Thanks for that interesting link. Some of the Pixinguinha recordings
are reminiscent of early tangos. Listen to this tango from 1911

http://www.todotango.com/spanish/las_obras/grabacion.aspx?id=1135

Albert

--- In RedHotJazz@yahoogroups.com, David Richoux <tubaman@...> wrote:
>
> A bit of a discovery - a free collection of the music of Pixinguinha
> and other Choro musicians from the early 1900s onwards!
> (web translation is a bit rough, but you should be able to navigate
> pretty well.)
> http://acervos.ims.uol.com.br/php/level.php?lang=pt&component=38&item=37
>
> then click on the 4 links to Music Composed, Interpreted, Executed, or
> composed and interpreted by Pixinguinha.
>
> Some of the recordings remind me of early Blues field recording,
> others are quite polished. If you especially like early string bands,
> be sure to check this all out - I think you all will find some
> interesting parallels between early Jazz and Choro.
>
> David RIchoux
>
> On Dec 20, 2008, at 10:23 AM, David Richoux wrote:
>
> > On a somewhat related note - in Brazil from the 1840s through the
> > 1930s there was a very popular style of music called Choro - it was a
> > blend of European Polkas and other dance songs mixed with African and
> > South American indigenous rhythms. Wind and stringed instruments were
> > played, along with vocals and percussion. North American Ragtime and
> > Jazz influences were added to the mix in the late 1800s and early
> > 1900s - Samba eventually became more popular, but there is a major
> > revival of Choro style going on today! (A related style is Forro - a
> > more modern version of Choro.)
> >
> > The word "Choro" is roughly translated as "Cry" and that word has to
> > do with an emphasis on descending note patterns in the melody and
> > improvised solos. Interestingly, (especially for tuba players) the
> > Ophicleide was a major instrument in the bands and there were many
> > famous players of that difficult instrument. The saxophone eventually
> > replaced the Ophicleide in Brazil by the 1930s. The musician known as
> > Pixinguinha is probably the most famous star in the style, but there
> > were many other famous players and band leaders.
> >
> > I have been reading "Choro - A social History of a Brazilian Popular
> > Music" by Tamara Elena Livingston-Isenhour and there are a few
> > websites that cover this style of music - a link:
> > http://keepswinging.blogspot.com/2006/06/more-choro.html and there
> > are more links in the comments section of this blog.
> >
> > David RIchoux
> >
> > On Dec 20, 2008, at 5:36 AM, Albert Haim wrote:
> >