Eternidad was an Argentine symphonic-folk band behind the 1977 Cabal album Apertura. Members: Robi Massarotto (bass, vocals), Daniel Mendez (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Roberto Mendez (guitar, lute, vocals), Claudio Pedra (piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, synthesizer), Luis Yanes (drums, percussion) Background Eternidad grew from a folk-rock duo formed in 1971 by guitarist-singer brothers Daniel and Roberto […]
Cuero were an Argentine blues/psych/jazz-rock band that was active during the early 1970s. The band issued two albums on the Music Hall label. Members: Nacho Smilari (guitar, vocals), Enrique Masllorens (bass, vocals), Carlos Calabro (drums), Bernardo Baraj (saxophone, flute), Osvaldo López (drums), Adalberto Cevasco (bass), Raúl Parentella (electric piano), Joe Coco (percussion) Discography: Tiempo Después […]
Contraluz was an Argentine progressive folk band behind the 1973 album Americanos. They returned in the 21st century with three further albums. Members: Carlos Barrio (guitar, flute), Néstor Barrio (drums), Alfredo Prochnik [aka Freddy] (bass), Alejandro Barzi (flute, vocals), Álvaro Cañada (vocals, 1973-74), Gustavo Dinerstein (flute, saxophone, 1973-74), Jorge Guarnieri (vocals, guitar, 1973-74) Background Contraluz […]
Búsqueda were an Argentine folk four-piece of the late 1970s that issued a solitary, self-titled album on CBS in 1978. Members: Jorge Fernández Molina (guitar, mellotron, piano, organ, vocals), Tomás “Tommy” Loidi (guitar, vocals), Alfredo Muñoz (bass), Ricardo Renaldi (synthesizer), Daniel Carrizo (drums) Discography: Búsqueda (1978)
Banana were an Argentine pop/rock band that was active between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Issuing five albums at lengthy intervals amid numerous singles, the band reached their artistic zenith on 1979’s Aún es Tiempo de Soñar LP. Members: César “Banana” Pueyrredón (vocals, keyboards), Jorge Scoufalos (guitar, backing vocals), Daniel Pueyrredón (guitar), Alejandro Giordano […]
Bebu Silvetti (March 27, 1944 – July 5, 2003) was an Argentinian pianist, composer, arranger, and producer who was active during the last quarter of the 20th century. Launching his career under the recording moniker Silvetti, he scored a global hit in 1976 with the lush, string-laden instrumental “Silver Rain.” He later went into production […]
Aucan was an Argentine folk-rock sibling quartet that made a 1977 self-titled album on Diorama, followed by the 1980 Sazam release Brotes del Alba. Members: Eugenio Perez (vocals, guitar), Miguel Perez (vocals, guitar), Diego Perez (drums), Pablo Perez (bass, keyboards, vocals) Background Aucán formed in February 1975 in the Buenos Aires area when singers and […]
Ave Rock were an Argentine symphonic/hard-rock band that was active during the mid-1970s. The band issued an eponymous album on Promúsica in 1974 and a self-released followup upon their breakup three years later. Members: Hector “Daddy” Antogna (drums), Federico Sainz (vocals), Luis Borda (guitar, vocals), Oscar Glavic (bass, vocals), Osvaldo Caló (keyboards), Marcelo Sabarido (drums), […]
Astor Piazzolla (March 11, 1921 — July 4, 1992) was an Argentinian bandoneonist, composer, and arranger with a recording career that began in the late 1940s and continued into the early 1990s. During the 1970s, he fused the arrangements of his native tango with elements of electrified jazz-rock and orchestral Third Stream. This approach, dubbed […]
Anacrusa was an Argentine progressive folk-rock band behind two self-titled albums in 1973/74 on Discos Redondel and a 1976 third on Global Record, followed by the 1978/79 Philips titles El Sacrificio and Fuerza. Members: Susana Lago (keyboards, vocals), José Luis Castiñeira de Dios (guitar, charango), Alejandro Erlich-Oliva (double bass, guitar, 1973-74), Elias Heger (drums, 1973-74), […]
Semanforash were a Mexican jazz-rock band that released the album Lo Impredecible on Orfeon in 1980s. Members: Francisco Mondragon (Guitar), Jose Luis Chagoyan (Bass), Fernando Barranco (Drums) Discography: Lo Impredecible (1980)
