João Gilberto - Rosa Morena (2012)

In 1959, João Gilberto recorded “Rosa Morena” on his iconic debut album Chega de Saudade — generally recognized as the first bossa nova album. Gilberto, who was 27 when he recorded the album, had come to Rio de Janeiro from Bahia, like Caymmi. He was known in the early 1950s for his singing with the group Garotos da Lua, but his career as the voice of bossa nova truly took off with the launch of Chega de Saudade. Many sambistas from Caymmi’s era were put off by bossa nova because it so ardently defied the musical aesthetic of their generation; Caymmi, on the other hand, was full of praise for the young Gilberto. When he heard the song “Chega de Saudade” for the first time, before its initial release in 1958, he told Aloysio de Oliveira, of Odeon Records, “You’ve discovered a gold mine!”

TRACKLIST

1. João Gilberto - Rosa Morena
2. João Gilberto - Chega de Saudade
3. João Gilberto - Medley o Nosso Amor/A Felicidade
4. João Gilberto - Morena Boca de Ouro
5. João Gilberto - Lobo Bobo
6. João Gilberto - Amor certinho
7. João Gilberto - A los Pés da Cruz
8. João Gilberto - Maria Ninguém
9. João Gilberto - Samba de uma Nota Só
10. João Gilberto - Manha de Carnaval
11. João Gilberto - Saudade Fez um Samba
12. João Gilberto - É Luxo Só
13. João Gilberto - Meia Luz
14. João Gilberto - Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá
15. João Gilberto - Desafinado
16. João Gilberto - Brigas, Nunca Mais
17. João Gilberto - Bim Bom