Aqua do Brasil
Well-Known Member
Dear Mendes fans,
During my years as a designer/art-director with Capitol/EMI records in The Netherlands i was hooked by one hell of a tremendous group of Latin/American musicians:
The Latin-fusion jazz ensemble CALDERA.
The centerpoint of the group was leader and keyboard wizard Eduardo del Barrio, with the late Carlos Vega (shot himself to death at the age of 47 several years ago) on the drums an Steve Tavligione on flute/sax, with Mike Azevedo on percussion and Jorge Strunz on guitars plus several guest musicians.
The sound of the group was ahead of its time.
They released 4 albums on Capitol records and a fifth
album is still laying on the shelfs at Capitol.
Never ever released on CD till now, a shame!
Is there a Mendes/Caldera connection ? Yes and no!
Is there a Caldera/Herb Alpert/Lani Hall connection? Certainly!
Sergio hired the late Carlos Vega and Steve Tavligione on his albums Oceano and Arara. And, but I am not sure about it but Steve Tavligione played sax with Sergio Mendes and Brasil 2000.
Alpert recorded Eduardo del Barrio with Oscar Castro Neves at the last album of Stan Getz on A&M.
Del Barrio played and arranged on Lani Halls Brasil Nativo and with his brother Jorge del Barrio on a Spanish influencend Alpert album from the early nineties.
Caldera was great!
All the best,
Aqua do Brasil
During my years as a designer/art-director with Capitol/EMI records in The Netherlands i was hooked by one hell of a tremendous group of Latin/American musicians:
The Latin-fusion jazz ensemble CALDERA.
The centerpoint of the group was leader and keyboard wizard Eduardo del Barrio, with the late Carlos Vega (shot himself to death at the age of 47 several years ago) on the drums an Steve Tavligione on flute/sax, with Mike Azevedo on percussion and Jorge Strunz on guitars plus several guest musicians.
The sound of the group was ahead of its time.
They released 4 albums on Capitol records and a fifth
album is still laying on the shelfs at Capitol.
Never ever released on CD till now, a shame!
Is there a Mendes/Caldera connection ? Yes and no!
Is there a Caldera/Herb Alpert/Lani Hall connection? Certainly!
Sergio hired the late Carlos Vega and Steve Tavligione on his albums Oceano and Arara. And, but I am not sure about it but Steve Tavligione played sax with Sergio Mendes and Brasil 2000.
Alpert recorded Eduardo del Barrio with Oscar Castro Neves at the last album of Stan Getz on A&M.
Del Barrio played and arranged on Lani Halls Brasil Nativo and with his brother Jorge del Barrio on a Spanish influencend Alpert album from the early nineties.
Caldera was great!
All the best,
Aqua do Brasil