Aeroblus was an Argentinian heavy blues-rock power trio behind one album in 1977 on Philips. They were the offshoot of guitarist Pappo’s namesake earlier band. Members: Norberto “Pappo” Napolitano (guitar, vocals), Alejandro Medina [aka Negro Medina] (bass), Rolando Castello Junior (drums) Background Aeroblus formed in 1976 near Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil, when bassist Alejandro Medina […]
Sacbé was a Mexican Latin-jazz/rock band behind the 1977/78 albums Sacbé and Selva Tucanera on Discos Arte, followed by the 1982–88 titles Street Corner, Aztlan, and The Sleepy Lady. Members: Eugenio Toussaint, Enrique Toussaint, Fernando Toussaint, Alejandro Campos Background Sacbé formed in 1976 in Mexico City when pianist Eugenio Toussaint assembled a quartet with bassist […]
Praxis were a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released the album La Eternidad de lo Efimero on Discos Rosenbach in 1987. Members: Bernardo Anaya (bass), Héctor Hernández (guitar), Héctor Rosas (percussion), Ricardo Moreno (keyboards) Discography: La Eternidad de lo Efimero (1987)
Pegauro were a Mexican Latin-psych band that released the album Vol.1 on self-press Catcus in 1982. Members: Alfonso Miranda G. (Bass Guitar, Vocals), Javier Jaurregui L. (Drums, Vocals, Keyboards), Pedro Ferraez L. (Guitar, Synth, Effects), Jose Luis Lara G. (Guitar, Lead Vocals) Discography: Vol.1 (1982)
0.720 Aleacion was a Mexican symphonic-folk band that self-released a 1986 eponymous album, followed by the 1989 EMI disc Leyenda. Members: Job Hernandez (bass), Carlos Castro (drums), Abraham Vinas (flute), Carlos Torres (violin), Eduardo Zamarripa (guitar) Background 0.720 Aleación formed in 1984 in Mexico City when bassist-guitarist Job Hernández, flutist Abraham Viñas, guitarist Eduardo Zamarripa, […]
Peck-Smyth & Off were a Mexican art-rock band behind the 1976 album Love on Orfeón. Members: Jimmy Smyth (guitar, vocals), Serge Peck (keyboards, vocals), Ralph Dri (bass, backing vocals), Piscuis (drums) Background Peck-Smyth & Off formed in Mexico around keyboardist–singer Serge Peck (Sergio Gotlib Pomerantz) and guitarist–singer Jimmy Smyth. Peck played piano from age four […]
Nuevo México was a Mexican symphonic/hard-rock band behind the 1975 Orfeon album Hecho en Casa, followed in 1979 with Grupo Nuevo Mexico Vol II. Members: Carlos Mata (guitar), Miguel Suárez (drums, 1971-73), Armando Suárez (bass, 1971-73), Jorge Reyes (flute), Raúl Noriega (bass, 1973-?), Francisco López (drums, 1973-?) Background Nuevo México formed in Mexico City in […]
Nobilis Factum was a Mexican symphonic-rock band behind a 1982 self-titled album on Pentagrama. Members: Enrique Balderas (piano, synthesizer, vocals), Miguel Caldera (drums, percussion, synthesizer), Jesús Padilla (guitar, synthesizer), Guillermo Nava (vocals, bass, synthesizer) Background Nobilis Factum emerged in 1980 from Un Siglo Después, a jazz-rock group associated with the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de […]
Nirgal Vallis was a Mexican symphonic-rock band that partook in a 1984 split album with electronic musician Arturo Meza on the latter’s Gente de México label. A decade later, the band’s side reappeared on Musea with 24 minutes of additional material. Members: José Luis Fernández Ledesma Q. (piano, synthesizer, sequencer, jarana, recorder, kalimba, 12-string electric […]
Lucifer were a Mexican jazz-rock big band that released a self-titled album on RCA Victor in 1975. Members: Guillermo Espinosa (trumpet, flugel horn, french horn, mellophone), Ramón Flores (trumpet, flugel horn, mellophone), Rodolfo Popo Sánchez (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo), Miguel Peña (electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Spanish guitar, Mexican vihuela), Homero Patrón (keyboards, organ, […]
Mendez Trio were a Mexican Latin-jazz/funk combo that released a self-titled album on Discos NCL in 1976. Members: Memo Méndez Guiú (piano, Clavinet, synthesizer, glockenspiel), Oscar Rountree Mendez (electric bass), Nando Estevané Mendez (marimba, drums, glockenspiel) Discography: Mendez Trio (1976)
