''João'' is a 1991 album by

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do 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 w ...

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.

Track listing

# "Eu Sambo Mesmo" ("I Really Samba") (Janet Almeida) # "Siga" ("Go On") (Fernando Lobo, Helio Guimarães) # "Rosinha" ("Little Rose") (Jonas Silva) # "Málaga" (

Fred Bongusto Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), known by his stage name Fred Bongusto, was an Italian light music singer, songwriter and composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Career history Bongusto was bor ...

) # "Una Mujer" ("A Woman") (Paul Misraki, S. Pontal Riso, C. Olivare) # "Eu e Meu Coração ("My Heart and I") (Inaldo Vilarinho, Antonio Botelho) # "You Do Something to Me" (

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...

) # "Palpite Infeliz" ("Unhappy Remark") ( Noel Rosa) # "Ave Maria no Morro" ("Ave Maria on the Hill") ( Herivelto Martins) # "Sampa" (

Caetano Veloso Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompas ...

) # "Sorriu pra Mim" ("Smiled at Me") (Garoto, Luiz Claudio) # "Que Reste-t-il de Nos Amours" ("I Wish You Love") (

Charles Trenet Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics for nearly 1,000 songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These songs inclu ...

, Leon Chauliac)

Personnel

* Joao Gilberto – voice, guitar *

Clare Fischer Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorat ...

– keyboards, string and woodwind arrangements * Jim Hughart – acoustic bass * Joe Correro – drums * Michito Sanchez – percussion

References

1991 albums João Gilberto albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub