Romeu Seibel, aka Chiquinho Do Acordeon (1928-1993) was one of the great Brazilian accordionists of the 20th Century, remembered for his classic recordings with the choro/samba cancao group, Trio Surdina, as well as for his prodigious session work and numerous albums with the group, Os Velhinhos Transviados. Here's a quick look at his work...
Chiquinho Do Acordeon "Chiquinho E Seu Acordeon" (Continental Records, 1956) (LP)
Chiquinho "Chiquinho" (Todamerica Records, 1957) (LP)
Chiquinho E Seu Conjunto "Dancando No Rio" (Continental Records, 1958) (LP)
Chiquinho E Seu Conjunto "Dancando No Rio, v.2" (Continental Records, 1959) (LP)
Chiquinho "Chiquinho" (Odeon Records, 1960) (LP)
Chiquinho Do Acordeon "Chiquinho, Seu Acordeon E Sua Orquestra" (EMI-Odeon, 1961) (LP)
Chiquinho Do Acordeon "Valsas, Polcas E Outras Coisas Tudo A Jeito Do Chiquinho" (EMI-Odeon, 1961) (LP)
Conjunto Samba Jeca "Samba Jeca: Bossa Novssima" (RCA Victor, 1963) (LP)
(Produced by Paulo Rocco & Zaccarias)
A swinging lounge-pop set with groovy modern production, an accordion album with a funky easygoing rock-pop feel. Chiquinho Do Acordeon is the featured instrumentalist, but the anonymous ensemble behind him provides a lot of the musical oomph. Possibly this was recorded under the band name Conjunto Samba Jeca to avoid contract problems with Odeon? Who knows.
Chiquinho E Seu Conjunto "Celebration" (Odeon, 1967) (LP)
Chiquinho Do Acordeon & Sivuca "Sivuca & Chiquinho Do Acordeon" (Barclay Records, 1984) (LP)
Chiquinho Do Acordeon "Chiquinho Do Acordeon" (Visom Records, 1989) (LP)
A too-smooth, modern-sounding album... By the time he got around to recording this solo album, the music scene had gone a bit soft, hence this gooey-sounding muzak-y instrumental set. There are lots of high-power guest performers -- Bebeto, Roberto Menescal, Ze Menezes, Gilson Peranzetta, Helio Delmiro, Marcos Valle and others -- but they are all at their cheesiest here. This reminds me of Rildo Hora's solo work, or something like that... Blechh... nothing on here for me.
Chiquinho Do Acordeon "Chiquinho Do Acordeon" (InterCD, 2003)
