Batucada (Walter Wanderley album)
Batucada is a 1967 album by Brazilian musician Walter Wanderley. Batucada refers to a fast and repetitive style of samba music played with percussion instruments and is used as an intro on the third track, "Batucada."
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| Studio album by Walter Wanderley | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | May 16, 1967–June 25, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Western Recorders, Hollywood, CA | |||
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| Length | 36:42 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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| Singles from Batucada | ||||
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Critical reception
John Bush of AllMusic described Wanderley's organ sound as "veer[ing] close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening," but said that "fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music."[1]
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Use in media
The song "Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)" was used in an episode of Breaking Bad titled "Hermanos."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "On the South Side of Chicago" | 2:41 |
| 2. | "O Barquinho" | 3:03 |
| 3. | "Batucada" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "It Hurts to Say Goodbye" | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Minha Saudade" | 2:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "É Preciso Cantar" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "So What's New?" | 3:10 |
| 3. | "Wave" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Ainda Mais Lindo (More Beautiful)" | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Ela E Carioca (She's a Carioca)" | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Jequibau (Pretty Butterfly)" | 2:37 |
Personnel
- Walter Wanderley – organ
- Jose Marino, Sebastian Neto – bass
- Acy R. Lehman – cover design
- Irv Elkin – cover photo
- Val Valentin – Engineering Director
- Dom Um Romao, Paulinho – Drums
- Lee Herschberg, Rudy Hill – Recording Engineer
- Marcos Valle – Guitar
- Marcos Valle (tracks: side one - 3, 5; side two - 1, 4,), Walter Wanderley (tracks: side one - 2; side two - 2, 3, 5, 6) – Mixer, Arranger
- Lu Lu Ferreira – Percussion
- Creed Taylor – Producer
- Claudio Miranda (tracks: side two - 5), Talya Ferro (tracks: side two - 3, 5) – Vocals
References
- Bush, John. "Walter Wanderley: Batucada". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- Catlin, S. & George, M. (Writers), & Rencr, J. (Director). (2011, September 4). Hermanos. [Television series episode] In V. Gilligan (Producer), Breaking Bad. New York City: AMC.
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