Bossa Nova Basic Guides · Book 1

Bossa Nova

A Listening Guide — Ten Albums, One Story

This is the listening companion to Paul Fább's book: every chapter's album, one tap from your ears. Start at the seed, or jump to any stop on the path.

Chapter 1

Canção do Amor Demais
Elizeth Cardoso (1958)

Chapter 2

Chega de Saudade
João Gilberto (1959)

Chapter 3

Tamba Trio
Tamba Trio (1962)

Chapter 4

The Composer of Desafinado Plays
Tom Jobim (1963)

Chapter 5

Getz/Gilberto
Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1964)

Chapter 6

The Astrud Gilberto Album
Astrud Gilberto (1965)

Chapter 7

Os Afro Sambas
Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes (1966)

Chapter 8

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
Frank Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim (1967)

Chapter 9

Elis & Tom
Elis Regina & Tom Jobim (1974)

Chapter 10

Amoroso
João Gilberto (1977)