Thursday, February 19, 2009

Kompis! Kompis! crate findings in Santiago de Chile, part 6

So what's the fuzz about this 20'th-something version of Jorge Ben's "Mais que nada" that I found the other day digging around in this 34 degrees-Santiago-hell?! Well, to begin with it's Nancy Ames that performs it. A classy lady with an elegant and at the same time strong voice that some of you might know for her outstanding latin album "Latin pulse" with the winner "Carcara". And when it comes to the arrangement (by Stu Phillips), it is without a doubt much more interesting than most of the other covers of this Brazilian anthem - at least among the ones that are part of my collection. What makes the difference in Nancy Ames' version is the nerving vibraphone messing around all along the tune. All and all, I would say that this is one of the two best versions of "Mais que nada", together with Elza Soares completely hilarious dancefloor bomb from 1968.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Waiting for the next one!!!