Telecommunication

• Artist: Azymuth
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• Release Date: 1982
• Total Time: 37:44
• Genre: Jazz

Review

A mixed bag that has more strengths than weaknesses, Telecommunication demonstrates Azymuth's ability to occasionally get into trouble when resorting to hi-tech gimmickry for its own sake, but also illustrates how rewarding the Brazilian trio can be. With its vocoder-ish hijinks, the funk-influenced "May I Have This Dance" is a dated and corny bit of silliness unworthy of Azymuth. But there's also much to admire on this CD, including the haunting "The House I Lived In," the sensuous "Country Road," and the sentimental "Last Summer in Rio." Though keyboardist/pianist José Roberto Bertrami and bassist/guitarist Alex Malheiros do not always stretch out enough, the results are quite appealing when they do. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Estreito de Taruma	Ivan Conti	Azymuth	(4:18)
What Price Samba (Quanto Vale um Samba)		Azymuth	(6:15)
Country Road (Chão de Terra)	Alex Malheiros	Azymuth	(3:30)
May I Have This Dance? (Conçede-Me Esta Dança?)		Azymuth	(5:10)
Nothing Will Be as It Was (Nada Seré Como Antes)	Milton Nascimento	Azymuth	(3:08)
Last Summer in Rio		Azymuth	(10:45)
The House I Lived In (A Casa Em Que Vivi)		Azymuth	(5:51)
Prelude		Azymuth

Credits

José Roberto Bertrami (Keyboards), Sidinho Moreira (?), Helio Delmiro (Guitar (Electric)), George Horn (Digital Mastering), Aleuda (Percussion), Georgia Gillfillan (Design), Ivan Conti (?), Phil Bray (Photography), José Roberto Bertrami (Producer), José Roberto Bertrami (Percussion), Ivan Conti (Drums), Alex Malheiros (Guitar (Bass)), Doto (Repique), Ivan Conti (Percussion), Doto (?), Alex Malheiros (Fretless Bass), Helio Delmiro (?), Alex Malheiros (Bass (Electric)), Alex Malheiros (Producer), Yann Trequesser (Photography), Wanderley Loureiro (Engineer), Aleua (?), Claudio Farias (Engineer), Rafael Azulay (Engineer), Lacy Encok (Engineer), José Roberto Bertrami (Vocoder), Alex Malheiros (?), José Roberto Bertrami (Organ), Alex Malheiros (Vocals), Alex Malheiros (Bass), Alex Malheiros (Guitar (Acoustic)), José Roberto Bertrami (Vocals), Phil Carroll (Art Direction), José Roberto Bertrami (?), Danny Kopelson (Remixing), Sidinho Moreira (Percussion)