Rio Bossa – various performers – Le Chant du Monde – 3-CDs

by | Oct 3, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

A wonderful 3-CD intro to Brazilian jazz.

Rio Bossa – various performers [TrackList follows] – Le Chant du Monde 2742394.96 (3-CD box) [Distr. by Harmonia mundi/PIAS] (10/7/16) *****:

This is a terrific sampler of the best of Brazilian music from the bossa nova period of the mid-‘50s, which seems to coming back again. There is also a similar Le Chant du Monde boxed set on samba – the two are the real musical soul of Brazilian culture. (We’ll also have a review of it later.) These are the masterminds of bossa nova, including the legendary Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfa and others. For my money, Brazil has the best music in the world. Sound is not bad either, though it could be better. These were originally released to tie in with the Brazilian Olympics. And they’re for sale at Amazon for only $9!

TrackList:

Disc 1:

Desafinado

Atabaque

Chega de saudade

Manha de carnaval

Lobo bobo so

Chora tua tristexa

Eurydice

Morne boca de ouro

Insensatez

Bim bom

Outra vez

Saudade fx um samba

Cancao do amor demais

Disc 2:

Um abraco no Bonfa

O pato

A Felicidate

Samba de minha terra

Licao de Baiao

Este seu olhar

Eu preciso de voce

Cancao do olhar amado

Desafinado

Recado bossa noca

O Barquinho

O pato

Inquietacao

Samba triste

Ciume

Disc 3:

Manha de carnaval

Ho-Ba-La-La

Menina

Chega de saudade

Rosa Morena

A Felicidade

Maria Ninguem

Alguem me disse

Sem saudade de voce

Aos pes de cruz

Sem voce

Eluxo so

Sincopado triste

Outra vez

—John Henry

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