João Gilberto - João Gilberto (1973)

Rocky says:

I have had about enough of tired holiday tuneage!

This is simply breathtaking, soothing, relaxing, and peaceful.

And, it sounds likes it's really really warm where he is...

Loronix says: One of the most difficult things I face when introducing Bossa Nova to new friends is to explain why João Gilberto is considered a genius. I know how hard it is to understand João Gilberto as a whole. Luiz Harding has providing us with some "basics", which is both the second João Gilberto album, and the third João Gilberto album released in 1960 and 1961 respectively, recently made available at Loronix.

This MASTERPIECE here was recorded over ten years after those two releases (if you agree that the albums recorded with Stan Getz for Verve are not João Gilberto solo LPs), but it seems that a century has passed; João Gilberto is at his peak, taking into the studio only his violao and a reduced percussion set.

João Gilberto's renditions of these ten songs are such like heaven on earth; take this album as something very special that will be with you for the rest of your life. I love this album and I'm now with a blend of two contradictory feelings, the happiness of showing to my friends and the disappointment of knowing that it is out of print again.

This is João Gilberto - João Gilberto (1973), for Polydor. It is one of best albums ever made available at this website and it is very hard for me to describe it. My apologies, I think is better stop here, please take it and listen to it with your heart, and with all the love you have for the music from Brazil.

Personnel:

João Gilberto (voz, violao)

Sonny Carr (percussion)

Tracks:
01 - Águas de Março (Tom Jobim)

02 - Undiú (João Gilberto)

03 - Na Baixa do Sapateiro (Ary Barroso)

04 - Avarandado (Caetano Veloso)

05 - Falsa Baiana (Geraldo Pereira)

06 - Eu Quero Um Samba (Haroldo Barbosa / Janet de Almeida)

07 - Eu Vim da Bahia (Gilberto Gil)

08 - Valsa (Como São Lindos os Youguis) (Bebel) (João Gilberto)

09 - É Preciso Perdoar (Carlos Coquejo / Alcyvando Luz)

10 - Izaura (Herivelto Martins / Roberto Roberti) - Special Guest: Miúcha

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