João Gilberto: João Gilberto, CD

RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2012

The third album in João Gilberto’s trilogy of blueprints for bossa nova, following his celebrated 1959 debut, Chega de Saudade (ACMEM179CD) and its sequel, O amor, o sorriso e a flor (Love, a Smile and a Flower) (ACMEM201CD) which followed a year later.

Produced by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Walter Wanderley, “João Gilberto” combines a splendid bossa nova repertoire of Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Carlos Lyra originals such as Insensatez (How Insensitive), Este seu olhar (That Look You Wear) and Voce e eu (You and Me) with Gilberto's interpretations of songs from Brazil's musical past; Saudade de Bahia (Longing for Bahia) and O Samba da minha terra (Samba of My Land) by Dorival Caymmi, and Geraldo Pereira's Bolinha de Papel (Little Paper Ball).

The performances of these enchanting songs display the full range of João Gilberto’s singular style; the intimate voice and his innovative, linear approach to the guitar that revolutionized Brazilian music and the international pop scene.

Our edition comprises the original (long out of print) João Gilberto album supplemented by performances of songs from the trilogy by such important and diverse contemporaries as Carlos Lyra, Walter Wanderley, Leny Andrade, Oscar Castro Neves, Agostinho dos Santos, Sylvia Telles, Lucio Alves, Maysa and Jon Hendricks.

João Gilberto: 1931-2019 RIP

TRACK LISTING

1. SAMBA DA MINHA TERRA (SAMBA OF MY LAND)
2. O BARQUINHO (THE LITTLE BOAT)
3. BOLINHA DE PAPEL (LITTLE PAPER BALL)
4. SAUDADE DA BAHIA (LONGING FOR BAHIA)
5. A PRIMEIRA VEZ (THE FIRST TIME)
6. O AMOR EM PAZ (LOVE AND PEACE)
7. VOCÊ E EU (YOU AND I)
8. TRENZINHO - TREM DE FERRO (LITTLE TRAIN OF IRON)
9. COISA MAIS LINDA (MOST BEAUTIFUL THING)
10. PRESENTE DE NATAL (CHRISTMAS PRESENT)
11. INSENSATEZ (HOW INSENSITIVE)
12. ESTE SEU OLHAR (THAT LOOK YOU WEAR)
13. O BARQUINHO (THE LITTLE BOAT) - Maysa
14. VOCÊ E EU (YOU AND I) - Maysa
15. BIM BOM - Oscar Castro Neves
16. MEDITACAO (MEDITATION) - Oscar Castro Neves
17. SÓ EM TEUS BRAÇOS (ONLY IN YOUR ARMS) - Oscar Castro Neves
18. O SAMBA DA MINHA TERRA (SAMBA OF MY LAND) – Lucio Alves
19. SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SÓ (ONE-NOTE SAMBA) – Leny Andrade
20. O BARAQUINO (THE LITTLE BOAT) - Agostinho Dos Santos
21. O BARQUINHO (THE LITTLE BOAT) - Walter Wanderley
22. O SAMBA DA MINHA TERRA (SAMBA OF MY LAND) - Walter Wanderley
23. SAUDADE DA BAHIA (LONGING FOR BAHIA) - Walter Wanderley
24. AOS PÉS DA CRUZ (AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS) - Walter Wanderley
25. COISA MAIS LINDA (MOST BEAUTIFUL THING) – Carlos Lyra
26. VOCÊ E EU (YOU AND I) – Carlos Lyra
27. MANHÃ DE CARNIVAL (MORNING OF THE CARNIVAL) – Sylvia Telles & Barney Kessel
JON HENDRICKS
28. QUIET NIGHTS (CORCOVADO)
29. YOU AND I (VOCÊ E EU)
30. LOVE AND PEACE (O AMOR EM PAZ)
31. LONGING FOR BAHIA (SAUDADE DA BAHIA)
32. LITTLE TRAIN OF IRON (TRENZINHO - TREM DE FERRO)
33. NO MORE BLUES (CHEGA DE SAUDADE)
34. THE DUCK (O PATO)
35. ONCE AGAIN (OUTRA VEZ)