''João Gilberto en México'', (Also Ela é Carioca) is a 1970 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 ...

. Purportedly, after living in the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

, where he recorded the landmark Getz/Gilberto, among other works, João stayed in

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

for what ended up being two years, instead of an initially planned short visit. João Gilberto en

is the assemblage he completed during his stay.

Track listing

# "De Conversa Em Conversa" (Lúcio Alves, Haroldo Barbosa) # " Ela é Carioca" ( Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) # "O Sapo" ( João Donato) # "Esperança Perdida" ( Tom Jobim, Billy Blanco) # " Trolley Song" ( Irving Berlin, Vrs. Haroldo Barbosa) # "João Marcelo" (

) # "Farolito" (

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; ; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is rec ...

) # "Astronauta" (Samba da Pergunta) (Pingarilho, Marcos Vasconcellos) # "Acapulco" (

) # " Bésame Mucho" ( Consuelo Velasquez) # "Eclipse" ( Ernesto Lecuona)

References

External links

João Gilberto en Mexico track listing at Amazon.com.
João Gilberto albums 1970 albums PolyGram albums {{1970s-jazz-album-stub