Name: Playtime in Brazil
Brand: City Hall Records
SKU: 6591
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Playtime in Brazil

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Album: Playtime in Brazil
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Virgin Islands
2)	Co-Co-Coconut
3)	Mambo Negro
4)	Fidgety Samba, The
5)	Cheeky Parakeet, The
6)	Cuca
7)	Shoo the Little Fly Away
8)	Samba Rhapsody
9)	Viola! Viola!
10)	Playtime in Brazil
11)	Tipperary Samba
12)	Have You Seen My Love?
13)	Francesca
14)	Coffee, Cocoa, Tea
15)	Pocket Pete
16)	He Like It! She Like It!
17)	Choo-Choo Samba
18)	Poco Loco in the Coco
19)	Little Pepita
20)	It Never Happen' to Me
21)	Festival of Britian Calypso, The
22)	London Is the Place for Me
23)	Mary Ann
1)	Morocco
2)	Merry Mambo, The
3)	Happiness
4)	Happy Bird, The
5)	She Met a Handsome Banker
6)	Philosophize
7)	Pedro's Pretty Sister
8)	Delicado
9)	Baiao No Braz
10)	Noche Bueno
11)	They Say the Woman Always Pays
12)	Say 'Si Si'
13)	Bota, La
14)	Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
15)	Sax Cantabil?
16)	Madalena
17)	Nursery Samba, The
18)	Jingle Bells Calypso
19)	Que Bueno Debe Ser
20)	Serenade
21)	Rendezvous
22)	Mambo, El
23)	I Like Brazil

Album: Playtime in Brazil
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Virgin Islands
2)	Co-Co-Coconut
3)	Mambo Negro
4)	Fidgety Samba, The
5)	Cheeky Parakeet, The
6)	Cuca
7)	Shoo the Little Fly Away
8)	Samba Rhapsody
9)	Viola! Viola!
10)	Playtime in Brazil
11)	Tipperary Samba
12)	Have You Seen My Love?
13)	Francesca
14)	Coffee, Cocoa, Tea
15)	Pocket Pete
16)	He Like It! She Like It!
17)	Choo-Choo Samba
18)	Poco Loco in the Coco
19)	Little Pepita
20)	It Never Happen' to Me
21)	Festival of Britian Calypso, The
22)	London Is the Place for Me
23)	Mary Ann
1)	Morocco
2)	Merry Mambo, The
3)	Happiness
4)	Happy Bird, The
5)	She Met a Handsome Banker
6)	Philosophize
7)	Pedro's Pretty Sister
8)	Delicado
9)	Baiao No Braz
10)	Noche Bueno
11)	They Say the Woman Always Pays
12)	Say 'Si Si'
13)	Bota, La
14)	Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
15)	Sax Cantabil?
16)	Madalena
17)	Nursery Samba, The
18)	Jingle Bells Calypso
19)	Que Bueno Debe Ser
20)	Serenade
21)	Rendezvous
22)	Mambo, El
23)	I Like Brazil

Performer Notes

Recorded in 1951.
Personnel: Edmundo Ros (vocals, percussion); Bill Hudson (alto, flute, clarinet); Ken Dryden (flute, tenor saxophone); Ray Gibson (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Eric Spencer (piano); Barry Morgan (drums); Ginger Johnson (percussion).
Audio Remasterer: Charlie Crump.
Liner Note Author: Pertti Luhtala.
Recording information: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England (01/15/1951-12/20/1951).
In 1951, Latin American dance bandleader Edmundo Ros purchased the Coconut Grove in London's West End, rechristened it the Edmundo Ros Dinner & Supper Club, and conducted the first of many live broadcasts onsite over BBC radio. In 2002, 46 titles representing the bulk of his commercial studio output from 1951 were reissued on Playtime in Brazil a double-CD set comprising volumes 9 and 10 in Harlequin's multi-volume examination of Ros' first decade as a recording artist. Generally the band and the arrangements it follows are strong and inspired enough to make even the silliest or most superficial lyrics seem OK. You could really dance yourself into a sweat trying to keep up with this group once they settle into a groove. Recommended cookers include "Cuca," "Morocco," "Delicado," "Sax Cantabile," "Madalena," "Baiao No Braz," and "Que Bueno Debe Ser," and there is also a neatly crafted two-minute treatment of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White." This collection's approximately 30 vocal tracks are typical of the choices made by Ros as he strove to appeal to the world-wide public. He was especially skillful at maintaining his popularity in the U.K. In fact "Tipperary Samba," "Coffee, Cocoa, Tea," "The Festival of Britain Calypso," and "London Is the Place for Me" reflect his excellent social connections which included members of the Royal Family. Most Ros albums also contain some measure of foolishness. While "Poco Loco in the Coco" wins points for references to putting pepper in one's Jello, the prize for unmitigated ridiculousness goes to the worrisomely inane "Jingle Bells Calypso." ~ arwulf arwulf