Iconoclasta was a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released three albums on Discos Rosenbach, including the 1985–88 titles Reminiscencias, Soliloquio, and Adolescencia cronica, followed by another three on Phoenix Records. Members: Nohemi D’Rubin (Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer), Ricardo Moreno (Guitar, Synthesizer), Ricardo Ortegón (Guitar), Rosa Moreno (Piano, Synthesizer, Organ), Victor Baldovinos (Drums, Percussion) Background Iconoclasta formed […]
The High Fidelity Orchestra were a Mexican jazz-rock band that issued a self-titled album on Magog Records in 1983, followed by a four-song EP on the label in 1984. Members: Jesús González Martín (bass, guitar, marimba, piano, percussion, synthesizer, vocals), René Romero (guitar), Gilberto González Martín (bass, synthesizer), Raymundo Barajas (drums, marimba, percussion) Discography: The […]
Gerardo Batiz is a Mexican multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader who released one album with Grupo Isla in 1981, followed by three solo albums on Pentagrama between 1982 and 1987. Discography: Arlequin (1982) Azul Con Leche (1986) Bugambilia (1987)
Flüght were a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released an eponymous album on self-press Macro Stereo in 1982, followed by a second album on Producciones Exilio in 1989. Members: Sergio de Labra (piano, synthesizer), Víctor Ruiz (guitar), Armando González (electric bass) Discography: Flüght (1982) Saraba (1989)
Banda Elástica was a Mexican avant-jazz/rock band that released four albums between 1986 and 1997 on Discos Tiradero, followed by three further albums on Luna Negra. Members: Guillermo Portillo Hoffman (flute, saxophone), José Navarro (marimba, percussion), Guillermo González Phillips (guitar), Sósimo Hernández (bass), Luis Miguel Costero (drums), David Barret (saxophone), Juan Alzate (saxophone) Background Banda […]
39.4 was a Mexican brass-rock band behind a 1972 self-titled album on CBS. Pre-LP members formed the splinter group Bandido. Members: Guillermo Brizio Domínguez Willow (lead guitar), Enrique Sánchez Ruíz (vocals), Jorge A. Salles (bass), Jaime Arturo Hernández (saxophone), Carlos Híjar Medina (trumpet, trombone), Octavio García Hernández (trumpet, flute), José Luis Zúñiga Lazcarro (drums), Ariel […]
Nolan Porter (1949–2021) was an American soul singer from Los Angeles who released the 1971/72 albums No Apologies and Nolan. Porter became best known for “Keep On Keepin’ On” and “If I Could Only Be Sure,” which later gained sustained exposure through the British Northern Soul circuit. Background Nolan Porter was born Nolan Frederick Porter […]
Norman Feels is an American soul singer who first recorded in the early 1960s as Norman Solomon with the Harlem harmony groups the Souveniers and the Preludes. He released the albums 1973/74 albums Norman Feels and Where or When for Just Sunshine Records. Later hip-hop recordings sampled Feels material, including tracks by Nas, Ghostface Killah, […]
O’Bryan is an American soul singer who scored an R&B hit with “The Gigolo” from his 1982 debut Doin’ Alright. He made four albums through 1986 and landed additional hits with “I’m Freaky” and the 1984 chart-topper “Lovelite.” Background O’Bryan McCoy Burnette II was born Dec. 5, 1961, in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, to O’Bryan […]
Odyssey was an American soul group that landed an R&B/pop crossover hit with their 1977 debut single, “Native New Yorker.” They made six albums through 1985 and achieved further UK hits with the 1980–82 singles “Use It Up and Wear It Out,” “If You’re Lookin’ for a Way Out,” “Going Back to My Roots,” and […]
O.V. Wright (Oct. 9, 1939 — Nov. 16, 1980) was an American soul singer who released nine studio albums between 1965 and 1981, scoring R&B hits with “You’re Gonna Make Me Cry,” “Eight Men, Four Women,” “Ace of Spades,” “A Nickel and a Nail,” and “Into Something (Can’t Shake Loose).” Background O.V. Wright was born […]
The Patterson Twins were an American soul duo of twin brothers Estus and Lester Patterson. The pair began in gospel before recording as the Soul Twins in the early 1970s. They later worked under the Patterson Twins name and recorded Southern soul singles for King, Ronn, Malaco, and Commercial before the 1978 album Let Me […]
