Tim Maia Voce Brazil ps samba mpb jazz latin soul EP 45 jorge ben 1972 Gal costa

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ARTIST: Tim Maia‎ TITLE: Você / Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)
LABEL: Polydor ‎– 2249 006
RECORD GRADE: G+ (writing on ctr labels) SLEEVE GRADE: VG 

NOTES: Brazilian import! See pics! 
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The list List of Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Brazilian Music Records Number Title Year Artists 1 Acabou Chorare 1972 Novos Baianos 2 Tropicalia ou Panis et Circencis 1968 Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes, Nara Leão, Torquato Neto, Capinam, Rogério Duprat 3 Construção 1971 Chico Buarque 4 Chega de Saudade 1959 João Gilberto 5 Secos & Molhados 1973 Secos & Molhados 6 A Tábua de Esmeralda 1974 Jorge Ben 7 Clube da Esquina 1972 Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges 8 Cartola 1976 Cartola 9 Os Mutantes 1968 Os Mutantes 10 Transa 1972 Caetano Veloso 11 Elis & Tom 1974 Elis Regina and Tom Jobim 12 Krig-ha, Bandolo! 1973 Raul Seixas 13 Da Lama ao Caos 1994 Chico Science & Nação Zumbi 14 Sobrevivendo no Inferno 1997 Racionais MC's 15 Samba Esquema Novo 1963 Jorge Ben 16 Fruto Proibido 1975 Rita Lee & Tutti Frutti 17 Racional 1975 Tim Maia 18 Afrociberdelia 1996 Chico Science & Nação Zumbi 19 Cabeça Dinossauro 1986 Titãs 20 Fa-Tal - Gal A Todo Vapor 1971 Gal Costa 21 Dois 1986 Legião Urbana 22 A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado 1970 Os Mutantes 23 Coisas (Moacir Santos album) 1965 Moacir Santos 24 Roberto Carlos Em Ritmo de Aventura 1967 Roberto Carlos (singer) 25 Tim Maia 1970 Tim Maia 26 Expresso 2222 1972 Gilberto Gil 27 Nós Vamos Invadir sua Praia 1985 Ultraje a Rigor 28 Roberto Carlos 1971 Roberto Carlos (singer) 29 Os Afro-Sambas 1966 Baden Powell e Vinicius de Moraes 30 A Dança da Solidão 1972 Paulinho da Viola 31 Carlos, Erasmo 1971 Erasmo Carlos 32 Pérola Negra 1973 Luiz Melodia 33 Caymmi e Seu Violão 1959 Dorival Caymmi 34 Lóki? 1974 Arnaldo Baptista 35 Estudando o Samba 1976 Tom Zé 36 Falso Brilhante 1976 Elis Regina 37 Caetano Veloso 1968 Caetano Veloso 38 Maria Fumaça 1977 Banda Black Rio 39 Selvagem? 1986 Os Paralamas do Sucesso 40 Legião Urbana 1985 Legião Urbana 41 Meus Caros Amigos 1976 Chico Buarque 42 Bloco do Eu Sozinho 2001 Los Hermanos 43 Refazenda 1975 Gilberto Gil 44 Mutantes (album) 1969 Os Mutantes 45 Raimundos 1994 Raimundos 46 Chaos A.D. 1993 Sepultura 47 João Gilberto 1973 João Gilberto 48 As Aventuras da Blitz 1982 Blitz 49 Tim Maia Racional Vol 2 1976 Tim Maia 50 Revolver 1975 Walter Franco 51 Clara Crocodilo 1980 Arrigo Barnabé 52 Cartola 1974 Cartola 53 Novo Aeon 1975 Raul Seixas 54 Refavela 1977 Gilberto Gil 55 Nervos de Aço 1973 Paulinho da Viola 56 Amoroso 1977 João Gilberto 57 Roots 1996 Sepultura 58 The Composer of Desafinado, Plays 1963 Tom Jobim 59 Canção do Amor Demais 1958 Elizeth Cardoso 60 Gil & Jorge: Ogum, Xangô 1975 Gilberto Gil e Jorge Ben 61 Fôrça Bruta 1970 Jorge Ben 62 MM 1989 Marisa Monte 63 Milagre dos Peixes 1973 Milton Nascimento 64 Show Opinião 1965 Nara Leão, João do Vale e Zé Kéti 65 Nelson Cavaquinho 1973 Nelson Cavaquinho 66 Cinema Transcendental 1979 Caetano Veloso 67 África Brasil 1976 Jorge Ben 68 Ventura 2003 Los Hermanos 69 Samba Esquema Noise 1994 Mundo Livre S/A 70 Getz/Gilberto 1963 João Gilberto, Stan Getz e Tom Jobim 71 Noel Rosa e Aracy de Almeida 1950 Aracy de Almeida 72 Jardim Elétrico 1971 Os Mutantes 73 Angela Ro Ro 1979 Angela Ro Ro 74 Õ Blésq Blom 1989 Titãs 75 Tim Maia 1971 Tim Maia 76 A Bad Donato 1970 João Donato 77 Canções Praieiras 1954 Dorival Caymmi 78 Gilberto Gil 1968 Gilberto Gil 79 Álibi 1978 Maria Bethânia 80 Gal Costa 1969 Gal Costa 81 Psicoacústica 1988 Ira! 82 O Inimitável 1968 Roberto Carlos 83 Matita Perê 1973 Tom Jobim 84 Qualquer Coisa/Jóia 1975 Caetano Veloso 85 Jovem Guarda 1965 Roberto Carlos 86 Beleléu, Leléu, Eu 1980 Itamar Assumpção e Banda Isca de Polícia 87 Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão 1994 Marisa Monte 88 Nada como um Dia após o Outro Dia 2002 Racionais MC's 89 Carnaval na Obra 1998 Mundo Livre S/A 90 Quem é Quem 1973 João Donato 91 Cantar 1974 Gal Costa 92 Wave 1967 Tom Jobim 93 Lado B Lado A 1999 O Rappa 94 Vivendo e Não Aprendendo 1986 Ira! 95 Doces Bárbaros 1976 Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil e Maria Bethânia 96 A Sétima Efervescência 1997 Jupiter Apple 97 Araçá Azul 1973 Caetano Veloso 98 Elis 1972 Elis Regina 99 Revoluções por Minuto 1985 RPM 100 Circense 1980 Egberto Gismonti

