Far Out Recordings unearths Grupo Um’s previously unreleased 1977 album
Brazilian fusion pioneers Grupo Um, whom made their mark performing in Hermeto Pascoal’s mid-1970s São Paulo collective, mark their 50th anniversary with a previously unreleased album on Far Out Recordings, titled Nineteen Seventy Seven, named for the year it was recorded.
Like their debut album Starting Point (also released by Far Out Recordings for the first time in 2023), this full-length was recorded under Brazil’s military dictatorship, and captures one of the regions most forward-thinking bands pushing creative limits while facing political repression and zero commercial prospects. The session was cut live to tape at Rogério Duprat’s Vice-Versa Studios with no overdubs, features the original trio members Lelo Nazario, Zé Eduardo Nazario, and Zeca Assumpção, along with newcomers to the group in saxophonist Roberto Sion and percussionist Carlinhos Gonçalves.
The six track recording blends together Afro-Brazilian grooves, modular synths, samba, syncopated percussion and cosmic effects, resulting in one of the most unique fusion albums of this era.
More than a historical document, Nineteen Seventy Seven stands as a blueprint of resistance and an impressive fusion of Brazilian roots and innovative modern jazz. It’s early in 2026, however Far Out Recordings has released one of the landmark albums of the year.
Grupo Um — ‘Nineteen Seventy Seven’
(Recorded: 1977)
(Released: 2026 / Far Out Recordings)
- Absurdo Mudo
- Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Version 2)
- Festa dos Pássaros/Dois Segundos por Segundo
- Sambapsis
- Mobile/Stabile
- Valsa Cromatica
