: THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER
SESSION WORLD
JEFF PORCARO
SERGIO MENDES / BRASILEIRO
ENGINEERED BY : MOOGIE CANAZIO
● CARLOS MALTA - FLUTES & SAXOPHONES
● KLEBER JORGE - >BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ALEXANDRE GUEDES
● LEO BIT-BIT
● JUSSARA SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARLINHOS BROWN
SONG TRACKS :
ON DRUMS
RECORDED IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, FROM 4/91 TO 10/91, AT POLYGRAM & SOM LIVRE STUDIOS
● FABIO PASCOAL - PERCUSSION
● KLEBER JORGE - >BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ALFREDO MOURA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● FLORISVALDO FOCA
3. INDIADO
● KARLA PREITO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
OVERDUBS AT CASTLE OAKS STUDIO IN L.A.
● PERNAMBUCO - PERCUSSION
● ALFREDO MOURA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
7. SENHORAS DO AMAZONAS
● MICHAEL SHAPIRO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
5. LUA SOBERANA
● LELIA MONJARDIM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES & MOOGIE CANAZIO
● 100"ALL-STAR"PERCUSSIONISTS FROM"LIGA DAS ESCOLAS
DE SAMBA DO RIO DE JANEIRO" - PERCUSSION
MIXED AT SMOKE TREE STUDIO IN L.A.
● MICHAEL SHAPIRO - PERCUSSION
● FRANCISCA MARIA MONJARDIM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
EXCEPT : "WHAT IS THIS", "SENHORAS DO AMAZONAS" & "SAMBADOURO" MIXED BY : BRUCE SWEDIEN AT SMOKE TREE STUDIO, IN L.A.
● LUIS CONTE - PERCUSSION
● LEO SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VAI QUEM VEM - PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARLINHOS BROWN
MASTERED BY : BERNIE GRUNDMAN AT BERNIE GRUNDMAN MASTERING
MUSIC BY : JOAO BOSCO / WORDS BY : BELCHIOR
MUSIC BY : IVAN LINS / WORDS BY : VICTOR MARTINS
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ROBSON SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS :
● KEVYN LETTAU - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VIVIAN MANSO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● LOURENCO OLEGARIO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
IN BRAZIL : IVAN CARVALHO
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● CARMEN ALICE - LEAD VOCALS
● SERGIO MENDES - BACKGROUND VOCALS & ARRANGED
AT CASTLE OAKS : MICHAEL AARVOLD, LEE KAISER & PAUL SCRIVER
● CAROLINA SABOIA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
9. BARABARE
● TIAO NETO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
VAI QUEM VEM GROUP IS :
AT SMOKE TREE : LUIS QUINE & ELAINE ANDERSON
MUSIC & WORDS BY : IVAN LINS & VICTOR MARTINS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
● ALFREDO MOURA - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, SYNTHESIZER HORN
ART DIRECTION : DAVID BITHER & JOHN HEIDEN
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARLINHOS BROWN
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS & HORNS PROGRAMMING
● CARMEN ALICE
DESIGN : JOHN HEIDEN
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES, CARLINHOS BROWN & ALFREDO MOURA
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARMEN ALICE
● PAUL JACKSON JR. - GUITAR
BACKLET PHOTOGRAPH : SONIA IVES
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● JIMMY JOHNSON - BASS
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
COVER PAINTING : HEITOR DOS PRAZERES
MUSIC BY : GUINGA / WORDS BY : ALDIR BLANC
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS PROGRAMMING
● PAUL JACKSON JR. - GUITAR
● LUIS CONTE - PERCUSSION
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES, ERIC PERSING, BRUCE SWEDIEN & MOOGIE CANAZIO
HEITOR DOS PRAZERES, A CARIOCA (FROM RIO DE JANEIRO), WAS BORN IN CIDADE NOVA IN 1898.
● CARLINHOS BROWN - PERCUSSION
● ALFREDO MOURA - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, SYNTHESIZER HORN
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● ALFREDO MOURA - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
● PAUL JACKSON JR. - GUITAR
● CLAUDIO JORGE - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
HEITOR WAS BOTH A PAINTER AND A MUSICIAN, AND HIS DEEP-SEATED IDENTIFICATION WITH THE SAMBA AND
THE CITY OF RIO WAS PREVALENT IN MUCH OF HIS WORK.
