Luiz Bonfa - Meu Querido Violão '2019

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Although overshadowed by the towering figure of Antonio Carlos Jobim and to a
lesser extent by Joao Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa was right there at the birth of bossa
nova as well. In fact, at least two of his songs, the haunting Manha de Carnaval
and equally evocative Samba de Orpheus, swept the world at least three years
before Jobims songs began to make a global impact, paving the way for the first
Brazilian wave. In addition, Bonfa cultivated a delicate, precise classical
guitar style, though more attuned to the traditional samba rhythm than the
Gilberto/Jobim bossa nova lilt. Born near the bay of Guanabara in Rio —
his father was an Italian immigrant — Bonfa took up the guitar at eleven
and studied classical guitar with the Uruguayan master Isaias Savio. He began to
work Rios clubs as a singer with the Quitandinha Serenaders, and by 1946, he was
appearing on Brazils Radio Nacional. By 1957, Bonfa was beginning to split his
time between New York City and Rio, touring the U.S. with singer Mary Martin, as
well as writing and recording Brazilian film scores. The turning point in his
career came in 1959 when film director Marcel Camus asked Bonfa to contribute
some songs to his film version of the play Orfeo do Carnaval (to be renamed
Black Orpheus on the screen). The director originally rejected Manha de Carnaval
as the films main theme, but after coming up with what he felt was an inferior
second effort, Bonfa fought for his first tune and got his way, and Manha de
Carnaval became a global pop/jazz/folk standard. In the late 50s and 60s, Bonfa
began recording several albums for the American market on EMI Odeon (Capitol),
Dot, Atlantic, Cook, Philips, Epic and Verve, and he and his songs appeared
prominently on the Jazz Samba Encore album with Jobim and Stan Getz. His
songwriting skills were in demand in the most unpredictable places; for example,
he wrote the schmaltzy Almost in Love for Elvis Presley (included in the
forgettable 1968 film Live a Little, Love a Little). Bonfas profile in America
virtually disappeared after the 1960s, although he continued to tour and write,
eventually cutting over 50 albums. But he resurfaced in U.S. CD shops after a
15-year gap in 1989 with Non-Stop to Brazil for Chesky, followed by the
ravishing The Bonfa Magic in 1991 (released domestically on Milestone) and 1993s
Moods on GSP. Also, the original soundtrack for Black Orpheus is available on a
Verve CD, a firsthand snapshot of Bonfa and Jobim lighting the fuse for the
worldwide Brazilian music explosion. On January 12, 2001, Luiz Bonfa died of
cancer in Rio de Janeiro.

Tracklist:
01. Luiz Bonfa - Mosaico (Remastered)
02. Luiz Bonfa - Paisagem Amazonica (Remastered)
03. Luiz Bonfa - Dobrado Mirim (Remastered)
04. Luiz Bonfa - Autumn in New York (Remastered)
05. Luiz Bonfa - Danca Indiana (Remastered)
06. Luiz Bonfa - Even Song (Remastered)
07. Luiz Bonfa - Quebra-mar (Remastered)
08. Luiz Bonfa - Marcha Escocesa (Remastered)
09. Luiz Bonfa - Solea (Remastered)
10. Luiz Bonfa - Yesterdays (Remastered)
11. Luiz Bonfa - Oracao de Natal (Remastered)
12. Luiz Bonfa - Preludio (Remastered)

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