Review: Joao Gilberto’s Chega de Saudade
At long last, Joao Gilberto’s groundbreaking landmark bossa nova album, Chega de Saudade, has been reissued by the folks over at Cherry Red Records in the UK. Originally released in 1959, this album teamed Gilberto with songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim and lyricist/poet Vinicius de Moraes. Earlier recordings by other artists in Brazil hinted slightly at bossa nova, but Gilberto’s newly developed guitar stylings and hushed, understated vocals became the template for the bossa nova explosion that would soon follow. This is where it all began.
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Posted by Rudy Tue, Mar 9 2010 in Brazilian Music, Music • Discuss

