The Official Claudio Slon Website
(O Web site Oficial De Claudio Slon)
Claudio, April 2000 -
performing at Memorial Da América Latina - São Paulo,
Brazil
Introduction
Claudio, April 2000 -
performing at Memorial Da América Latina - São 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 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, Arnaldo DeSouteiro, & Ithamara
Koorax.
--B.J. (Barbara J.)
Major
Introduction amended on 05/07/08.
 ALL-RECORDING INDEX--HEREDISCOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: Claudio Slon Including LP/CD, 45 rpm, 8-track tape, Unreleased/unissued recordings, Broadcast TV, Live Concerts, LD, DVD |
| 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 May 1, 2000 **
Note: Index items with the
designation in them contain additional, new, or updated info as of
the "Site last updated" date.
A list of the most recent additions and updates to my discographies
