Para Caymmi, de Nana, Dori e Danilo: 90 Anos it is an album by Brazilian musicians Nana Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi, and Dori Caymmi, children of Bahian musician and composer Dorival Caymmi, who turned 90 on April 30, 2004, in tribute to their father.
With the approach of composer Dorival Caymmi's 90th birthday, his children with Stella Maris, musicians Nana, Danilo, and Dori, organized a way to honor their father's musical work.àReleased by Warner Music, the musicians took the CD material to Pequeri, in the interior of Minas Gerais, Stella's hometown, where her parents were traveling so they could approve the material before its release. àIn an interview with Rio de Janeiro newspaper Jornal do Brasil, Dori said that Dorival cried when he heard the album, âÂÂout of emotion, to our relief,â he joked during the launch press conference at a penthouse in the Botafogo neighborhood. àààààààÃÂ
In celebration of the family patriarch, a DVD was also recorded at a concert held at Canecão, a traditional concert hall in Rio de Janeiro, on Dorival's 90th birthday. Dorival, the guest of honor for the evening, watched the show from one of the front tables, alongside his wife Stella. According to journalist Luiz Fernando Vianna, from the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, due to poor health, the musician did not stay long at the concert, but he sang and waved to his children during the show. Several renowned artists attended the recording of the show, including musicians Caetano Veloso, Zeca Pagodinho, Paulo César Pinheiro, Carlos Lyra, , EmÃÂlio Santiago, , writer Glória Perez, actor , and TV Globo executive José Bonifácio de Oliveira Sobrinho, known as . The person responsible for recording the DVD was filmmaker Walter Carvalho.
Journalist , writing for Jornal do Brasil, gives the album a positive review and praises âÂÂthe harmonious tones of the brothers [...] where the icing on the cake is Nana's tone, counterpointed by Danilo's warmth and a somewhat defensive Dori.â Cláudio Ferreira, writing in the Correio Braziliense newspaper, gave it four stars out of five, praising the brothers' joint effort: "It's impossible to choose the best tracks. They are all magnificent. Of course, Naná is the best singer of the threeâÂÂbut in this work, she is at the service of an idea that is well executed as a group. The trio salutes Bahia in every way possible, always with the strength necessary to enhance the songs, but without wanting to overshadow them."
In 2004, the album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. The album was nominated in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category. At a ceremony held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the album won the award in its category.
The following musicians worked on the album: