Le Roi de la Bossa Nova

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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
While it's true that Luiz Bonfá is a forgotten name among many bossa nova lovers -- past and present -- a forgotten name rarely associated with his younger peers he influenced Jobim, Gilberto, de Moraes who took the music to international popularity. Bonfá is a ghost whose shadow looms large over the music, whether he is well known or not. He composed both main themes for Black Orpheus, which ended up on the hit soundtrack. Here Bonfá does what he does best: play an amazing guitar, arrange a series of uncredited session players, sing, and dig deep into the roots of bossa nova as it comes out of samba, but then return it changed but folded into the tradition. Tracks like ...
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All Music Guide - Thom Jurek
While it's true that Luiz Bonfá is a forgotten name among many bossa nova lovers -- past and present -- a forgotten name rarely associated with his younger peers he influenced Jobim, Gilberto, de Moraes who took the music to international popularity. Bonfá is a ghost whose shadow looms large over the music, whether he is well known or not. He composed both main themes for Black Orpheus, which ended up on the hit soundtrack. Here Bonfá does what he does best: play an amazing guitar, arrange a series of uncredited session players, sing, and dig deep into the roots of bossa nova as it comes out of samba, but then return it changed but folded into the tradition. Tracks like "Samba de Duas Notas" "Two Note Samba", with its beautiful guitar/flute front line slipping around and through one another in the bridge, are typical of this man's artistry and innovative. The gorgeous ballad "Lila" offers a portrait of Bonfá the balladeer. His deep, fluid fingerpicking style colors each melodic phrase, shades the changes, and offers a harmonic and technical invention that guitarists like Tal Farlow would kill for. "Sudade Vem Correndo" comes off like a jazz tune with a horn section upfront and Bonfá leading the rhythm section, which includes a piano. He may get lost a little in the mix, which is ancient, but he's there setting the deep groove in the tune. His comping behind the pianist's solo actually gives him a wider palette to improvise upon. Ultimately, this is a beautiful set, one that singularly displays many but not all of Bonfá's gifts. It is deep bossa, but its airiness, light, and song-like qualities equal its technical excellence, and make it accessible to anyone interested in the music. [A Sunnyside reissue of the album added a four-cut EP called En Direct du Bresil "Direct from Brazil", recorded and issued the same year as the LP program, 1963.]
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/21/2006
  • Label: Sunny Side
  • UPC: 016728303729
  • Catalog Number: 3037
  • Sales rank: 102,720

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Bonfá Nova (2:09)
  2. 2 Cantiga Da Vida (2:00)
  3. 3 Amor por Amor (2:23)
  4. 4 Dor Que Faz Doer (2:02)
  5. 5 Samba de Duas Notas (3:14)
  6. 6 Teu Olhar Triste (2:27)
  7. 7 Lila (2:30)
  8. 8 Você Chegou (2:26)
  9. 9 Santeleco (2:23)
  10. 10 Balaio (2:38)
  11. 11 Sorrindo (2:09)
  12. 12 Bossa Em Ré (1:34)
  13. 13 Você Chegou (2:32)
  14. 14 Saudade Vem Correndo (2:49)
  15. 15 Mania de Maria (2:35)
  16. 16 Sincopado Triste (2:42)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Luiz Bonfá Primary Artist
Technical Credits
Martin Davies translation
Christophe Henault Mastering
Stan Wiezniak Cover Photo
François Lê Xuân Reissue Preparation
Alexis Frenkel Mastering
Philippe Lesage Liner Notes
Bruno Guermonprez Reissue Preparation
Liliane Meynard Art Direction
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