Caterina spent the week-end at TV Record boss Paulinho Machado de Carvalho's country house (chacara) not far from the city.ġ1 April 1961 (Tuesday) - Caterina Valente spent the afternoon rehearsing with her band that's got Robert De Ryke on piano, Jean Warland in the bass and James Pratt at the drums. Caterina said she owns a Karmann-Ghia at home but bought a new Merceds Benz which has got more space. Caterina has already recorded Maysa's ' Felicidade infeliz' (Unhappy happiness) and 'Diz-me em setembro' (Dimmelo in settembre) which she recorded in Portugal.ġ0 April 1961 (Monday) - daily 'Ultima Hora' says Caterina Valente borrowed a Volkswagen beetle from Maria Elisa, a TV Record public-relations manager she befriended as soon as she arrived and drove around the city of Sao Paulo going anywhere she fancied. 'I have no immediate interest beyond music but living a simple life taking advantage of all the good things life give us'.Ĩ April 1961 (Saturday) - Caterina Valente arrived in Sao Paulo saying she is a big fan of Maysa and Agostinho dos Santos in a halting but legitimate Portuguese. To Caterina an artist should not constrain him-herself to social problems of his-her time which places her as an 'anti-engagement' performer which in itself is a political position. She says she has molded her artistic personality on jazz. Talking about jazz Caterina regrets that it is not sufficiently understood. She says television will soon be the most popular means of communication. She prefers performing live before the public. Miss Valente performs on TV, cinema, recording-studios and 'tours de chants'. She said she'll record as many Brazilian songs as possible in the near future. When asked which language she preferred Caterina said it depended on the type of music: she prefers French for 'up-tempo' songs and Italian is better for melancholy tunes.Ĭaterina declared she has a soft spot for South American music saying that nowadays Brazilian music is maybe the best in the world. She sings in Italian, French, German, Spanish and even in Portuguese and her records have been hits all over Europe. She's one of the most prominent names in European pop music today. Listening to them now proves me right… serving them was absolute pure joy.Caterina Valente in Sao Paulo: Flying straight from New York singer & actress Caterina Valente arrived in Sao Paulo on 8 April 1961.Ĭaterina is German but was born in Paris of Italian parents and lives actually in Switzerland. Reflecting on the album, Eric noted, “I’m a lucky guy who gets to sing some really exquisite songs. Highlights include: The touching ballad Until it’s time for you to go the first recording of Eric accompanying himself on the guitar, the jazzy Rhythm in my nursery rhymes with Caterina Valente on guitar and the late Silvio Franceso on clarinet, Put the weight on my shoulder with the soulful trumpet of Franco Ambrosetti, the Latin version of The Christmas Song with the dynamic Iguazu acoustic trio and a live version of the swinging Miles Blowin. Now, he’s sharing 17 songs which include 2 brand new recordings, previously unreleased tracks, alternative versions and EDM remixes. His private music vault holds all the master tapes he’s recorded for the past 2 decades.
Eric van Aro’s “… from the Beginning and more” is an anthology spanning the past 20 years of his recording career.