''João Gilberto'' is a bossa nova 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 ...

, originally released in

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as a vinyl LP in 1973 and reissued on CD in 1988. João Gilberto released another album named ''João Gilberto'' in 1961, as well as several EPs with only his name as title. The minimal instrumentation – just Gilberto's guitar and voice, plus Sonny Carr's very sparse percussion – and the relentless beat give the album a hypnotic feel. The album's

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was famous

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pioneer

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. This album is often referred to as João Gilberto's "white album", in a reference to

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''. It was listed by ''

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'' Brazil as 47th of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, classical guitar * Sonny Carr – percussion *

Miúcha Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda (30 November 1937 – 27 December 2018), known professionally as Miúcha, was a Brazilian singer and composer. She belonged to a musical family. Her siblings included singer and composer Chico Buarque and two ...

– vocals (on "Izaura")

References

External links

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Album Review (french)
1973 albums João Gilberto albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub