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. The songs in the disc also presents some influences of the

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Track listing

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Personnel

* Flávio Guimarães: vocals (except in "Honest I do"), harmonicas and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia") *Otávio Rocha: guitars and acoustic guitars (except in "Baby, please don't go") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia") *Marco Tomasso: piano (except in "Baby, please don't go") *Paulo Russo: bass (in "Take five", "Blues jam for Charlie", "Blue stu", "Na Baixa do Sapateiro", "Tin sandwich swing" and "Russo's blues") *Ugo Perrotta: bass (in "Hoochie coochie man", "Sick and tired", "Surfing" and "Hand jive") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia") *Pedro Strasser: drums (in "Take five", "Blues jam for Charlie", "Blue stu", "Na Baixa do Sapateiro", "Tin sandwich swing" and "Russo's blues") *Kadu Menezes: drums (in "Free delay", "Hoochie coochie man", "Sick and tired", "Surfing", "Hand jive" and "Blues pra Márcia") and snaps (in "Blues pra Márcia") Special guests: *

: harmonica (in "Telephone blues" and "Sick and tired") *

: vocals (in "Honest I do") *Mauro Senise: saxophone (in "Blue stu") *

: guitars (in "Baby, please don't go") *George Israel: saxophone (in "Baby, please don't go") *Rodrigo: bass (in "Baby, please don't go") *Mauricio Gaetani: piano (in "Baby, please don't go") *Rildo Hora: harmonica (in "Na Baixa do Sapateiro")

References

1995 albums Flávio Guimarães albums {{Brazil-album-stub