Patti Austin is an American soul and jazz singer who released nine albums between 1976 and 1990 and scored major singles with “Every Home Should Have One,” “The Heat of Heat,” and the James Ingram duets “Baby, Come to Me” and “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” Her 2007 disc Avant Gershwin won the […]
Pattie Brooks is an American soul and disco singer who teamed with producer Simon Soussan on the 1977 release Love Shook, her first of four Casablanca albums. She scored dance hits with “After Dark” and “This Is the House Where Love Died.” Background Pattie Brooks was born March 17, 1943, in Fort Riley, Kansas, and […]
Paul Kelly (born June 19, 1940) is an American soul singer from Miami, best known for the 1970 hit “Stealing in the Name of the Lord” and the later singles “Don’t Burn Me” and “Hooked, Hogtied & Collared.” He made five albums through 1977 on Warner Bros. Background Paul Kelly was born Paul Laurence Dunbar […]
Peaches & Herb were an American soul duo formed in Washington, DC, by singers Herb Fame and Francine “Peaches” Hurd. The duo first reached the charts with “Let’s Fall in Love” and followed with a run of Date Records singles through the late 1960s. Fame revived the name with later Peaches singers and scored the […]
The Persuaders were an American soul group from the Bronx that made four albums through 1976 and scored R&B hits with “Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out),” “Some Guys Have All the Luck,” “Peace in the Valley of Love,” and the 1971 chart-topper “Thin Line Between Love and Hate.” Members: Douglas “Smokey” Scott (vocals, […]
Chain were an Australian revolving-door blues-rock band that released two live and two studio albums on Infinity, Festival, and Mushroom between 1970 and 1973, followed by a second round of albums during the mid-to-late 1980s. Members: Wendy Saddington (vocals, 1968-69), Phil Manning (vocals, guitar, 1968-71, 1971-72, 1973-74, 1982, 1983-86, 1991, 1995-present), Warren Morgan (piano, vocals, […]
Arena were an Australian jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Crystal Clear in 1976. Members: Ted White (saxophone), Peter Jones (keyboards), Bob Arrowsmith (bass), Charlie Gould (guitar), Graham Morgan (drums) Discography: Arena (1976)
Richard Clapton (born May 18, 1949) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney who released eight albums on Infinity between 1973 and 1980, followed by another round of titles on WEA during the 1980s. Prior to launching his solo career, he did a brief stint as co-vocalist in the brass-rock/soul band Sun during the early 1970s. […]
Real Life was an Australian new wave/synthpop band behind the dance evergreen “Send Me An Angel” from their 1983 debut Heartland. They cut four further albums through 1990 on Curb/Wheatley. Members: David Sterry (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Alan Johnson (bass, 1981-98), Danny Simcic (drums, 1981-98), Richard Zatorski (violin, keyboards, 1981-86), Steve Williams (keyboards, 1986-91) Background […]
Ray Warleigh (Sept. 28, 1938 — Sept. 21, 2015) was an Australian-born alto saxophonist and flutist from Sydney who proliferated on the U.K. blues-rock/jazz-rock circuit across four decades, starting in the mid-Sixties. As a post-bop bandleader, he cut a 1969 self-titled album on Philips, followed by the 1978 Vinyl Records release Reverie. Warleigh worked with […]
Quasar was an Australian avant-rock combo that released the 1979–81 Custom albums Nebular Trajectory and Man Coda. Members: Len Henderson (guitar), Barry Tiplady (bass), Trevor Tiplady (drums) Background Quasar formed in Brisbane in 1974 when guitarist Len Henderson teamed with bassist Barry Tiplady, drummer Trevor Tiplady, keyboardist Garry Smith, and trumpeter Colin Timms, an attendee […]
Judy Bailey (born Oct. 3, 1935) is a New Zealand-born pianist, composer, and arranger who was active on the Australian jazz scene for more than 45 years, starting in the early 1960s. She released two albums on CBS circa 1964/65 and fronted her own namesake quartet for albums on Philips and Eureka during the mid-1970s. […]
