Plays and Sings Bossa Nova

by Luiz Bonf谩

Plays and Sings Bossa Nova cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1963
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: Brazil
  • Length: 35:45
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in New York at the height of the bossa nova craze, this album is a beautiful, intimate showcase of Luiz Bonf谩's virtuosic guitar picking. His soft, melancholic vocals seamlessly blend with lush tropical rhythms to evoke the warmth of a Brazilian summer morning.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, morning, acoustic, guitars, Portuguese language, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Samba De Duas Notas - Two Note Samba (2:47)
  2. Vem So - Come Here, My Love (2:00)
  3. Sambalamento (2:21)
  4. Tristeza - Brazilian Blues (3:04)
  5. Manha De Carnaval - Morning Of The Carnival (3:22)
  6. Silencio Do Amor - The Silence Of Love (2:12)
  7. Domingo A Noite - Sunday Night (2:03)
  8. Ilha De Coral - Coral Island (3:24)
  9. Adeus - Goodbye (3:25)
  10. Quebra Mar - The Sea Wall (2:29)
  11. Amor Que Acabou - The End Of Love (2:06)
  12. Chora Tua Tristeza - Cry Your Blues Away (3:07)
  13. Bossa Nova Cha Cha (3:20)

Credits

  • Luiz Bonf谩 - primary artist, arranged by [small group]
  • Oscar Castro-Neves - accompanied by
  • Lalo Schifrin - arranged by [string orchestra]
  • Val Valentin - engineer [director of engineering]
  • Blake Hampton - illustration
  • Mason Sargent - liner notes
  • Jim Marshall - photography by [cover]
  • Creed Taylor - producer

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