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS & HORNS PROGRAMMING
MUSIC BY : HERMETO PASCOAL
● GUINGA - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
MY VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO :
● CARLINHOS BROWN - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS, PERCUSSION
● VAI QUEM VEM - PERCUSSION
● RUSSELL FERRANTE - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
MUSIC & WORDS BY : IVAN LINS & VICTOR MARTINS
● BELOBA - PERCUSSION
HORN ARRANGEMENTS BY : ALFREDO MOURA
● JUREMA SILVA - VOCALS
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, BACKGROUND VOCALS
ALL THE GREAT COMPOSERS - HERMETO, IVAN AND VICTOR, JOAO AND BELCHIOR, GUINGA AND ALDIR,
● TIAO NETO - PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JIMMY JOHNSON - BASS
● PAUL JACKSON JR. - GUITAR
● LUIS CONTE - PERCUSSION
CARLINHOS AND CARMEN ALICE - FOR INSPIRING ME WITH THEIR SONGS; AND THE WONDERFUL MUSICIANS AND
● JUREMA SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● STEVE TAVAGLIONE - OBOES & FLUTES
● CARLINHOS BROWN - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS, PERCUSSION
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MOOGIE & FAMILY - MOOGIE-SAN, WITHOUT YOU IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE! THANKS FOR THE GREAT SOUND.
● LELIA MONJARDIM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
HORN ARRANGEMENTS BY : ALFREDO MOURA
● MICHAEL SHAPIRO - PERCUSSION
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, PERCUSSION, BACKGROUND VOCALS
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES, CARLINHOS BROWN & ALFREDO MOURA
● ARTHUR MAIA - BASS
● JOE PIZZULO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
BRUCE & BEA SWEDIEN AND BERNIE & CLAIRE GRUNDMAN FOR THEIR "SONIC INSPIRATION".
● LEO SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● FRANCISCA MARIA MONJARDIM - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD VOCALS
● CARLOS BALA - DRUMS
11. PIPOCA
ERIC PERSING FOR THE UNIQUE AND INCREDIBLE SOUNDS THAT ADDED SO MUCH TO THIS PROJECT
● ROBSON SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● JEFFREY PORCARO - PERCUSSION
● CARLINHOS BROWN - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS, PERCUSSION
ALLEN SIDES FOR HIS MAGICAL MICROPHONES AND PRE-AMPS.
● LOURENCO OLEGARIO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
13. CHORADO
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD VOCALS
8. KALIMBA
● LUIS CONTE - PERCUSSION
● VIVIAN MANSO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VAI QUEM VEM - PERCUSSION
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
ADRIANA & MICHEL ELIA, MY DEAR FRIENDS, FOR TAKING SUCH GREAT CARE OF ME
● KEVYN LETTAU - VOCALS
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - VOCALS
● JERRY MOORE - TENOR SAXOPHONE
DURING MY STAY IN BRAZIL - I LOVE YOU BOTH!
MUSIC BY : GUINGA / WORDS BY : ALDIR BLANC
● JOE PIZZULO - VOCALS
12. MAGANO
● TIAO NETO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MY "BROTHER" TIAO NETO.
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES & ERIC PERSING
● ROBSON SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● LEO SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
MY "COMPADRE" BONI, WHO GOT ME THE MOST INCREDIBLE RHYTHM SECTION IN THE WORLD -
● GUINGA - ACOUSTIC GUITAR
● LOURENCO OLEGARIO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
4. WHAT IS THIS?
THE "LIGA DAS ESCOLAS DE SAMBA DO RIO DE JANEIRO".
● CLAUDIO NUCCI - LEAD VOCALS
14. FANFARRA (DESPERDIDA)
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS, KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
BETO BOAVENTURA, NELSON MOTTA AND JOSE PAIVA FROM WEA BRAZIL. ANDRE MIDANI FROM WEA INTERNATIONAL.
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
JOAO ARAUJO AND MAX PIERRE AT SOM LIVRE STUDIOS IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
● NO CREDIT
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
PAULO SUCCAR AND ZEZE FROM POLYGRAM STUDIOS IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
● PAUL JACKSON JR. - GUITAR
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
THE "BAHIA CONNECTION" - MEIA-NOITE, CALINHOS BROWN, ALFREDO MOURA, CARMEN ALICE,
● LUIS CONTE - PERCUSSION
"VAI QUEM VEM", GILSON, CICERO, ANTONIO CARLOS MAGALHAES, JR. AND TAVARES, JR.
