A Cor do Som ("The Color of Sound") is a Brazilian musical group that spun off the backing band that supported Moraes Moreira following his departure from Novos Baianos.

[3][5][6][7] Originally this was the name of a side project of Novos Baianos itself[8][9][10][11] which members lived together and experimented with music that blended elements, from Bahia state or samba, rock, frevo, choro and baião.

[7] In their debut, self-titled album (WEA 1977),[14] the line-up was Dadi Carvalho (ex-Novos baianos and Jorge Ben) on the bass guitar, his brother Mú Carvalho (ex-A Banda do Zé Pretinho) on the keyboards, Gustavo Schroeter (ex-A Bolha) on the drums and Armandinho Macêdo (Trio Elétrico Armandinho, Dodô & Osmar) on the guitar, bandolim and guitarra baiana.

[4] Mixing rock, regional rhythms and classical music,[1][2][3][4] they were invited by Claude Nobs to Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, becoming the first Brazilian group to perform in the event.

In the eighties, as BRock gained popularity via bands such as Blitz, RPM, Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Legião Urbana, Barão Vermelho and Titãs, the group lost some room in the market.

[15] In 2012, the albums A Cor do Som ao Vivo - Montreux International Jazz Festival and Frutificar were re-released as part of the Dose Dupla collection by Warner.