''Amoroso'' (), released in 1977, is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian sound of bossa nova. The album features

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was o ...

on vocals and guitar, backed by a large, but not overpowering, arrangement.

Track listing

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" # " Estate" # "Tin Tin Por Tin Tin" # " Besame Mucho" # "

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" # "Caminhos Cruzados" # " Triste" # " Zingaro" The latter four songs were written and composed by fellow bossa nova legend

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

and adapted by Gilberto. The string section was arranged by

Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall. Life and wor ...

CD Rerelease with "Brasil"

The

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re-release of the album is paired on a single disc with the 1981 album ''

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'', with the ''Amoroso'' cover and the tiles of both albums.

Personnel

*João Gilberto - guitar, vocals *Milcho Leviev - synthesizer *

Bud Shank Clifford Everett "Bud" Shank Jr. (May 27, 1926 – April 2, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist and flautist. He rose to prominence in the early 1950s playing lead alto and flute in Stan Kenton's Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra and thro ...

- flute *

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated '' Schoolhou ...

- drums *Ralph Grierson - keyboards *Marilyn Baker - viola *

Israel Baker Israel Baker (February 11, 1919 – December 25, 2011) was an American violinist and concertmaster. Through a long and varied career he played with many of the greatest figures in the worlds of classical music, jazz and pop. He appeared on hund ...

- violin *Israel Baker - concertmaster *

Michael Boddicker Michael Lehmann Boddicker (born January 19, 1953) is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. He is a three times National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.) Most Valuable Player "Synthesi ...

- synthesizer *Stella Castellucci *

- arranger, conductor *Joe Correro - drums * Paulinho Da Costa - percussion *Isabelle Daskoff - violin *Bonnie Douglas - violin *Glenn Garrett - flute *Anne Goodman - cello *Don Henderson - assistant engineer *Lee Herschberg - digital mastering *Jim Hughart - bass *Helen Keane - producer *

Tommy LiPuma Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. He received 33 Grammy nominations, 5 Grammy wins, and his productions sold over 75 million albums. LiPuma worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles ...

- producer *

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- arranger, conductor *Joel Moss - engineer *Nelson Motta - liner notes *Matt Pierson - reissue producer *Nathan Ross - violin *Julie Sayres - coordination *

Al Schmitt Albert Harry Schmitt (April 17, 1930 – April 26, 2021) was an American recording engineer and record producer. He won twenty Grammy Awards for his work with Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and other ...

- engineer, mixing *David Schwartz - viola *Paul Shure - violin *Gerald Vinci - violin, concertmaster *Helain Wittenberg - viola *John Wittenberg - violin *Noel Newbolt - production assistant *Joe Goodman - violin *Bobby Dubow - violin *Claire Fisher - keyboards *Michael Diehl - design *Guto Graca Mello - executive producer *Bob Lipsett - violin *Geoffrey Holder - paintings *Eric Bowman - assistant engineer *Harry Bluestone - violin *Célio Martins - engineer *André Midani - executive producer *Eddie Cain - flute *Eduardo Ramalho - assistant engineer

References

*Answers.com

1977 albums João Gilberto albums Albums arranged by Claus Ogerman Warner Records albums Albums produced by Tommy LiPuma {{Brazil-album-stub