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rogerio duprat - a banda tropicalista do duprat - cherry red - cd

Genre: Brazil

An amazing rare chapter of the late 60s Tropicalia saga -- from the genius composer responsible for some of the most pivotal arrangements of the era! Rogerio Duprat's talent grew as a cellist with some of the most respected symphony orchestras of Brazil before he went into soundtrack work -- eventually meeting Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. He did some arranging for Gilberto, leading to his arrangements on the landmark 1967 Tropicalia album featuring the giants of the era. This rare and incredible album followed in '68 -- an adventurous batch of tunes with deep, profound love for sunshine/easy psychedelia! It's as gorgeously arranged as work by Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson and just about anyone else from any continent on the planet at the time! Os Mutantes contribute vocals to several tracks -- and the set list harmoniously melds tunes popularized by the Beatles, the Cowsills, Jobim, Veloso and Gil -- in a way that really follows in the spirit of the Tropicalia anthem 'Baby', in the way that it recasts American and English late 60s pop ideals with a strange reconstructed Brazilian twist! Tracks include 'Judy In Disguise', 'Honey/Summer Rain', 'Cancao Para Ingles Ver B Chiquita Bacana', 'Canto Chorado/Bom Tempo/Lapinha', 'Chega De Saudade', 'Baby', 'Cinderella Rockefella', 'Lady Madonna', and 'The Rain The Park & Other Things'.