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This 1973 album for MPS is listed on Wikipedia as a live recording; it’s \u201clive\u201d only in the sense that it was cut that way in the studio. Recorded October 1971 at MPS’ Black Forest studio, Images on Guitar<\/i> features Brazilian guitarist Powell (born Baden Powell de Aquino) backed by Ernesto Gonsalves<\/b> (bass), Joaquim Paes Henriques<\/b> (drums) and Alfredo Bessa<\/b> on atabaque and other percussion. Janine de Waleyne<\/b> shares vocals with Powell.<\/p>\n
Four of the tunes here are vocal-led, four are instrumental. One of the latter \u2013 \u201cSentimentos \u2013 Se Voce Pergunta, Nunca Vai Saber\u201d is a Baden Powell solo. All tunes are very much in the acoustic Brazilian style made popular by Antonio Carlos Jobim<\/b>, Powell and a select few others.<\/p>\n
\u201cPetit Waltz\u201d is perhaps the disc’s most effective number: its first half features a finely-textured performance by Powell and Bessa; only after that has run its course does the rest of the band join in. Powell accents his precise and expressive chording with a bit of picking, but it’s mostly a showcase for the effective uses to which guitar chords can be applied.<\/p>\n
The crystalline voice of Waleyne is equally evocative when warbling wordlessly (\u201cAte-Eu\u201d) or singing in Portuguese (\u201cViolao Vagabundo\u201d). On the latter, she engages in some scat vocalizing; even if we don’t understand her language, the emotions come through loud and clear.<\/p>\n
The most playful and upbeat tune on the set is \u201cBlues a Volont\u00e9.\u201d Its composers \u2013 Powell and Waleyne \u2013 smartly hybridize Brazilian musical forms with North American blues structure; the result is thrilling and invites repeat plays. It’s the clear highlight of Images on Guitar<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Powell’s solo \u201cSentimentos\u201d slows things back down, presenting an intricate and pensive performance from the guitarist. \u201cE de Lei\u201d features a descending melodic line that gives Powell plenty of room in which to do some interesting things with his instrument; it’s also the least \u201cBrazilian-sounding\u201d tune in this collection.<\/p>\n
Images on Guitar<\/i> closes with the unimaginatively-named \u201cCanto.\u201d Thankfully the song is more creative than its title. With a Spanish feel, it’s mysterious and slightly foreboding tune with lots of space between the notes; those spaces \u2013 and Waleyne’s wordless vocals \u2013 only add to the mystery.<\/p>\n
The 2016 reissue features a gatefold sleeve with black-and-white photos plus liner notes in German and English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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