"Daybreak" CD is released by Rev-Ola Records, October 2004. Order it online here.
Read about us in the Rev-Ola Newsletter (August, 2004).
This is the re-mastered "Best of Friends" album released in Brazil and sold by Joe and Bing as their "white album," and includes 7 previously unreleased tracks.
Joe & Bing & Deodato - Reunited !
It has been a while since the 3 of us were together, but a recent visit with Eumir at his home gave us the opportunity to play some new songs for him and drink his coffee. Best of all, we found - in his garage - the one-inch 16-track master tape of two recordings we did with Deo years ago - songs destined to be on our next CD.
We hope to have Eumir play with us on future recordings as well as upcoming live performances !
Keep checking here for details.
Reviews
Here is a nice review of "Daybreak" from the Best of Friends album, on the Musicaltaste website:
"Had it been released under different circumstances, this song might have been one of the enduring soft-rock classics of the early 70s. It's got a catchy, haunting melody and one can easily imagine it charting alongside Bread or Seals And Crofts or whoever.
Best Of Friends were essentially the East Coast-based songwriting/guitar duo of Bing Bingham and Joe Knowlton. I'm not sure how, but Eumir Deodato and legendary bossa nova producer Roberto Quartin took a shine to them and recorded this album for Brazilian release on Quartin's eponymous experimental label of the early 70s. The album even features Dom Um Romao on drums. It's actually a straight-forward pop-rock album of its era, with little to no Brazilian overtones. This same duo would later make an album on RCA as "Joe And Bing."
This title track was also covered by Astrud Gilberto on her 1972 "Now" LP, arranged by (coincidence?) Mr. Deodato himself.... "
The review was written by Greg Caz at www.musicaltaste.com
Speaking of Astrud Gilberto, click here to listen to her rendition of Daybreak
(This was used with our permission by the Daybreak Group)
