Nestor Amaral and His Continentals – Holiday in … album series
![Holiday in Italy features a photo of the Forum Romanum and an all-caps setting of . From the back cover:
Nestor was born and raised in the industrial city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is heavily populated by the Italian people. It was quite natural that he should grow to love the music of Italy. In this album he is working with a small combination featuring himself on the violin, guitar, and that most typical of Italian instruments, the mandolin.
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Holiday in Italy features a photo of the Forum Romanum and an all-caps setting of Filmotype Zion. From the back cover:
Nestor was born and raised in the industrial city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is heavily populated by the Italian people. It was quite natural that he should grow to love the music of Italy. In this album he is working with a small combination featuring himself on the violin, guitar, and that most typical of Italian instruments, the mandolin.
Nestor Amaral (1913–1962) was a Brazilian musician, composer and singer who also appeared in several films. In 1957, Hollywood-based budget label Tops Records released a series of holiday-themed albums. Each volume is dedicated to a different country. The cover photographs of two of them are courtesy of Trans World Airlines (TWA). The airline is also mentioned on the back cover and might have been a sponsor of the series.
About the artist (from Holiday in France):
Nestor Amaral needs little introduction to the American public. A versatile and talented artist Mr. Amaral has delighted the ear of American audiences since 1940 when he came to this country from his native Brazil in association with the late Carmen Miranda. After working on Broadway and Hollywood with Miss Miranda he formed his own orchestra to work in such well known places as the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Ambassador Hotel. Continuing his work in motion pictures he has worked as a singer, musician and composer. A member of A.S.C.A.P. he has had many of his own compositions used in pictures. As a singer he introduced such popular songs as “It’s Magic” with Doris Day in Romance on the High Seas, “Baia” in the Walt Disney production of the Three Cabelleros and “Brazil” in the 20th Century Fox picture The Gangs All Here. As a musician his guitar has been heard in the musical score of Blood and Sand, Duel in the Sun, For Whom The Bells Toll, and many others.
![Holiday in France depicts a ceremonial act at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The title is set in . “Nestor Amaral and His Continentals” is again added in Light.
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Holiday in France depicts a ceremonial act at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The title is set in Filmotype Hunter. “Nestor Amaral and His Continentals” is again added in Venus Extended Light.
![Holiday in Brazil has a long-exposure photo showing the traffic at Rio’s Copacabana, with a line drawing of two maracas on top. The letterforms of were arranged on a bouncing baseline and embellished with a thin hand-drawn inline. The credit line uses bold caps. From the back cover:
For Brazil’s 400 anniversary in 1954, Nestor and Mrs. Amaral visited his homeland. He was accorded a national hero's welcome, with front page stories in the Rio newspapers. The Amarals remained eight months in Brazil where Nestor played many engagements on radio and television. “As far as vacationing is concerned,” says Amaral, “I don’t think it’s mere sentiment to inform newcomers that if they spend holiday in Brazil, they just MIGHT stay for good.”
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Holiday in Brazil has a long-exposure photo showing the traffic at Rio’s Copacabana, with a line drawing of two maracas on top. The letterforms of Latin Wide were arranged on a bouncing baseline and embellished with a thin hand-drawn inline. The credit line uses bold Bodoni caps. From the back cover:
For Brazil’s 400 anniversary in 1954, Nestor and Mrs. Amaral visited his homeland. He was accorded a national hero's welcome, with front page stories in the Rio newspapers. The Amarals remained eight months in Brazil where Nestor played many engagements on radio and television. “As far as vacationing is concerned,” says Amaral, “I don’t think it’s mere sentiment to inform newcomers that if they spend holiday in Brazil, they just MIGHT stay for good.”
