Joao Gilberto - The Legendary Joao Gilberto (1988)

Joao Gilberto is one of the artists with the strongest association with Bossa Nova. His debut LP, Chega de Saudade, landmarks the birth of Bossa Nova and will make its 50th anniversary next year, 2008. Joao Gilberto is popular as it was 4 decades ago, following the same style throughout five decades. It has been a long time since the last Joao Gilberto LP was released at Loronix and I'm sure this post will end this hiatus with style. Let's see.

This is Joao Gilberto - The Legendary Joao Gilberto (1988), for EMI-Odeon, featuring the first three Joao Gilberto LPs, Chega de Saudade (1958), O Amor o Sorriso e a Flor (1960) and Joao Gilberto (1961) plus the four tracks from EP, Orfeu do Carnaval. We are showing the 1990 World Pacific reissue, CD version. This album was recorded with no authorization by Joao Gilberto and was taken from the stores after a very short legal dispute. If you are a fan of Joao Gilberto, this should be heaven on earth, 38 tracks and more than an hour of the young Joao Gilberto at CD quality. Tracks include:

01 - Chega de Saudade
02 - Desafinado
03 - Samba de Uma Nota Só
04 - O Pato
05 - Bolinha de Papel
06 - O Amor Em Paz
07 - Trevo de 4 Folhas (I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover)
08 - O Barquinho
09 - Lobo Bobo
10 - Bim Bom
11 - Hô-bá-lá-lá
12 - Aos Pés da Cruz
13 - É Luxo Só
14 - Outra Vez
15 - Coisa Mais Linda
16 - Este Seu Olhar
17 - Trenzinho (Trem de Ferro)
18 - Brigas Nunca Mais
19 - Saudade Fez Um Samba
20 - Amor Certinho
21 - Insensatez
22 - Rosa Morena
23 - Morena Boca de Ouro
24 - Maria Ninguém
25 - A Primeira Vez
26 - Presente de Natal
27 - Samba da Minha Terra
28 - Saudade da Bahia
29 - Corcovado
30 - Só Em Teus Braços
31 - Meditação
32 - Voce e Eu
33 - Doralice
34 - Discussão
35 - Se É Tarde Me Perdoa
36 - Um Abraço no Bonfá
37 - Manhã de Carnaval
38 - O Nosso Amor - A Felicidade