Name: The Legend
Brand: Joao Gilberto

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

acmemd239cd

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2012-11-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Joao Gilberto

Genre GB

Latin / South American 

Label GB

joao gilberto's famous trilogy of blueprints for bossa nova, recorded between 1958 and 1961 and produced by antonio carlos jobim. his celebrated debut, 'chega de saudade', and the fine albums that followed, o amor, o sorriso e a flor (love, a smile and a flower) and joao gilberto. the albums combine a splendid repertoire of jobim, vinicius de moraes and carlos lyra originals including desafinado, samba de uma nota so, corcovado and maria ninguem with gilberto's interpretations of songs from brazil's musical past such as dorival caymmi's saudade de bahia and o samba da minha terra and aos pes da cruz by marino pinto and ze da zilda. these recordings encapsulate the full range of joo gilberto's singular style; the intimate voice and his innovative, linear approach to the guitar that revolutionized both brazilian and international popular music. disc two is devoted to rarities and curios from gilberto's musical archives; his two singles with the vocal ensemble os garotas da lua and his 1952 debut solo 78. his odeon ep featuring his interpretations of songs from black orpheus, his recordings for the soundtrack of italian filmmaker steno's, copacabana palace and his outra vez from that historic night at carnegie hall when bossa introduced itself to america. also included are recordings where gilberto provided guitar accompaniment; singles by os cariocas and jonas silva (whose understated vocal style joo to some degree emulated) and selections from cancao do amor demais, an album, sung by elizete cardoso that was dedicated to songs of jobim and vinicius and which, in 1958, inaugurated the bossa nova sound.

The Legend

Music GB