Release Date: 18 January 2010
Label: El / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5013929317932
Genres: Jazz
Release Date: 12 July 2024
Label: Jazz Samba
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436563185694
Genres: Jazz
Release Date: 30 August 2024
Label: Number One Essentials
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436563185632
Genres: Jazz
Description
39 track CD edition - 3 complete LPs on 1 CD + 3 bonus tracks - includes 20-page booklet. Singer/songwriter Joao Gilberto was a legend of bossa nova. While Antonio Carlos Jobim set the standard for the creation of bossa nova in the mid-'50s, it was Gilberto who brilliantly reimagined and, arguably, defined the genre. This CD presents all of Gilberto's master recordings from his early years, including his three initial LPs in their entirety, as well as rare tracks.
4.5 Stars AllMusic: 'Chega de Saudad' - "Joao Gilberto's debut LP, 1959's Chega de Saudade, was one of the most important bossa nova recordings, and credited by many as the album that, more than any other, launched bossa nova as a major popular music genre." (Richie Unterberger)
5 Stars AllMusic: 'O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor' - "This vitally important record introduced Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and thus, bossa nova to the United States in 1961, a year before Stan Getz scored a hit with 'Desafinado'." (Richard S. Ginell)
Description
COMPLETE ALBUM + 8 BONUS TRACKS - 180g VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION. Specially prepared liner notes by renowned music writer Brian Morton.
Brazilian singer/song writer Joao Gilberto was a legend of bossa nova. While Antonio Carlos Jobim set the standard for the creation of bossa nova in the mid-'50s (with songs like The Girl from Ipanema and Desafinado), it was Gilberto who brilliantly reimagined defined the genre.
In 1959 Gilberto presented his first LP, Chega de Saudade presented here. The title song turned into a massive hit, launching Gilberto's career and the bossa nova craze.
"In 1959, before I left my hometown, I heard Joao Gilberto. And hearing Joao Gilberto was a revolution in my mind; it was an enlightenment, really. I knew that something had to happen, something was already happening, and that Brazil could be freer and bigger and could make some kind of original contribution for world civilization." - Caetano Veloso (Brazilian singer/composer)
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Tracklisting
Various Artists
Toyah
The Dickies
Roy Ayers
Penetration
Marc Almond
Iain Matthews
The Fall
Joao Gilberto
Joao Gilberto
Joao Gilberto
Various Artists
Joao Gilberto
Joao Gilberto
Joao Gilberto
