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