Joao Gilberto Joao Gilberto and Chega De Saudade DMM 180g Import LP (Vinyl)

Two Original Albums Plus Bonus Tracks on 180g Vinyl LP!

1959 Debut album 'Chega de Saudade' + bonus track 'O Nosso Amor; A Felicidade' & 1961 album 'João Gilberto' + bonus track 'Manhã de Carnaval'.

It would probably not be an overstatement to call this the most influential Brazilian album of all time. Originally released in 1959, João Gilberto's Chega de Saudade is the album cited as creating bossa nova, so to say that it lit a fire in the music world would be putting it mildly. It would be perhaps more accurate to say that it influenced so many musicians both at home (Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, etc.) and abroad (Stan Getz, Herbie Mann, Charlie Byrd) that it effectively single-handedly changed the way people both made and listened to music, and put Brazilian artists on the map. Almost every song on this album has gone on to become a standard.

"João 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. The dozen songs add up to a surprisingly short playing time of about 23 minutes, but introduce several of bossa nova's most beloved trademarks: breezy, soothing melodies and vocals; tight arrangements with seamless blends of clipped guitar strokes and light orchestration, and, of course, the bossa nova rhythm." - Richie Unterberger, allmusic.com

Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Direct Metal Master
• Import
• Made in the E.U.

Selections:
Side A:
João Gilberto
1. Samba da Minha Terra
2. O Barquinho
3. Bolinha de Papel
4. Saudade da Bahia
5. A Primeira Vez
6. O Amor em Paz
7. Vocé e Eu
8. Trenzinho (Trem de Ferro)
9. Coisa Mais Linda
10. Presente de Natal
11. Insensatez
12. Este Seu Olhar
Bonus Track - 7-inch EP (1959)
13. Manhã De Carnaval
Side B:
Chega de Saudade
1. Chega De Saudade
2. Lobo Bobo
3. Brigas, Nunca Mais
4. Hô Bá Lá Lá Lá
5. Saudade Fez um Samba
6. Maria Ninguém
7. Desafinado
8. Rosa Morena
9. Morena Boca de Ouro
10. Bim Bom
11. Aos Pés da Cruz
12. É Luxo Só
Bonus Track - 7-inch EP (1959)
13. O Nosso Amor; A Felicidade