Nineteen Seventy Seven
Grupo Um
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Nineteen Seventy Seven

Grupo Um

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Release Date February 18, 2026
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Catalog No.UNCD-109
JAN/ISBN 4988044836518
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] The legendary group that renewed Brazilian fusion~progressive music under the military regime has evolved aggressively, and their second album recorded in '75 is now packaged for the first time in the world! Based in Jogelio Dupla's studio in Sao Paulo, the group "Un" was active under the military regime. The project began with the trio of Lelo Nazario (keyboards) and Ze Eduardo Nazario (drums), who were brothers and backing band members of Hermeto Pascual at the time, and Zeca Assuncao (bass), who was in the session band Mandala, By merging the simmering grooves of Afro-Brazil with the cutting-edge sounds of jazz-rock, fusion, and progressive rock, the trio became a force to be reckoned with in the Brazilian underground scene. Their debut album, which was never released, was never heard from again, but decades later, Lelo unearthed the master tapes in a warehouse, and two years ago Far Out guided the band to finally release the album. Now, after half a century, the second album, which was recorded in the same year as "Starting Point" but had never been released, is being released. The main difference is that saxophonist Roberto Zion and percussionist Carlinhos Goncalves have joined the band in addition to the three original members. The band's body of work, which had been trying to update Afro-Brazilian and avant-garde samba through tight playing, has been further expanded, and their intentions are immediately apparent in the ultra-fast session that opens the album, "Absurdo Mudo" (literally translated as "Mute Absurdity"). The aggressive side of the band that El Mate had fallen in love with on the eve of "Slaves Mass" is clearly emphasized in this number. Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Version 2)" mixes maracatu with Weather Report-style smooth fusion, and "Sambapsis" puts foho on the chopping block of free jazz. The performance of "Sambapsis" is even more passionate than that of "Starting Point" and surges like a muddy stream. The highlight of the show was keyboardist Lello's experimentation with modular synths. After touching the ARP2600 and EMS Synthi AKS installed in the studio and acquiring some weird soundscapes, he immediately put them into practice on "Mobile/Stabile". In 1978, the band premiered "Mobile/Stabile" at the first Sao Paulo International Jazz Festival. The organizer suddenly ordered the band to stop the performance. The rebellious spirit that leaked out from the band's unspoken words was opposed by the conservative regime, and the audience at the time criticized the band as "censorship of art". Finally, the second album was unveiled. A miraculous piece of work, a must have! Imported version for domestic distribution.

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Description in Japanese

ナインティーン・セヴンティーン・セヴン / グルーポ・ウン

軍事政権下にブラジリアン・フュージョン~プログレを更新した伝説のグループ、アグレッシブに進化した'75録音の第二作が世界初パッケージ化!! サンパウロに位置していたホジェリオ・ドゥプラのスタジオを拠点とし、軍事政権下の網目をかい潜るように活動していたグループ・ウン。当時のエルメート・パスコアルのバックバンドを務め、実の兄弟でもあったレロ・ナザリオ (キーボード)とゼー・エドゥアルド・ナザリオ (ドラム)に加え、セッションバンドのマンダラに参加していたゼカ・アスンソン (ベース)のトリオによって始まったこのプロジェクトは、アフロ・ブラジルの煮え立つグルーヴをジャズ・ロック~フュージョン~プログレといった最先端のサウンドと合流させることにより、ブラジルの地下シーンで一目置かれる存在となった。彼らが残した幻のデビュー・アルバムは長らく日の目を見ることができなかったものの、数十年の時を経てレロが倉庫よりマスターテープを発掘。2年前のFar Outの導きによってようやくリリースされることとなった。そしてこの度、『Starting Point』と同年に録音され、未発表であったという2ndアルバムが半世紀の時を経て発表される。前作と大きく異なるのは、オリジナル・メンバーの3人に加え、サックス奏者のロベルト・シオンとパーカッショニストのカルリーニョス・ゴンサルヴェスが新たに加入しているという点だ。タイトな演奏によってアフロ・ブラジル~アヴァンギャルド・サンバを更新しようとしていた彼らの身体はさらに拡張、アルバム冒頭の「Absurdo Mudo」 (直訳すれば「無言の不条理」)での超高速セッションを聞けばその意図するところは即座に伝わるだろう。『Slaves Mass』前夜のエルメートが惚れ込んでいた彼らのアグレッシブな側面が如実に強調されたナンバーだ。「Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Version 2)」ではマラカトゥをウェザー・リポート流のスムースなフュージョンと混成させ、「Sambapsis」ではフォホーをフリー・ジャズの俎上に乗せるなど、『Starting Point』以上に熱を孕んだ圧巻の演奏が濁流のように押し寄せる。さらに白眉なのはキーボーディストのレロによるモジュラー・シンセの実験。スタジオに導入されたARP2600やEMS Synthi AKSを触り、怪しいサウンド・スケープを獲得した彼は「Mobile/Stabile」にて早速実践に移る。これはモジュラー・シンセとブラジル音楽を融合させたサイケデリックかつ革新的な録音として、後のブラジル・ジャズ界に大きな波紋を広げることとなる。1978年の第1回サンパウロ国際ジャズフェスティバルでバンドは「Mobile/Stabile」を初演したが、なんとその最中に主催者が突然演奏の中断を指示。言葉を介さずとも節々から漏れ出る反骨精神は保守的な体制側より反発を受け、当時のオーディエンスからは「芸術への検閲」として激しい批判が巻き起こったという。ついにそのベールを脱ぐ幻の第二作。奇跡のような一枚、これは必携!! 輸入盤国内流通仕様。

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