The seismic shift in Brazilian popular music began with the deep, gravelly baritone of Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, better known as Tim Maia, whose run of self-titled albums in the early 1970s effectively imported the DNA of North American soul and funk into the heart of Rio de Janeiro. Born in the Tijuca neighborhood, Maia was a founding member of the Matoso Gang alongside future legends Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos, but it was his transformative five-year stint in the United States—performing with the vocal group The Ideals and absorbing the gospel-infused grit of Stax and Motown—that defined his sonic trajectory. Upon his deportation in 1964, Maia returned to Brazil armed with a "Wall of Sound" sensibility that merged samba-rock rhythms with high-fidelity horn sections and intricate bass grooves. His 1970 debut, simply titled Tim Maia, broke the aesthetic constraints of the MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) establishment, delivering timeless anthems like "Azul da Cor do Mar" and "Primavera," which showcased a level of vocal vulnerability and rhythmic precision previously unheard in the lusophone world.

The subsequent "self-titled" releases between 1971 and 1973 represent a golden era of Samba-Soul, where Maia’s command of the groove became the blueprint for the burgeoning Black Rio movement. These records are masterclasses in cross-continental fusion, blending the acoustic textures of the violão with the aggressive syncopation of funk and the lush arrangements of orchestral soul. Tracks such as "Não Quero Dinheiro (Só Quero Amar)" and "Gostava Tanto de Você" solidified his reputation as a "hit machine," yet his notorious unreliability and "Vale Tudo" (anything goes) hedonism made him as much a folkloric figure as a musical one. This period is marked by a raw, unpretentious celebration of Afro-Brazilian identity and carnal joy, punctuated by his booming, elastic voice that could shift from a gentle, romantic whisper to a gut-wrenching, raspy roar within a single measure. His independent spirit eventually led to the creation of Seroma, Brazil's first truly independent music label, allowing him to bypass the gatekeeping of major distributors and maintain creative control over his increasingly ambitious arrangements.

No discussion of Tim Maia’s self-titled legacy is complete without the radical departure of the "Racional" phase (1974–1975), an era of extreme spiritual devotion that produced some of the most sought-after cult records in history. During this time, Maia joined the Universo em Desencanto (Universe in Disenchantment) cult, leading him to shave his beard, abandon drugs and alcohol, and dedicate his music to the "Rational Culture." The resulting albums, Tim Maia Racional, Vol. 1 & 2, stripped away the chaotic excesses of his earlier work in favor of a clean, minimalist, and hyper-focused funk sound. While the lyrics were essentially recruitment tools for the cult, the musicality—anchored by crystalline guitar lines and rock-solid drumming—reached a level of perfection that even Maia himself later struggled to replicate. After his disillusioned exit from the sect, he famously ordered the destruction of the master tapes, which only added to the "holy grail" status of these recordings among global collectors of world psychedelic classics and obscure lo-fi soul.

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