Sacundin Ben Samba Explained

Sacundin Ben Samba
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jorge Ben
Cover:	Jorge ben sacundin.jpg
Released:	1964
Genre:	Samba
Label:	Philips
Producer:	Armando Pittigliani^[1]
Prev Title:	Ben É Samba Bom
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Big Ben
Next Year:	1965

Sacundin Ben Samba is the second album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben, released in 1964.

Music and lyrics

The album is stylistically very similar to Ben's debut Samba Esquema Novo, although the rhetoric of protest music, inspired by the likes of João de Vale and Zé Keti and found in such songs as "Não desanima João", "Jeitão de preto velho", and "A princesa e o plebeu" sets it apart from its predecessors.^[2]

Critical reception

Along with Ben's first two records, Sacundin Ben Samba was described by Will Hermes as the "blueprint for much of modern Brazilian pop."^[3] Music critic Rodney Taylor, who was critical of the previous album, said Ben "rights himself ... with the bigger band arrangements fleshing out his sound rather than drowning it."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jorge Ben, except where noted

1. "Anjo Azul" – 2:48
2. "Nena Nana" – 2:52
3. "Vamos Embora "Uau"" – 2:32
4. "Capoeira" – 2:48
5. "Gimbo" – 2:35
6. "Carnaval Triste" (Paulo Bruce, Sérgio C. de Almeida) – 2:33
7. "A Princesa e o Plebeu" – 3:25
8. "Menina do Vestido Coral" – 3:31
9. "Pula Baú" – 2:28
10. "Jeitão de Preto Velho" – 3:04
11. "Espero por Você" (João Mello) – 2:04
12. "Não Desanima João" – 3:14

Personnel

• Jorge Ben – vocals, violão
• Luís Carlos Vinhas – piano, arrangements
• Manuel Gusmão – bass
• Pedro Paulo – trumpet
• Dom Um Romão – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.benjor.com.br/sec_disco_ficha.php?language=pt_BR&id=4 Jorge Ben Jor – Sacundin Ben samba
2. Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (2000). Tropicalismo: decadência bonita do samba. São Paulo: Boitempo Editorial.
3. Hermes, Will (May 2002). "Back in the day" Spin, Vol. 18, No. 5.
4. Web site: Hull. Tom. 8 December 2012. December 2012 Notebook. tomhull.com. 3 January 2019.