Demos

The following is a composite of clips from the audio recordings below.


Moondance – American swing pop
Besame Mucho – Latin bolero
Carinhoso – Brazilian choro
Influencia Do Jazz – Brazilian samba
Sway – Latin cha-cha
Besame – Brazilian slow bossa
Nao Deixe O Samba Morrer – Brazilian samba
Just The Two Of Us – American pop rock

Moondance (excerpt)


Recorded at Zolas Restaurant, Bells Corners, Ottawa – June 13, 2015

Jerry Sociedadevocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
Chris Thompson – bass
Angel Araos – percussion

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Besame Mucho


Rehearsal recording – June 24, 2015

Regina Teixeira – vocals
Jerry Sociedade – vocals
Ginny Simonds – piano
Chris Thompson – bass

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Carinhoso


Rehearsal recording – June 24, 2015

Regina Teixeira – vocals
Jerry Sociedade – vocals
Ginny Simonds – piano
Chris Thompson – bass

Carinhoso is a choro (cry, lament), an instrumental style of music popular in Rio in the 19th century. Ginny heard this style of music as she travelled in the northeastern state of Pernambuco in the beautiful historic region of Olinda. The style is characterized by a happy rhythm, virtuosity, improvisation, modulation in the chords, syncopation, and counterpoint. As a result it is quite complex and beautiful music. Carinhoso means caring or loving. The song was written by the famous Pixinguinha in 1917, but became popular in the late 1930s when the deeply poetic lyrics by Braguinha were added. The song speaks of courtship for unrequited love, but with hope that this person will return the affection once he or she sees how loving the singer is.

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Influencia Do Jazz


Recorded at Zolas Restaurant, Bells Corners, Ottawa – June 13, 2015

Jerry Sociedadevocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
Chris Thompson – bass
Angel Araos – percussion

Influencia Do Jazz is one of our favourite Brazilian songs written by Carlos Lyra. It is a tongue-in-cheek song about the influence of American jazz on Brazilian samba. Poor little samba got all confused with the arrival of jazz and almost disappeared. It had to return to the favelas to find its way again.

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Sway


Recorded at Zolas Restaurant, Bells Corners, Ottawa – June 13, 2015

Jerry Sociedadevocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
Chris Thompson – bass
Angel Araos – percussion

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Besame


Rehearsal recording – June 24, 2015

Regina Teixeira – vocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
Chris Thompson – bass

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Nao Deixe O Samba Morrer


Recorded at Ottawa’s GigSpace Performance Studio – May 9, 2015

Jerry Sociedadevocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
David Glover – sax

Chris Thompson – bass
Lu Frattaroli – percussion

The song was written in the mid seventies by two composers from the northeast of Brazil for singer Alcove who is known as one of the top female samba vocalists in Brazil. Nao Deixa O Samba Morrer translates as ‘do not let Samba die’. It is a poignant, heartfelt song that has served as an anthem to samba music in Brazil for the past forty years. Most people in Brazil know the words to the tune and join in on the chorus which says “Please do not let samba end do not let samba die. The hills are made of samba, the samba for all to samba.”.

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Just The Two Of Us (excerpt)


Recorded at Zolas Restaurant, Bells Corners, Ottawa – June 13, 2015

Jerry Sociedadevocals
Ginny Simonds
– piano
Chris Thompson – bass
Angel Araos – percussion

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