Joao Gilberto - O Amor Sorriso e a Flor (1960)

This is the great close for a weekend where Loronix made his deepest dive into Brazilian Samba. We had fantastic albums this weekend, Maria Creuza, Beth Carvalho, Cyro Monteiro and some 7-inch releases by Cristina, Marisa and Antonio Carlos e Jocafi. Perhaps influence by the cold temperature in Rio, this is really a huge close for a great Samba weekend.

This is Joao Gilberto - O Amor Sorriso e a Flor (1960), for Odeon. We know this album is already released at Loronix as an inclusing at Joao Gilberto - The Legendary compilation, but as great fans of Brazilian music and Joao Gilberto, there is nothing like the original cover artwork with liner notes by Antonio Carlos Jobim at the back cover. Sound quality is also superior with FLAC files included. By the way, these early Joao Gilberto albums were kindly made available by Luiz Harding, which I want to say many thanks for these fantastic Joao Gilberto releases. Antonio Carlos Jobim is in charge of arrangements and piano. Tracks include:

01 - Samba de Uma Nota Só (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
02 - Doralice (Antônio Almeida / Dorival Caymmi)
03 - Só Em Teus Braços (Tom Jobim)
04 - Trevo de Quatro Folhas (I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover) (M. Dixon / H. Woods / Vrs. Nilo Sergio)
05 - Se É Tarde Me Perdoa (Carlos Lyra / Ronaldo Bôscoli)
06 - Um Abraço no Bonfá (João Gilberto)
07 - Meditação (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
08 - O Pato (Jaime Silva / Neusa Teixeira)
09 - Corcovado (Tom Jobim)
10 - Discussão (Tom Jobim / Newton Mendonça)
11 - Amor Certinho (Roberto Guimarães)
12 - Outra Vez (Tom Jobim)