Um Sr. Talento
Sergio Ricardo
1964
Why This Album Matters
Released in 1963, Um Sr. Talento is Sérgio Ricardo's third album and represents a landmark in the artist's career, consolidating his own voice after significant experiences in the Brazilian and international musical and cinematographic scenes. The album stands out for presenting twelve unreleased compositions penned by him, signalling a phase of great creative effervescence and an increasingly engaged and original artistic stance. This work emerges at a transitional moment in Ricardo's career, who, already recognised for his participation in Bossa Nova and his involvement with Cinema Novo, sought to explore new musical avenues and themes. The album's title, moreover, already hints at the artist's multiplicity of talents, which went beyond music, also encompassing film direction.
Context
Before recording Um Sr. Talento, Sérgio Ricardo had already established himself as a prominent figure in the Brazilian cultural scene. He was one of the first to release an LP in the Bossa Nova style, with the album A Bossa Romântica de Sérgio Ricardo, which included hits like the song "Zelão". However, his criticism of the lack of social engagement in many bossa nova compositions led him to distance himself from the movement. In 1961, Ricardo entered Cinema Novo, directing the short film Menino da Calça Branca, which won awards and was taken to international festivals. In 1962, he participated in the historic Bossa Nova Festival at Carnegie Hall and spent eight months in New York and the French Riviera, consolidating his artistic experience before returning to Brazil for the recording of Um Sr. Talento.
Recording
The album Um Sr. Talento was recorded at Philips studios, under the production of Aloysio de Oliveira, a figure of great relevance in Brazilian music. The collaboration with Oliveira reinforces the importance of this work in Sérgio Ricardo's discography.
Songs
The album features a repertoire of twelve unreleased compositions, all penned by Sérgio Ricardo, except for "Esse Mundo É Meu", which had lyrics by Ruy Guerra. Among the standout tracks are "Folha de Papel", "Enquanto a Tristeza não Vem", "Barravento", "A Fábrica" and "Menino da Calça Branca", the latter sharing its title with his award-winning short film. The album also includes tracks such as "Manhã", "O Tamborim", "Só Eu Sei", "Terezinha de Jesus", "A Vizinha" and "Olá".
Rankings
Tracks
Credits
Rodrigo Arnaz
Miguel Roldán
Juan Carlos Acosta
Miguel Roldán
Axel Gonzalez, Brenda Nava, Jafet Luna
Paula Martínez
Sylvia Massy
Paulina Torrescano
Antonio Rivas Guerrero, Irene Alcántara Braham
Đorđe Stijepović
Alex Anthony Faide
Money Mark
Melchor Magaña
Alejandro Méndez
Jacobo Lieberman
Naoko Kobayashi
Alejandro Díaz
Ana Tijoux
Mickey "Huidos" Huidobro, Paco Ayala
Randy Ebright
Tito Fuentes
Claudia Lozano
Jordi Puig
Javier Montemayor, OCESA Seitrack
Alexandra Congrains, Benito Portes, Germán Verdi, Jose De Las Casas, Juliette Amador, Miriam Miyara, Ricardo Ramírez, Roberto Ramírez, Salvador Noriega, Steven Alvarez, Yanina Drosi
Edson Fukuda
Omar Salinas
Miguel Márquez
Miguel Tapia
Augustín Elgorriaga
Paloma Medaglia
Juan Bar
Alejo Sarquisse
Oliver Barrón
Antonio Rebollar
Fulvio Camacho
Julio Arellano
Ariana Montaño
Carlos "Jiju" Ruiz
Lauro González
Hugo González
Karel David Sánchez
Ramón Reyes
Leonardo Valenzuela
Jonathan Guzmán
Jacobo Velázquez
Sebastián Pérez
Mituso Inoue
Alex Sedano
Cristian Cardenas
Eduardo López
Barbara Vega Mua, Cinthia Martinez, Fernando Carrillo
Mariana Velaźquez, Rainer Lorenzo
Félix Peralta
Paul Mawhar
Cesar Hernandez
Paul Del Pin
Andrea Fortes, Diana Bonilla, Florencia Pessarini, Maria Espino, Maria Jorba, Mayela Macias, Stefano Vidal, Uriel Delgado
Marichu Perez Cesari
Juan José Cuevas, Valfré Salgado
Enrique Guerrero Arellano, Ricardo Santos Tenorio
Emma Lemus
