João Gilberto cover

João Gilberto

Released

One of the few recordings Gilberto cut in the 1970’s, this eponymous LP is a masterpiece of minimalism with only Sonny Carr’s understated percussion complementing Gilberto’s soft vocals and dulcet guitar. Compared to the livelier bossa nova tunes of the ’50s and ’60s, many written or recorded by Gilberto himself, this album is far more contemplative and wistful in feel, an embodiment of a “less is more” aesthetic.

Oliver Wang

Recommended by

Suggestions
Pérola Negra cover

Pérola Negra

Luíz Melodia
Chega de Saudade cover

Chega de Saudade

João Gilberto
Transa cover

Transa

Caetano Veloso
El Hombre cover

El Hombre

Pat Martino
El Fabuloso cover

El Fabuloso

Aldemaro y su Onda Nueva
Eden cover

Eden

Everything but the Girl
Caetano Veloso cover

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso
Wave cover

Wave

Antônio Carlos Jobim