• NEW COLLECTION OF COLORED CLASSIC LPs
• LIMITED EDITION • 180 GRAM VINYL
• INCLUDES 5 BONUS TRACKS

Brazilian singer, poet, guitarist Joao Gilberto made his 1959 debut with the now legendary LP, ‘Chega de Saudade’, a new sound and acknowledge as the first bossa nova album, a genre that swept the world in popularity and taken up by such artists as Stan Getz, Charly Byrd, Astrud Gilberto, Frank Sinatra, Quincy Jones, and countless others. Presented here is essentially a themed compilation of some of his best songs, including tracks from his acclaimed debut LP, ‘Chega de Saudade’.

PERSONNEL:
JOÃO GILBERTO (guitar & vocals) on all tracks, plus:

ON TRACKS A1-A6 & B1-B6:
CHEGA DE SAUDADE (Odeon 3073, Brazil; aka THE WARM WORLD OF JOÃO GILBERTO, Atlantic 8076, USA).
Nicolino Cópia “Copinha” (fl), Edmundo Maciel(tb), Milton Banana [Antônio de Souza] (d), Guarany (perc), Juquinha (triangle), Rubens Bassin (bongo), Milton, Acyr & Edgardo (choir on A3).

Recorded for Odeon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1958-1959.

(*) BONUS TRACKS:

TRACKS A7-A9: JOÃO GILBERTO CANTANDO AS MUSICAS DO FILM “ORFEO DO CARNAVAL" (Odeon 7-inch EP BWB 1092).
Gilberto backed by orchestra and chorus.
Recorded for Odeon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2, 1959.

B7-B8: Gilberto with orchestra arranged and conducted by Antônio Carlos Jobim.
Recorded for Odeon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1960.
Track B7: March 28, 1960. Track B8: March 30, 1960.

TRACKS:
A1 CHEGA DE SAUDADE
A2 BIM BOM
A3 HÓ BÁ LÁ LÁ LÁ
A4 DESAFINADO
A5 BRIGAS, NUNCA MÁIS
A6 MORENA BOCA DE OURO
A7 MANHÁ DE CARNAVAL (*)
A8 O NOSSO AMOR (*)
A9 A FELICIDADE (*)

B1 MARIA NINGUÉM
B2 LOBO BOBO
B3 AOS PÉS DA CRUZ
B4 É LUXO SÓ
B5 SAUDADE FEZ UM SAMBA
B6 ROSA MORENA
B7 MEDITAÇÃO (*)
B8 CORCOVADO (*)