
There is something so soothing and relaxing about a top bossa-nova track. It's the world's most sensual genre, I think. It's perfect for those nights when you're exhausted and want to lounge around until eternity; it's perfect for when you're with someone whose company you enjoy, and you want time to stop still. Because when you play a bossa-nova track, time does stop still. All your brain has time to process is that beautiful face in front of you, the flow of the conversation, and that wondrous sound coming from your stereo that only a genius could have composed. [...]
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From Antonio Carlos Jobim's 1976 LP Urubu : URUBU is definitely one of Jobim's most orchestrated album; Ogerman really goes nuts on a few of these tracks. Unlike some Creed Taylor-produced sessions, however, Ogerman's work doesn't really detract from Jobim's melodies. Perhaps this is because URUBU is Jobim's most consciously "big" work, a tribute record to the great Brazilian composer Hector Villa-Lobos. Ângela Porque tão triste assim Agora E tudo quanto existe chora Teu rosto na janela Daquele avião Lá embaixo a [...]
MP3 : Antônio Carlos Jobim - Wave (1967) Something to accompany your next soirée or mid-afternoon nap. Web .

Antonio Carlos Jobim- Sucedeu Assim I’ve seen next to no attention paid to one of 2006's most significant releases. Antonio Carlos Jobim’s Inedito ( The Unknown ) was recorded in 1987 and until now had never been released in North America. The Brazilian giant was sixty years old with nothing left to prove and the sessions are refreshingly relaxed. Jobim revisits a few big hits like “Wave†and “Garota de Ipanema†and offers a few new selections. Several songs swoon decidedly into lounge mode, but even in its cheesiest moments Inedito is [...]