Na Baixa do Sapateiro [In the Shoemaker's Hollow] - Barroso, Ary
Samba Triste [Sad Samba] - Blanco, Billy
Estrellita [Little Star] - Boosey, Manuel Ponc
É Luxo Só [It's Just a Luxury] - Barroso, Ary
Outra Vez [One More Time] - Jobim, Antonio Carl
Manhã de Carnaval [From Black Orpheus] - Bonfa, Luiz
Shearing - Bonfa, Luiz
Chopin - Bonfa, Luiz
Luzes do Rio [Lights of Rio] - Bonfa, Luiz
Uma Prece [A Prayer] - Bonfa, Luiz
Quebra Mar [the Seawall] - Bonfa, Luiz
Bonfabuloso - Bonfa, Luiz
Samba de Orfeu [From Black Orpheus] - Bonfa, Luiz
Blue Madrid - Bonfa, Luiz
Arabesque - Bonfa, Luiz
Walquiria - DeBarros, Josue
Dobradinho - Bonfa, Luiz
Eurydice - De Moraes, Vinicius
Prelude for Laurindo - Mancini, Henry
Danse Brasiliera - Gnattali, Radames
Braziliance - Almeida, Laurindo
Mystified - Almeida, Laurindo
Detonation [From Maracaibo] - Almeida, Laurindo
Villa-Lobos Prelude No. 5 - Villa-Lobos, Heitor
Alma Brasileira [Brazilian Soul] - Gnattali, Radames
Sons Carrilhões [Sounds of Bells] - Pernambuco, Joao
Duas Contas [Two Beads] - Sardinha, Anibal Au
Gracioso [Gracious] - Sardinha, Anibal Au
João Gilberto invented the clean, modernist style that defines Bossa Nova; using the guitar as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument. He and his contemporaries of the Bossa generation; Baden Powell, Luiz Bonf&... more »#225; and Laurindo Almeida variously combined samba, choro and Afro-Bahian ritual music with Bach, bebop, swing to forge the style that seduced the world and changed the course of musical history. All of these Brazilian guitar masters point to the inspiration of Anibal Augusto Sardinha, Garôto, who, in blending traditional Brazilian music with jazz harmonies, anticipated by years the Bossa Nova conception.« less
João Gilberto invented the clean, modernist style that defines Bossa Nova; using the guitar as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument. He and his contemporaries of the Bossa generation; Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfá and Laurindo Almeida variously combined samba, choro and Afro-Bahian ritual music with Bach, bebop, swing to forge the style that seduced the world and changed the course of musical history. All of these Brazilian guitar masters point to the inspiration of Anibal Augusto Sardinha, Garôto, who, in blending traditional Brazilian music with jazz harmonies, anticipated by years the Bossa Nova conception.