Solo in Rio 1959, by Luiz Bonfa

Solo in Rio 1959

by Luiz Bonfa

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lionvalley If you like classical guitar, jazz guitar, bossa nova, or just lying back and relaxing as a master plays quietly and intimately with a casual, almost humble virtuosity as if just for you alone, do give this disc a listen. With the number of albums under Bonfá's name, I've found it hard to know where to dive in, but this collection may well be the ideal starting point. Favorite track: Sambolero.

Charlie Moonbeam I love the whimsical subtlety in the way Bonfa plays and sings. Pure good mood music. Favorite track: Pernambuco.

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1.	Pernambuco 01:41	buy track
2.	Night and Day 02:10	buy track
3.	Shearing 01:26	buy track
4.	Sambolero 02:53	buy track
5.	Calypso Minor 01:47	buy track
6.	Uma Prece [A Prayer] 02:36	buy track
7.	Bonfabuloso 02:10	buy track
8.	Quebra Mar [The Seawall] 02:38	buy track
9.	Luzes do Rio [Lights of Rio] 02:34	buy track
10.	Perdido de Amor [Lost in Love] 03:26	buy track
11.	Manhã de Carnaval 02:27	buy track
12.	Amor sem Adeus [Love without Goodbye] 02:04	buy track
13.	Variações em Violão [Variations on Guitar] 01:28	buy track
14.	Seringueiro 02:53	buy track
15.	Chopin 01:48	buy track
16.	Na Baixa do Sapateiro [In the Shoemaker's Hollow] 02:51	buy track
17.	Murder 02:30	buy track
18.	A Brazilian in New York 05:05	buy track
19.	Prelude to Adventure in Space 01:59	buy track
20.	Tenderly 01:44	buy track
21.	Blue Madrid 02:19	buy track
22.	Marcha Escocesa [Scottish March] 01:13	buy track
23.	Fanfarra [Fanfare] 00:57	buy track
24.	Samba de Orfeu 01:15	buy track
25.	Manhã de Carnaval 2 01:25	buy track
26.	Perdido de Amor 2 01:56	buy track
27.	Sambolero 2 03:10	buy track
28.	Quebra Mar 2 02:12	buy track
29.	Seringueiro excerpt 00:32	buy track
30.	Seringueiro 2 02:03	buy track
31.	Luzes do Rio 2 02:36	buy track

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One of the most creative guitar virtuosos of the 20th century, Luiz Bonfá is celebrated as one of the principal architects of the cool Brazilian sound of bossa nova—and as co-author, with Antônio Carlos Jobim, of the film score to "Black Orpheus." But Bonfá was far more than the composer of "Manhã de Carnaval." His technical mastery, intimacy, and dynamism suffuse every track of this first CD edition of his masterpiece, a long-unobtainable solo 1959 LP, along with a half-hour of previously unreleased material from the original studio session. 70 minutes. 31 tracks. 32-page booklet with extensive notes by Anthony Weller.

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released February 22, 2005

2005, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Learn more: folkways.si.edu/luiz-bonfa/solo-in-rio-1959/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian

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