The Youngsters

The Youngsters, several the soon-to-be Azymuth member Ivan Conti, recorded two albums in the 1960s and backed important Jovem Guarda artists like Roberto Carlos and Wanderlea on many of their albums. Having got several tracks included on the regular compilations As 14 Mais, they acted often as session music artists, such as for example when Marcos Valle do the soundtrack for the film O Fabuloso Fittipaldi, depicting the life span from the Brazilian car racer. As an Odeon designer, Valle couldn’t indication the 1972 Philips record; it had been credited towards the group Apolo IV that was actually Ivan Conti (drums), Philips keyboardist and arranger José Roberto Bertrami, and bassist Alex Malheiros. Among the themes from the soundtrack, “Azymuth,” became popular and the brand new band would consider it as its definitive denomination.