Luiz Bonfa - Plays and Sings Bossa Nova + The Gentle Rain

AQUARELA DO BRASIL

£11.92

Cat. no: 531019
Format: CD
Barcode: 8436569195307
Release Date: 26th March 2021
Genre: Jazz

Aquarela do Brasil LUIZ BONF / PLAYS & SINGS BOSSA NOVA + THE G ENTLE Two LPs on one CD, Deluxe limited edition 6-panel digipak, with inside booklet and updated liner notes.

A musician of virtuosity, subtlety, and passion, guitarist, singer and composer Luiz Bonf (1922-2001) ranks among the key architects of the bossa nova sound and the greatest masters of Brazilian popular music of the 20th century.

Presented here are two of his greatest albums, Plays and Sings Bossa Nova (Verve V6-8522), on which he collaborates with such stars as Leo Wright, Oscar Castro-Neves and Lalo Schifrin, and The Gentle Rain (Mercury SR-61016), a movie soundtrack composed solely by Bonf , on which he is backed by an orchestra arranged and conducted by the great Eumir Deodato.

This superb release includes Bonf ‘s classic version of his tune “Manh de Carnaval” (aka “Black Orpheus”), among its many highlights.

1-13: Luiz Bonf Plays and Sings Bossa Nova LUIZ BONF , guitar & vocals; OSCAR CASTRO-NEVES, piano, guitar & organ; IKO CASTRO-NEVES, bass; ROBERTO PONTES-DIAS, drums & percussion; LEO WRIGHT, flute; MARIA TOLEDO, vocals; String section arranged by LALO SCHIFRIN. New York, 1962.

14-30: The Gentle Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the homonymous Burt Balaban film. LUIZ BONF , guitar; Orchestra arranged & conducted by EUMIR DEODATO. Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

*BONUS TRACK (31): LUIZ BONF , guitar. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1959.

Tracks: Samba De Duas Notas (Two Note Samba) / Vem S (Come Here, My Love) / Sambalamento / Tristeza (Brazilian Blues) / Manh De Carnaval (Morning Carnival) / Sil ncio Do Amor (The Silence Of Love) / Domingo A Noite (Sunday Night) / Ilha De Coral (Coral Island) / Adeus (Goodbye) / Quebra Mar (The Sea Wall) / Amor Que Acabou (The End Of Love) / Chora Tua Tristeza (Cry Your Blues Away) / Bossa Nova Cha Cha / The Gentle Rain / O Ganso [orchestra] / Open Air Market / Taking Judy Home / Bill’s Letter / It’s Tempting / Saturday In Rio / Non-Stop To Brazil [orchestra] / O Ganso [combo] / Copa Beach / The Gentle Rain [solo Guitar] / Non-Stop To Brazil [guitar And Strings] / Please Help Me One More Time / Judy’s Story / The Gentle Rain [solo Guitar] / Across The Table / The Gentle Rain [major Key] / Perdido De Amor (Lost In Love) *