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
JOE PIZZULO - YOU SOUND GREAT IN ANY LANGUAGE!
SERGIO MENDES / BRASILEIRO
THE GREAT GROOVE MASTER : JEFF PORCARO SESSION WORLD
GRACINHA - YOU ARE THE BEST! THANKS FOR THE GREAT VOCALS.
RICHARD ROSENBERG AND EVERYBODY AT TRIAD ARTISTS.
BOB KRASNOW - THANK YOU FOR THE ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT ALL THE WAY.
TOMMY LiPUMA - THANKS FOR YOUR BLESSINGS.
DAVID BITHER, CYNTHIA LEU AND EVERYBODY AT ELECTRA ENTERTAINMENT - THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
SALES DATE : 1992.
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PRODUCED BY : SERGIO MENDES
● MARCIO BAHIA - DRUMS
● CAROL ROGERS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● RENATO RODRIGUES
● GUSTAVO DI DALVA
● JUREMA SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
1. FANFARRA (CABUA-LE-LE)
● STEVE TAVAGLIONE - ALTO & TENOR SAXOPHONE
ARRANGED BY : HERMETO PASCOAL
● JIMMY JOHNSON - BASS
● JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS
● MICHAEL SHAPIRO - DRUMS & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● ALCEU DO CAVACO - CAVAQUINHO
SINGERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROJECT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK :
● JUSSARA SILVA - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● CARLINHOS BROWN - PERCUSSION
● VAI QUEM VEM - PERCUSSION
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - SYNTHESIZER EFFECTS
● KEVYN LETTAU - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VIVIAN MANSO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● KARLA PREITO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● MEIA NOITE - PERCUSSION
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARLINHOS BROWN, PULINHO CAMAFEW & EDMUNDO CARUSO
● ROBBIE BUCHANAN - KEYBOARDS & SYNTHESIZERS
● JOAO BOSCO - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
● ERIC PERSING - KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS PROGRAMMING
● CAROL ROGERS - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS
● VIVIAN MANSO - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● KEVYN LETTAU - BACKGROUND VOCALS
3. INDIADO
● 4:16 JEFF
4. WHAT IS THIS?
● 4:44
● TIAO NETO - PERCUSSION
● GRACINHA LEPORACE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
10. ESCONJUROS
● LEO SILVA - VOCALS
● FRANCISCA MARIA MONJARDIM - VOCALS
DISCOGRAPHY
CREDITS :
5. LUA SOBERANA
● 4:13 JEFF
6. SAMBADOURO
● 3:50 MICHAEL SHAPIRO
7. SENHORAS DO AMAZONAS
● 4:40 CARLOS BARA, JEFF (PERCUSSION)
8. KALIMBA
● 4:18 JEFF
9. BARABARE
● 3:23 JEFF
10. ESCONJUROS
● 3:39
11. PIPOCA
● 3:09 MARCIO BAHIA
12. MAGANO
● 4:34
13. CHORADO
● 3:23
14. FANFARRA (DESPERDIDA)
● 0:29
MUSICIANS :
● LTIBERE ZWARG - BASS
● JOVINO SANTOS NETO - KEYBOARDS
● SERGIO MENDES - KEYBOARDS, VOCALS
● HERMETO PASCOAL - KEYBOARDS
● CAROL ROGERS - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● KEVYN LETTAU - BACKGROUND VOCALS
● NATHAN EAST - BASS
6. SAMBADOURO
● ZECA
● MARIO CONCEICAO
● SIDINEI
● PAULO DIAS
● VADIUM
● BOGAN
● TRIPE
● SINHO
● LENINHO
● VAI QUEM VEM - PERCUSSION
● CARLINHOS BROWN - LEAD VOCALS, PERCUSSION
MUSIC & WORDS BY : CARLINHOS BROWN
ARRANGED BY : SERGIO MENDES, CARLINHOS BROWN & ALFREDO MOURA
● TIAO NETO - VOCALS
2. MAGALEMHA
● SERGIO MENDES - VOCALS
● LOURENCO OLEGARIO - VOCALS
● ROBSON SILVA - VOCALS
● KARLA PREITO - VOCALS
● JUSSARA SILVA - VOCALS
2. MAGALEMHA
● 3:37
● LELIA MONJARDIM - VOCALS
1. FANFARRA (CABUA-LE-LE)
● 4:01
