Edson Frederico Barbosa Cavalcante on May 7, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Edson Frederico started his career in 1965, playing piano on live performances by Elis Regina and Vinicius de Moraes. Later he became the keyboardist on Erlon Chaves' Banda Veneno, backed guitarist Rosinha de Valença, songstress Marilia Medalha and the pop-samba duo Antonio Carlos & Jocafi, besides working as house-pianist in many Rio nightclubs throughout the 70s. As an arranger, he scored Djavan's debut album, "A Voz, O Violão, A Música de Djavan" (produced by Aloysio de Oliveira for the Som Livre label in 1976, including the big hit "Flor de Lis"), as well as projects by Jorge Ben ("A Banda do Zé Pretinho"), Lucio Alves, Bibi Ferreira, Sonia Santos, Maria Creuza and many others. As a conductor, Frederico worked with Oscar Peterson and Sylvie Vartan.
People who live the Rio nightlife know this Carioca, who caused a sensation as one of the best new pianists of his generation. And because he is so good, it was time to show the whole country this sound, the swing that has so characterized him since the days when he played piano in Maestro Erlon Chaves' Banda Veneno, or accompanying international singers like Spanky Wilson and Romauld. Hence the idea of recording Edson Frederico. Songs were chosen to show the range of his versatility. Because Edson Frederico really feels the lyricism of "Ligia" or "Tema De Heloisa" (he is the author), the joy of "Tava Mais Nao Tava", the bright swing of "Sambane" and regional roots of "Gas" . In all songs, Edson Frederico has the right feeling and the proper interpretation. The result is an album of great joy and a lot of balance.
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