Little blues
Studio album by
Flávio Guimarães
Released1995
RecordedSeptember, 1994 - January, 1994
GenreBlues, Jazz
Length63:11
LabelEldorado
ProducerFlávio Guimarães
Flávio Guimarães chronology
Little blues
(1995)
On the loose
(2000)

Little blues is the first solo album recorded by the Brazilian singer and harmonica player Flávio Guimarães. The album counts with the participation of many famous blues artists from Brazil and abroad, such as Paulo Moura, Ed Motta, Roberto Frejat and Sugar Blue. The songs in the disc also presents some influences of the jazz.[1]

Track listing[2]

#TitleSongwritersLength
1."Telephone blues"George "Harmonica" Smith3:00
2."Take five"Paul Desmond6:58
3."Blues jam for Charlie"Flávio Guimarães5:49
4."Honest I do"Jimmy Reed3:16
5."Blue stu"Robben Ford8:01
6."Free delay"Flávio Guimarães0:59
7."Hoochie coochie man"Willie Dixon5:07
8."Sick and tired"C. Kenner, D. Bartholomew4:21
9."Surfing"Flávio Guimarães, Kadu Menezes, Otávio Rocha, Ugo Perrotta3:06
10."Baby, please don't go"Big Joe Williams3:44
11."Hand jive"J. Otis3:47
12."Na Baixa do Sapateiro"Ary Barroso6:53
13."Tin sandwich swing"Mike Turk4:26
14."Russo's blues"Paulo Russo2:18
15."Blues pra Márcia"Flávio Guimarães1:18

Personnel

  • Flávio Guimarães: vocals (except in "Honest I do"), harmonicas and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia")
  • Otávio Rocha: guitars and acoustic guitars (except in "Baby, please don't go") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia")
  • Marco Tomasso: piano (except in "Baby, please don't go")
  • Paulo Russo: bass (in "Take five", "Blues jam for Charlie", "Blue stu", "Na Baixa do Sapateiro", "Tin sandwich swing" and "Russo's blues")
  • Ugo Perrotta: bass (in "Hoochie coochie man", "Sick and tired", "Surfing" and "Hand jive") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia")
  • Pedro Strasser: drums (in "Take five", "Blues jam for Charlie", "Blue stu", "Na Baixa do Sapateiro", "Tin sandwich swing" and "Russo's blues")
  • Kadu Menezes: drums (in "Free delay", "Hoochie coochie man", "Sick and tired", "Surfing", "Hand jive" and "Blues pra Márcia") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia")

Special guests:

  • Sugar Blue: harmonica (in "Telephone blues" and "Sick and tired")
  • Ed Motta: vocals (in "Honest I do")
  • Mauro Senise: saxophone (in "Blue stu")
  • Roberto Frejat: guitars (in "Baby, please don't go")
  • George Israel: saxophone (in "Baby, please don't go")
  • Rodrigo: bass (in "Baby, please don't go")
  • Mauricio Gaetani: piano (in "Baby, please don't go")
  • Rildo Hora: harmonica (in "Na Baixa do Sapateiro")

References

  1. Travassos, Edson. "Flávio Guimarães: 20 anos de estrada". Revista Blues'n'Jazz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. "Little Blues - Flávio Guimarães". Cliquemusic (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2010.



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