Joao Gilberto

LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK

3 ORIGINAL LPs ON 1 CD

CONTAINS 20-PAGE BOOKLET

This CD presents all of Gilberto’s master recordings as a leader from his early years, including his three initial LPs in their entirety, as well as rare tracks like his original versions of “Manhã de Carnaval”, “O Nosso Amor” and “A Felicidade”, originally issued on 7-inch discs. The latter two, which were first comprised into an edited-medley to fit the 7-inch format, appear here as originally recorded, in their complete form.

JOÃO GILBERTO, guitar & vocals on all tracks, plus:

[1-12]: CHEGA DE SAUDADE; aka THE WARM WORLD OF JOÃO GILBERTO

• Nicolino Cópia “Copinha” (fl ), Edmundo Maciel (tb),
• Milton Banana [Antonio de Souza] (d), Guarany (perc),
• Juquinha (triangle), Rubens Bassin (bongo),
• Milton, Acyr & Edgardo (choir on 3).
• Brazil, July 1958-February 1959.

[13-15]: J.G. CANTANDO AS MUSICAS DO FILM ORFEO DO CARNAVAL:

• Gilberto backed by orchestra and chorus. Brazil, July 2, 1959.

[16-27]: O AMOR, O SORRISO E A FLOR; aka BRAZIL’S BRILLIANT

[28-39:] JOÃO GILBERTO ; aka THE BOSS OF THE BOSSA NOVA

Tracks 33-36: orchestra arranged by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Tracks 37-38: J.A. Jobim (p) plus rhythm section.

Track 39: Gilberto accompanies himself on guitar.

Brazil, March-September 1961.

TRACKS:

• 01 CHEGA DE SAUDADE
• 02 BIM BOM
• 03 HÓ BÁ LÁ LÁ LÁ
• 04 DESAFINADO
• 05 BRIGAS, NUNCA MÁIS
• 06 MORENA BOCA DE OURO
• 07 MARIA NINGUÉM
• 08 LOBO BOBO
• 09 AOS PÉS DA CRUZ
• 10 É LUXO SÓ
• 11 SAUDADE FEZ UM SAMBA
• 12 ROSA MORENA
• 13 MANHÁ DE CARNAVAL
• 14 O NOSSO AMOR
• 15 A FELICIDADE
• 16 SÓ EM TEUS BRAÇOS
• 17 SE É TARDE ME PERDOA
• 18 MEDITAÇÃO
• 19 CORCOVADO
• 20 DISCUSSÃO
• 21 AMOR CERTINHO
• 22 UM ABRAÇO NO BONFÁ
• 23 DORALICE
• 24 SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SÓ
• 25 O PATO
• 26 OUTRA VEZ
• 27 TREVO DE 4 FOLHAS
• 28 BOLINHA DE PAPEL
• 29 SAMBA DE MINHA TERRA
• 30 SAUDADE DA BAHIA
• 31 TRENZINHO (TREM DE FERRO)
• 32 PRESENTE DE NATAL
• 33 O BARQUINHO
• 34 INSENSATEZ
• 35 O AMOR EM PAZ
• 36 COISA MAIS LINDA
• 37 VOCÊ E EU
• 38 A PRIMEIRA VEZ
• 39 ESTE SEU OLHAR