Jackson Do Pandeiro - Côco Social from Os Donos Do Ritmo - Copacabana (1958)

Côco Social, from Jackson Do Pandeiro's rarest album from his 10" period, Os Donos Do Ritmo, is a great example of how Jackson could elevate a song that most others would make pedestrian. Côco Social is a côco rhythm, but grooves a bit like a marcha or a samba. Most songs recorded in a march style have aged badly. Jackson, almost without exception, knew how to rise above and create magic. 

Jackson Do Pandeiro - Os Donos Do Ritmo - Copacabana (1958)

Ary Lobo - Tudo Lembra Você from Piedade Senhor - Som (1972)

Tudo Lebra Você is a killer 1970s Ary Lobo track. This may be my favorite Lobo tune from his post-RCA and post-Cantagalo years. The SOM LPs are not quite as consistent as his earlier albums, but it is difficult to find fault with an artist who is a true genius. Ary Lobo's records stand up to anything that Jackson Do Pandeiro, Genival Lacerda and Luiz Gonzaga were releasing at the time. Often, Ary Lobo surpassed these greats.

Ary Lobo - Piedade Senhor - Som (1972)

Anastácia - Brincadeira De Mau Gosto from Vamos Xamegá - Tropicana (1972)

Anastácia is an unusual lady. She is one of the few female vocalists who also composed some of the best-loved songs in the height of forró. Anastácia's reedy soprano that was as distinctive as the voices of Marinés, Marinalva and Clemilda. 

Anastácia - Vamos Xamegá - Tropicana (1972)