Crowded House were an Australian pop-rock band that released four albums on Capitol between 1986 and 1993. The band was led by Kiwi guitarist/songwriter Neil Finn, who co-fronted Split Enz between 1978 and 1983 along with his older brother Tim Finn. Members: Neil Finn (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards), Nick Seymour (bass, backing vocals, 1985-89, 1989-present), […]
The Daly-Wilson Big Band was an Australian hard-bop/jazz-funk ensemble led by drummer Warren Daly and trumpeter–trombonist Ed Wilson. The band debuted with the 1971 Columbia release Live at the Cellblock, followed by five albums through 1978 on Festival, Reprise, and Hammard. Members: Warren Daly (drums), Ed Wilson (trumpet, trombone, arranger), Dieter Vogt (bass), Ray Alridge […]
Kids in the Kitchen were an Australian New Wave band that released nine singles and two albums on Mushroom/White Label between 1983 and 1987. Members: Scott Carne (vocals), Greg Dorman (guitar, 1983-84), Bruce Curnow (drums, 1983-86), Craig Harnath (bass, 1983-87), Greg Woodhead (keyboards, 1983-84), Claude Carranza (guitar, 1984-88), Alistair Coia (keyboards, 1984-87), Scott Johnston (drums, […]
Madden & Harris were the Australian symphonic-folk duo of multi-instrumentalist/tutor Peter Harris and musician/student David Madden. Formed in Sydney in 1972, the pair released the 1974 standalone single “Remember Me” on Albert, followed by the 1975 album Fools Paradise on self-press Jasmine Records. Members: David Madden (vocals, guitar, bass), Peter Harris (vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, […]
Rainbow Theatre was an Australian symphonic art-rock band that released the 1975–76 albums The Armada and Fantasy of Horses on Clear Light of Jupiter. Members: Julian Browning (guitar, Mellotron, keyboards), Ferg McKinnon (bass), Graeme Carter (drums), Steve Nash (saxophone, clarinet, congas), Frank Graham (trumpet), Don Santin (trombone), Keith Hoban (vocals, organ), Ian Relf (trombone), Tricia […]
Hiroshi and Claudia were the soul-funk studio team of Japanese musician, producer, arranger Hiroshi Yasukawa and vocalist Claudia. The pair recorded one album, Six to Six, in Australia with Sydney studio musicians. The album was released in 1979 on Yasukawa’s self-press Atom. Members: Hiroshi Yasukawa (electric/acoustic guitar), Claudia (vocals) Discography: Six to Six (1979)
Jeff St. John’s Copperwine was an Australian psych-rock/soul band that released the 1970 Spin album Joint Effort. Copperwine members: Jeff St. John (vocals), Harry Brus (bass), Ross East (guitar, vocals), Johnny Green (guitar), Barry Kelly (piano, clarinet), Wendy Saddington (vocals), Peter Figures (drums), Alan Ingham (bass), Phil Wooding (guitar) Background Jeff St John’s Copperwine formed […]
Kush was an Australian brass-rock/soul band that made the 1974 Warner album Snow White and the Eight Straights and the 1975 RCA release Nah, Tellus Wh’t Kush Means Yer Great Sausage. Members: Geoff “Jeff” Duff (vocals, percussion), David Herzog (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Rob Matthews (bass), John Ellis (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone), Bill Harrower (tenor […]
Mario Millo (born May 1955) is an Australian guitarist, composer, producer, and arranger from Sydney who fronted the bands Sebastian Hardie and Windchase during the mid-to-late 1970s. Since 1978, he has recorded numerous soundtracks for film and television productions. His first proper solo album, Epic III, appeared on Polydor in 1979, followed by Human Games […]
Crossfire was an Australian jazz-rock band from Sydney that released a 1975 self-titled Harvest album, followed by the 1978 Trafalgar title Direct to Disc. Between the 1980–82 WEA albums East of Where and Hysterical Rochords, they documented a live engagement with American singer/songwriter Michael Franks. Members: Jim Kelly (guitar), Michael J. Kenny (keyboards), Tony Buchanan […]
Coloured Balls were an Australian hard-rock band from Melbourne led by guitarist Lobby Loyde. They collaborated with Aztecs figurehead Billy Thorpe on the 1973 Mushroom release Summer Jam, followed by the EMI albums Ball Power and Heavy Metal Kid. Their earliest sessions (circa 1972) appeared as The First Supper Last, released in 1976 on Rainbird. […]
Col Nolan is an Australian keyboardist and bandleader, active for two decades on the national jazz scene. He fronted his own quartet and co-led a simultaneous quartet with saxophonist Errol Buddle, which both released albums in 1976 on M7 Records. Members: Col Nolan (clavinet, piano, electric piano, organ), Laurie Bennett (drums), Bob Bertles (alto saxophone, […]
Galapagos Duck was an Australian jazz-funk band from Sydney that released a string of albums on Philips, Phonogram, and 44 Records between 1974 and 1979, followed by another round of albums on AIM and ABC during the 1980s. Members: Matt Baker, John Conley, Adrian Cunningham, Rodney Ford, Greg Foster Background Galapagos Duck formed in Sydney […]
Greg Sneddon (born Jan. 25, 1954) is an Australian keyboardist, composer, and arranger who released the album Mind Stroll on Mushroom in 1975. He was a founding member of Men at Work in 1979, but left the band prior to their first recording. Discography: Mind Stroll (1975)
Axiom was an Australian rustic-rock band from Melbourne that released the 1970 Parlophone album Fool’s Gold, followed by the 1971 Warner release If Only…. They featured ex-Twilights singer Glenn Shorrock and former Groop keyboardist–songwriter Brian Cadd. Shorrock later found global stardom with the Little River Band. Members: Glenn Shorrock (vocals), Brian Cadd (organ), Doug Lavery […]
The Bruce Clarke Quintet was an Australian jazz-rock band that released the 1974 album Stratusphunk on Cumquat Records. Members: Bruce Clarke (electric guitar, Moog synthesizer, arranger), Ted White (saxophone, flute, woodwind), Keith Stirling (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ian Grattidge (bass), Ron Sandilands (drums, percussion), Bruce Barber (conga drum) Background Bruce Clarke Quintet formed in Melbourne in the […]
First Light were an Australian jazz-rock band that issued an eponymous album on self-press M.F.S. in 1978. Members: John Gray (guitar), Harry Freeman (piano, keyboards), Graham Jesse (saxophone, flute), Allan Freeman (bass), Ron Carpenter (drums, mellotron) Discography: First Light (1978)
Alpha Omega were an Australian jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Clear Light of Jupiter in 1976. Members: John Bellamy (lead guitar), Dave Brown (saxophone), Howard Croft (electric piano), Tony Hargreaves (bass), Ray Dick (percussion) Discography: Alpha Omega (1976)
Brian Cadd (born Nov. 29, 1946) is an Australian singer/songwriter from Sydney who made two albums with rustic-rockers Axiom, followed by five solo albums between 1972 and 1978 on Bootleg and Interfusion. Background Brian George Cadd was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Perth, Western Australia. His mother sang soprano and encouraged his early interest in […]
Billy Thorpe (March 29, 1946 — Feb. 28, 2007) was an English-born singer, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader who fronted Australian rockers the Aztecs during the 1960s and early 1970s. He released his first proper solo album, Million Dollar Bill, in 1975 on Infinity. After one further Aztecs album, he made the 1979–82 concept albums Children […]
Alan Tarney (born Nov. 19, 1945) is an English-born musician and songwriter who first emerged in the Australian pop-psych band the James Taylor Move, which also included his long-time musical partner Trevor Spencer. The pair later emerged in Cliff Richard‘s backing band and formed their own namesake duo, recording three albums on Bradley’s and A&M […]
Jürgen Pluta is a German bassist and keyboardist who played in the bands Prosper and Wallenstein during the 1970s. In 1980, he released the electronic album Blanche on Rocktopus. Discography: Blanche (1980)
Tamba Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz combo that released nine albums through 1967 on Philips and Elenco, then returned for a mid-Seventies electrified run on RCA Victor. Members: Bebeto Castilho (bass, flute, saxophone, vocals), Luiz Eça (piano, vocals, arrangements, 1962-68, 1974-75, 1982-84, 1989-92), Hélcio Milito (drums, percussion, vocals, 1962-64, 1974-75, 1982-84), Rubens Ohana (drums, percussion, […]
Zimbo Trio was a Brazilian samba-jazz combo that released six albums between 1964 and 1969 on RGE, followed by six further albums through 1976 on Philips and seven from 1978 onward on Clam. Members: Amilton Godói (piano), Luiz Chaves (bass, 1964-2001), Rubinho Barsotti (drums), Itamar Collaço (bass, 2001-present) Background Zimbo Trio formed in São Paulo […]
Zonazul was a Brazilian jazz-rock band spun from Pé Ante Pé. They debuted with a 1986 album on Som Da Gente, followed by the 1989 backward-titled Luzanoz. Members: Teco Cardoso (saxophone, flute), Michel Freidenson (keyboards), Sylvio Mazzucca Jr. (bass), Jarbas Barbosa (guitar), AC dal Farra (drums) Background Zonazul formed in São Paulo during the mid-1980s […]
Zé Ramalho is a Brazilian singer/songwriter who collaborated with Lula Côrtes on the 1975 album Paêbirú. As a solo artist, Zé Ramalho released nine albums between 1978 and 1987 on Epic. Background Zé Ramalho was born José Ramalho Neto on October 3, 1949, in Brejo do Cruz, Paraíba, Brazil; the son of seresta singer Antônio […]
Wando — aka Wanderley Alves dos Reis (Oct. 12, 1945 — Feb. 8, 2012) — was a Brazilian singer/songwriter who released four albums on Beverly between 1973 and 1977, followed by two albums on Copacabana at the close of the decade. Further albums appeared on Som Livre and Arca during the 1980s. Discography: Glória a […]
Wanderléa — full name Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim (born June 5, 1946) — is a Brazilian samba-pop singer who made six albums between 1963 and 1968 on CBS, followed by two titles through 1975 on Polydor. In 1977, she recorded Vamos que eu já Vou for EMI/Odeon with arrangements by Egberto Gismonti, who also handled […]
Walter Franco (born Jan. 6, 1945) is a Brazilian singer and composer who released a standalone single on Philips in 1971, followed by an assortment of shortplayers and two albums on Continental between 1972 and 1976. He rounded out the decade with pair of albums on Epic and capped his career with a self-titled release […]
Wagner Tiso is a Brazilian keyboardist, composer, and arranger who played in the Sixties samba-jazz bands Berimbau Trio and Os Pilantrocratas, followed by a three-album stint with Som Imaginário. As a solo artist, he released three albums on EMI between 1978 and 1980, followed by 25-plus albums on assorted labels over the subsequent four decades. […]
Viper are a Brazilian speed-metal band behind the 1987 album Soldiers of Sunrise on Rock Brigade Records, followed by the 1989 Eldorado release Theatre of Fate. Members: Pit Passarell (bass, vocals), Felipe Machado (guitar), Yves Passarell (guitar, 1985-2000), Cassio Audi (drums, 1985-1989), Andre Matos (vocals, 1985-91), Sérgio Facci (drums, 1989), Guilherme Martin (drums, 1989), Renato […]
Veludo was a Brazilian symphonic/space-rock band of the mid-Seventies. Their 1975 Festival Banana Progressiva set later appeared as the archival disc Ao Vivo, courtesy of Zaher Zein. Members: Elias Mizhrai (keyboards, lead vocals), Paulo de Castro (guitar, violin), Aristitides (drums), Nelsinho Laranjeiras (bass), Gustavo Schroeter (drums), Marcelo Sussekind (guitar) Background Veludo formed in Rio de […]
Tuca — aka Valeniza Zagni da Silva (Oct. 17, 1944 — May 8, 1978) — was a Brazilian samba-pop/psych singer, songwriter, and guitarist who debuted with the album Meu Eu on Chantecler in 1966, followed by a 1968 self-titled album on Philips, which issued subsequent shortplayers by the artist. In 1974, she reemerged with the […]
Tellah were a Brazilian symphonic-rock band that released the album Continente Perdido on Studio Cruzeiro do Sul in 1980. Members: José Veríssimo (bass, 1974-78), Felipe Guedes (drums, 1974-78), Claudio Felício (guitar, vocals), Denis Torre (drums, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, vocals), Marconi Barros (bass, violin, synthesizer, vocals) Discography: Continente Perdido (1980)
Syncro Jazz were a Brazilian samba-jazz band that released a live album on small-press Poitou in 1982. Members: Pete Wooley (bass), Ronnie Mechado (drums), Lilu Aguiar (piano), Dagmar (trumpet), Vidal Sbrighi (saxophone, flute), Nestico Aguiar (saxophone) Discography: Live (1982)
