Claudio, April
2000 - performing at Memorial Da América Latina - Săo Paulo,
Brazil
Introduction
I first became acquainted with
Claudio Slon's work through the recordings of The Walter
Wanderley Trio beginning in 1966, when the Trio first came to
the U.S. But Claudio had been working in Brazil as a
professional drummer and Brazilian percussionist for several
years prior to that time. His love of jazz is what made him
want to relocate permanently to the U.S., although he did
return to Brazil on a regular basis to record with that
country's leading artists. As you will see from viewing the
next several pages, Claudio has indeed played and recorded
with some of the "greats" in the world of music. In addition
to working as a drummer and percussionist, he has also worked
as producer on some recordings and a co-leader on others.
Claudio was one of the best when it comes to 'who's who' in
the realm of studio drumming and upon his arrival in the U.S.,
he immediately established himself as the 'Brazilian
specialist' to call for U.S. recording sessions. On a personal
note, Claudio is one of my heroes in the world of music in
general and in Brazilian music in particular. It is my
pleasure to welcome you to Claudio's site, where his volume of
work will be presented and updated to include new additions on
a regular basis.
Special Note of Thanks:
I would like to say a special thank you to all who were
supportive of my taking on this project from the start,
especially Claudio Slon himself, as well as my "previewers"
who took a look at this site before it went online officially
on May 1, 2000 and offered their assistance and feedback on
how everything looked. Special thanks go to Sergio
Ximenes at Sombras for his help with obtaining
several of the hard-to-find album covers. Also a very special
thank you to Claudio's brother Daniel Slon who went above and
beyond the call of duty with providing career and family
photos for the site as well as numerous magazine articles on
Claudio's career and other information which is used
throughout the site. I am also greatful to the
following contributors of photos, album covers, text
information, album listings and more: Augusto Troncoso,
Tom Johnson, JM Kaufman, Vohn Regensburger, Randy Kosht, Toni Riggio, Giko, Harry Neyhart,
Lawrence Hartline, Paula Worhatch, Eduarado "Bijoux" Barbosa,
Bill Kopper, Alan Ripa, Daniella Thompson, Scott Martin, Laura
McCarthy, Gregory Flores, Eduardo Bravo, William Kenlon, Reg
Schwager, Brian Phillips, David Cronin, Greg Karukas, Jose
Sanches Perez, Mike Newcomb, Hans-Peter
Huebschen, Göran
Forsberg of Record
Palace in Sweden, Daniel Doan, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, &
Ithamara Koorax.
--B.J. Major
Introduction amended on 12/04/16.
DISCOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: Claudio Slon Including LP/CD, 45 rpm, EP, 8-track tape, Unreleased/unissued recordings, Broadcast TV, Live Concerts, VHS, LD, DVD, YouTube |
The 3 MYSTERY Groups:
Kitchen, Wynchester & Trio Paradiso--HERE |
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Or go directly to a specific interview: Claudio Slon Interview, Daniel Slon Interview, Alan Ripa Interview, Scott Martin Interview, Vohn Regensburger Interview, Gregg Karukas Interview, Suzanne Morales Interview, Ray Rideout Interview, Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa Interview, Jovino Santos Neto Interview, Bill Kopper Interview |
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** This official site online as of May 1, 2000 **