AZYMUTH – RAPID TRANSIT LP – Nr MINT- 1983 LATIN JAZZ FUNK

Azymuth – Rapid Transit
(Milestone Records  1983  M9118)

Vinyl in Nr MINT- condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality – there is a very slight warp at the edge of the vinyl but it doesn’t affect play)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap

Azymuth is a Brazilian jazz-funk group formed in 1973. The original lineup was a trio composed of José Roberto Bertrami (keyboards), Alex Malheiros (bass, guitars), and Ivan Conti (drums, percussion). Kiko Continentino joined the group in 2015 as the band’s keyboardist after Bertrami’s death. As of April 2023, Alex Malheiros is the only surviving original member of the group.

“Rapid Transit” is an album by Brazilian Jazz-Funk group Azymuth. Released in 1983 on Milestone Records.

Track listing

A1		Make Mine Guaraná (Só Bebo Guaraná, Mas)	8:39
A2		Afternoon (Tarde)	7:43
A3		Missing Dotô (Saudades Do Dotô)	2:24
B1		Somewhere In Brazil (Em Algum Lugar Do Brasil)	6:13
B2		I’m Just Looking Around	5:36
B3		Montreux	3:41
B4		Gate Of Time (Portal Do Tempo)	2:43

• Art Direction – Phil Carroll
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Ivan Conti
• Electric Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Co-producer – Alex Malheiros
• Engineer [Fantasy Studios] – Danny Kopelson
• Engineer [Transamerica Studios] – Vanderley Loureiro
• Flute – José Carlos (tracks: B2)
• Keyboards, Organ, Percussion, Berimbau [Berraboi], Bells, Vocals [Vocoder], Vocals, Producer – José Roberto Bertrami
• Mastered By – George Horn
• Percussion – Sidney ‘Cidinho’ Moreira (tracks: A1, B2)
• Photography By – Barry Shapiro
• Remix – Danny (Nenê) Kopelson