Led Project, Meridian Proaudio, PRG Mexico, Rigging Plot, Team Hi
Alex Mugártegui
Antonio Contreras
Ricardo Elizondo
Pepe Aranda
Jim Burns, Robert Small
Miguel Roldán
Eduardo Lebrija
José Viggiano, Marc Zimet, Michelle Alberty
Félix Peralta
Natalia Escobar
Angeles Roldán
Antonio Contreras, Luis López
Federico Cuervo
Tiago Worcman
Greenline
Mariamar Miranda
César Calderón Pérez, Diego Eduardo Durán Ramírez, Héctor Fosado Fuentes, Jonathan Franco Cástro, Ángel Adrían Cruz González
Alejandro Arballo, Julian Baños, Karim Igleias
Juan Vilchez, Luís Abraham Medina Acosta
Fransisco Enrique Olivera Mateos, Héctor Hugo Mendoza Cortes
Irving Stalin Nájera Cortés
José Manuel Hernández Mendoza
Roberto Carlos Castaño Sánchez
Alejandra Valdez, Alvaro Jimenez, Paula Garcia
Higinio Cabiedes
Carlos Ruben Gonzalez, Gerardo Ponce De León, Isabel Maia Moreira, Miguel Carillo, Richard Rubens Curbelo, Rodrigo Socci
Aldo Elizalde Lopez, Ander Cabiedes Capistrangarza, Aquileo Navarro Perez, Brandon Garcia De Jesus, Dante Omar Cuevas Canchola, Ignacio Humberto Elizalde Lugo, Israel Garcia Martinez, Juan Gilberto Martinez Perez, Julio Cesar Garcia Bautista, Leonardo Bautista Perez, Marcos Quirino Mora, Missael Andres Aparicio, Sandra Perez Najera, Sergio Alvarez Hidalgo, Uriel Bautista Ramirez, Victor Manuel Salinas Lopez
Alejandra B Amaya Diaz, Arturo Lemus Muñiz, Balbina Del Carmen Moreno Cruz, Carlos Amaya Diaz, Carmen Irene Puga Velásquez, Gilberto Ivan Amaya Diaz, Ian Alejandro Amaya Diaz, Marco Antonio Lugo Rico, Oscar Diaz Morales
Eloisa Arregui, Marcos Castro
Alan Ruiz, Filiberto Castro Navarrete
Daniel Zamora
Alejandro Orozco Saucedo
Erick Escobar Rojo
Alejandro Luna Rodriguez
Ivan Alejandro Sanchez, Juan Antonio Hernandez
Alfonso Toledo, Aline Herrera, Ana Cristina Ficachi, Carolina Cruz, Christian Gimenez, Florencia Malena, Francisco Garcia, Gabriela Herrera, Lorena Marines, Lucila Tarzia, María Teresa Hernández, Pablo Balmaceda, Rafael Martinez, Roberto Acosta, Tamara Conforti, Valeria Nava
Francisco Enrique Olivera Mateos, Héctor Hugo Mendoza Nieto
César Calderón Pérez, Diego Eduardo Durán Ramírez, Héctor Fosado Fuentes, Jonathan Franco Cástro, Ángel Adrían Cruz González
Irving Stalin Nájera Cortés, José Manuel Hernández Mendoza
Roberto Carlos Castaño Sánchez
Luís Abraham Medina Acosta
Andres Tinajero, Natalia D'Errico
Alexis Lopez, Gustavo Perez, Natalia Escobar
Alfredo Vega, Hector Rojas
Alejandra Castellanos, Hector Ramírez, Joseph Lopez, Montserrat Garcia, Paola Mendoza, Stevan Jendi, Tania Blanco
José Antonio Suarez Seelbach
Christian Olivares, Cristian Montiel, David Aguila, Erick Julián, Giovanni Salas, Rodrigo Frias
Roman Garcia
Alejandro Martioolia, Ivan Ramos, Luis Aguilar, Raymundo Zarazua
Angel Santibáñez Rodriguez, Filiberto Castro Navarrete, Gerardo Ramírez Ramos, Mario Aron Matos Santos, Salvador Núñez Macías
Roberto Gorostieta De La Rosa
Manuel Huitron, Ruben Prado
Cesar Astínza
Guillermo Vidal, Habraham Maya, Javier Carreto, Jose Mena, Karlo Enrique Perez, Kate Sanchez, Roberto Cruz, Vladimir Oliviera
Lluvia Verduzco Graciano
Honorio Alberto Rosas Salazar, Jeadson Daniel Bruno Flores, José Odilón Velazquez
Ernesto Flores Collazo, Guillermo Carlos Ibarra
Ernesto Flores, Felipe Aguilar, Jose Luis Hidalgo
Luis Arau, Luz Sanchez
Sean Saylor
Natalia Juliao
Marc Zimet
Guillermo Reyna, Nicolás Pérez
Anna Muehlichen, Daniel Davila, Mateo Barragan, Phil Levine
Oscar Cortes
Alfonso, Alo Briones, Filmared, Luis López
Gustavo Borner, Jay Marcovitz
Luis Guillermo García Berumen, Mauro Scuzarello, Raúl Ferreira Guevara
Gustavo Borner, Mariano Lanus
Gabino Guillen
Aaron Morales, Joel Galvan
Diana Bonilla, Mayela Macias
Berenice Ramos
Sofia De Antuñano
Victor Lam
Victor Chávez
Books
Analyses
The Music of Parallel Realities: Sergio Ricardo - Um Sr. Talento (1964)
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