Frogtoon Music

Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto

Artist Biography For João Gilberto

João Gilberto João Gilberto Prado Pereira De Oliveira Juazeiro Bahia Brazil June 10 1931 - July 6 2019 Was A Brazilian Singer Acoustic Guitarist And Ocasional Songwriter Considered One Of The Creators Of Bossa Nova With Antônio Carlos Jobim And Vinícius De Moraes. One Of His Most Famous Nicknames Is "Pai Da Bossa Nova" Father Of Bossa Nova . A Self-Taught Guitarist And Singer Gilberto Moved To Rio De Janeiro In 1950 And Joined The Vocal Group Garotos Da Lua "The Boys Of The Moon" As Their Lead Singer. After A Year And A Half He Was Kicked Out Of The Group For His Lack Of Discipline And Spent The Next Several Years In A Marginal Existence. Eventually He Found His Way Creating A New Way To Express Himself In Voice And On The Guitar. The Result Of His Obsessive Experiments Became Known As Bossa Nova. Bossa Nova Is A Refined Version Of Samba Deemphasizing The Percussive Aspect Of Its Rhythm And Enriching The Melodic And Harmonic Content. Rather Than Relying On The Traditional Afro-Brazilian Percussive Instruments Bossa Nova Usually Utilizes A Drum Set. João Gilberto Often Eschews All Accompaniment Using Only His Guitar Which He Uses As A Percussive As Well As A Harmonic Instrument. The Singing Style He Developed Is Almost Whispering Economical And Without Vibrato. He Creates His Tempo Tensions By Singing Ahead Or Behind The Guitar. This Style Which Gilberto Introduced In 1957 Created A Sensation In The Musical Circles Of Rio's Zona Sul And Many Young Guitarists Sought To Imitate It. It Was First Heard On Record In 1958 When João Gilberto Accompanied Singer Elizete Cardoso In A Recording Of "Chega De Saudade" A Song By Antonio Carlos Jobim And Vinicius De Moraes. Shortly After This Recording João Gilberto Made His Own Debut Single Of The Same Song Followed By The 1959 LP Chega De Saudade. The Song Became A Hit Launching Gilberto's Career And The Bossa Nova Craze. Besides A Number Of Jobim Compositions The Album Chega De Saudade Featured Older Sambas And Popular Songs From The 1940s And '50s All Performed In The Distinctive Bossa Nova Style. This Album Was Followed By Two More In 1960 And 1961 By Which Time The Singer Featured New Songs By A Younger Generation Of Performer/composers Such As Carlos Lyra And Roberto Menescal. By 1962 Bossa Nova Had Been Embraced By Such North American Jazz Musicians As Herbie Mann Charlie Byrd And Stan Getz Who Invited Gilberto And Jobim To Collaborate On What Became One Of The Best-Selling Jazz Albums Of All Time Getz/Gilberto. Through This Album Gilberto's Wife Astrud Became An International Star And The Jobim/de Moraes Composition "The Girl From Ipanema" Became A Worldwide Pop Music Standard For The Ages. João Gilberto Continued To Perform Through The 1960s But Did Not Release Another Studio Album Until João Gilberto En México Recorded In 1970 During A Period Of Residence In Mexico. João Gilberto Aka The "White Album" 1973 Featured Hypnotic Minimalist Execution And Is Widely Considered To Be His Best Album. The Year 1976 Saw The Release Of The Best Of Two Worlds A Reunion With Stan Getz Featuring Singer Miúcha Sister Of Chico Buarque Who Had Become Gilberto's Second Wife In April 1965. Amoroso 1977 Backed Gilberto With The Lush String Orchestration Of Claus Ogerman Who Had Provided A Similar Sound To Jobim's Instrumental Recordings In The Late 1960s And Early 1970s. As Had Been The Case For All Of Gilberto's Albums The Album Consisted Mostly Of Jobim Compositions Mixed With Older Sambas And An Occasional North American Standard From The 1940s. Having Lived In The US Since 1962 João Gilberto Returned To Brazil In 1980. The Following Year Saw The Release Of Brasil With Guests Gilberto Gil And Caetano Veloso Who In The Late 1960s Had Founded The Tropicalia Movement A Fusion Of Brazilian Popular Music With Foreign Pop. The 1991 Release João With Orchestrations By Clare Fischer Was Unusual In Its Lack Of Even A Single Jobim Composition Instead Featuring Songs In English French Italian And Spanish Plus Old Sambas And The Solitary Contemporary Song "Sampa" Caetano Veloso . Also Released In 1991 Was The Album Canto Do Pajé By Veloso's Sister Maria Bethânia On Which Bethânia And Gilberto Sing An Intimate Duet Maria/Linda Flor Barroso Peixoto Vogler Costa And Pôrto Accompanied Solely By His Guitar. João Voz E Violão 2000 Was An Homage To The Music Of Gilberto's Youth As Well As A Nod To Producer Caetano Veloso. Evenly Interspersed With These Studio Recordings Have Been The Live Recordings Live In Montreux João Gilberto Prado Pereira De Oliveira Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar Live At Umbria Jazz And Live In Tokyo. While All Of Gilberto's Albums Since Getz/Gilberto Have Been Released On CD The First Three Domestic Albums Were Released In 1988 By EMI On A Single CD Entitled The Legendary João Gilberto The Original Bossa Nova Recordings 1958-1961 . The Disc Also Included Three Tracks From The Singer's 1959 Orfeu Negro EP "Manhã De Carnaval " O Nosso Amor And A Felicidade The Latter Two Merged Into A Single Medley Track To Fit Within The Recording Time Of A CD. After Its Release Gilberto Successfully Sued To Have The Title Removed From Sale As An Unauthorized Release Of His Artistic Works. João Gilberto Has Long Had A Reputation As An Eccentric Recluse And A Nearly Neurotic Perfectionist. He Lives In An Apartment In Leblon Rio De Janeiro Refusing All Interviews And Avoiding Crowds. He Has Been Known To Walk Out On Performances In Response To An Audience He Considers Disrespectful Or Out Of Theaters Possessing Acoustics Below His Standards And At Times Demands That The Air Conditioning Be Turned Off At Concert Venues. Yet He Continues To Perform To Sell-Out Crowds In Brazil As Well As In Europe North America And Japan. Discography 1959 - Chega De Saudade Odeon 1960 - O Amor O Sorriso E A Flor Odeon 1961 - João Gilberto Odeon 1962 - The Boss Of The Bossa Nova Atlantic 1963 - The Warm World Of João Gilberto Atlantic 1964 - Getz/Gilberto Verve 1965 - Herbie Mann & João Gilberto Atlantic 1974 - João Gilberto En Mexico PolyGram 1976 - Best Of Two Worlds Columbia 1977 - Amoroso Warner Brothers 1981 - Brasil Warner Brothers 1986 - João Gilberto Live In Montreux WEA 1991 - João PolyGram 2000 - João Voz E Violão Universal 2002 - Live At Umbria Jazz Egea 2004 - João Gilberto In Tokyo Verve

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Chega de Saudade

"Chega De Saudade" Often Translated To English As "No More Blues" Is Considered The First Bossa Nova Song. Composed By Antônio Carlos Jobim Music And Vinícius De Moraes Lyrics It Became Popular In This Interpretation By João Gilberto. It Was First Recorded By Elizete Cardoso On Her Album Canção Do Amor Demais But The Public Did Not Take Notice Of That Release. Gilberto's Own Recording Released In July 1958 As A Single Made It A Hit.

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