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The experienced pianist, orchestrator, composer, conductor, and musical director Edson Frederico accompanied Liza Minelli in 1998 in her performances in Rio. He has also participated on records by Djavan, Jorge Ben, Sarah Vaughan (Love Brazil and Copacabana), Lúcio Alves, Maria Creuza, Roberto Carlos, and many others. Edson Frederico started as a pianist in 1965, accompanying Vinícius de Moraes and Elis Regina. From 1970 to 1974 he worked for TV Tupi as a pianist and orchestrator. Also in that decade he participated in Erlon Chaves' Banda Veneno, as well as recording with Marília Medalha, Rosinha de Valença, Antonio Carlos Jocafi, and...

Nascido em Cachoeira de São Felix, Bahia a 120 km de Salvador, em 3 de julho de 1955, Edson Gomes no ardor da adolescência, pensou em ser um craque de futebol. Aos 16 anos, porém a tendência musical foi mais forte e ele abraçou a carreira artística, ao ganhar o 1o lugar num festival estudantil do colégio estadual de sua cidade natal. A música era "Todos devem carregar sua cruz". As dificuldades do inicio fazem o jovem abandonar os estudos e lançar-se no mercado de trabalho. E se emprega no setor de construção civil e paralelamente tece seu caminho musical:...

Edson was formed by Pelle Carlberg in the summer of 1998, and he named the band after the great soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, i.e. Pelé. The first couple of months the piano took a prominent part in the sound, giving the songs a tangible jazz pop flavour. Initially the band was Pelle's solo project, but since then it has more and more developed into a democratic unity, with Pelle as the songwriter and lead singer. In december of 1999 the band got the formation it has today: Pelle sings, Filip Carvell plays the acoustic and the electric guitar...