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Batucada (Walter Wanderley album)

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Batucada
Studio album by
Walter Wanderley
Released1967 (1967)
RecordedMay 16, 1967–June 25, 1967
StudioWestern Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Length36:42
LabelVerve
ProducerCreed Taylor
Walter Wanderley chronology
Organ-ized
(1967)
Batucada
(1967)
Popcorn
(1967)
Singles from Batucada
  1. "On the South Side of Chicago" / "Minha Saudade"
    Released: 1967

Batucada is a 1967 album by Brazilian musician Walter Wanderley. Batucada refers to a fast and repetitive style of samba music played with percussion instruments and is used as an intro on the third track, "Batucada."

Critical reception

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John Bush of AllMusic described Wanderley's organ sound as "veer[ing] close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening," but said that "fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Use in media

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The song "Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)" was used in an episode of Breaking Bad titled "Hermanos."[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLength
1."On the South Side of Chicago"2:41
2."O Barquinho"3:03
3."Batucada"2:09
4."It Hurts to Say Goodbye"2:10
5."Os Grilos (The Crickets Sing for Anamaria)"4:27
6."Minha Saudade"2:46
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."É Preciso Cantar"3:33
2."So What's New?"3:10
3."Wave"3:16
4."Ainda Mais Lindo (More Beautiful)"3:20
5."Ela E Carioca (She's a Carioca)"3:30
6."Jequibau (Pretty Butterfly)"2:37

Personnel

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  • Walter Wanderleyorgan, piano
  • Jose Marino, Sebastian Neto – bass
  • Acy R. Lehman – cover design
  • Irv Elkin – cover photo
  • Val Valentin – Engineering Director
  • Dom Um Romao, Paulinho – Drums
  • Lee Herschberg, Rudy Hill – Recording Engineer
  • Marcos Valle – Guitar
  • Marcos Valle (tracks: side one - 3, 5; side two - 1, 4,), Walter Wanderley (tracks: side one - 2; side two - 2, 3, 5, 6) – Mixer, Arranger
  • Lu Lu Ferreira – Percussion
  • Creed Taylor – Producer
  • Claudio Miranda (tracks: side two - 5), Talya Ferro (tracks: side two - 3, 5) – Vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Walter Wanderley: Batucada". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Catlin, S. & George, M. (Writers), & Rencr, J. (Director). (2011, September 4). Hermanos. [Television series episode] In V. Gilligan (Producer), Breaking Bad. New York City: AMC.