.