AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Dori Caymmi

Artist:Dori Caymmi

Song:Gabriela's Song

Album:Dori Caymmi

Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist Dori Caymmi has been around since the 70s. Since moving to Los Angeles in 1989, he is more of a sideman and session musician but he still records occasionally. He was born Aug. 26, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His father was composer Dorival Caymmi and his mother was singer Stella Maris. Caymmi started taking piano lessons at age eight. And at the Conservatorio Lorenzo Fernandez, he studied music theory and harmony. Caymmi was a big part of the Tropicalia movement mostly as a songwriter and producer. He produced Eumir Deodato, Edu Lobo and Nara Leao and he wrote songs with Nelson Motta. He was an arranger and guitarist for Paul Winter and toured with him. He didn't record until the late 80s because didn't want to make pop music. But then Caymmi moved to Los Angeles in 1989. He seems to enjoy studio work. Gabriela's Song is from the 1989 album Dori Caymmi. This was Caymmi's first album after moving to Los Angeles. It was on Elektra's 80s jazz label Elektra Musician. Caymmi wrote Gabriela's Song with Jorge Amado. Sergio Mendes produced the album. The musicians are Los Angeles session men Gary Herbig on flute, Don Grusin on synthesizer, Jimmy Johnson on bass, Carlos Vega on drums and Laudir De Oliveira on percussion. Bassist Alphonso Johnson and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa made guest appearances. After Elektra Musician was closed, Caymmi recorded three albums for Quincy Jones' Qwest label. Since then he has recorded for small labels. But mostly he is in the studio recording with a who's who of the Los Angeles jazz scene. Here's Dori Caymmi with Larry Coryell and Roberto Lubamba on guitar, Billy Cobham on drums, Donald Harrison on tenor sax, Marcio Montarroyos on trumpet, Luiz Avellar on keyboards, Nico Assumpcao on bass and Djalma Correa on percussion performing Gabriela's Song at Live Under the Sky in Bahia, Brazil 1992. This is from the 1992 Larry Coryell CD and DVD Live from Bahia. The entire concert can be streamed on YouTube.