Chega de Saudade (album)
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Chega de Saudade is the debut album from João Gilberto
and is often credited as the first bossa nova
album. The title can be translated roughly as "enough longing", though the Portuguese word saudade
carries with it more complex meaning.
In 2001, the album was made an inaugural member of the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
It was listed by Rolling Stone
Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.
João Gilberto
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
and is often credited as the first bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
album. The title can be translated roughly as "enough longing", though the Portuguese word saudade
Saudade
Saudade ) is a unique Galician-Portuguese word that has no immediate translation in English. Saudade describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for an absent something or someone that one loves. It often carries a repressed knowledge that the object of longing might never return...
carries with it more complex meaning.
In 2001, the album was made an inaugural member of the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
It was listed by Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.
Track listing
- "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" (Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Vinícius de MoraesVinicius de MoraesMarcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
) - "Lobo Bobo (Foolish Wolf)" (Carlos LyraCarlos LyraCarlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was a primary figure of the younger generation of bossa nova musicians who closely followed the inception of the style by João...
, Ronaldt Boscoli) - "Brigas Nunca Mais (Fights, Never More)" (Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Vinícius de MoraesVinicius de MoraesMarcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
) - "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João GilbertoJoão GilbertoJoão Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
) - "Saudade Fez um Samba (Saudade made a Samba)" (Carlos LyraCarlos LyraCarlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was a primary figure of the younger generation of bossa nova musicians who closely followed the inception of the style by João...
, Ronaldo Boscoli) - "Maria Ninguém (Maria Nobody)" (Carlos LyraCarlos LyraCarlos Lyra is a Brazilian singer and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música Popular Brasileira classics. He was born on May 11, 1939. Along with Roberto Menescal, he was a primary figure of the younger generation of bossa nova musicians who closely followed the inception of the style by João...
) - "Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)"(Antonio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos JobimAntônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
, Newton MendonçaNewton MendonçaNewton Ferreira de Mendonça was a musician, composer, and lyricist. He began as a pianist in 1950. In 1953 he started working with Antonio Carlos Jobim, something for which he is best known. Mendonça went on to co-compose music and lyrics for Desafinado, Meditação, and Samba de uma nota só...
) - "Rosa Morena (Brunette Rose)" (Dorival CaymmiDorival CaymmiDorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years beginning in 1933...
) - "Morena Boca de Ouro (Brunette with a Mouth of Gold)" (Ary BarrosoAry BarrosoAry Barroso was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV...
) - "Bim-BomBim-Bom"Bim Bom" is considered the first bossa nova song. It was composed by João Gilberto around 1956. The song wasn't recorded until July 1958 when Gilberto released it under Odeon Records along with his version of the first produced bossa nova song, "Chega de Saudade", which had been released by...
" (João GilbertoJoão GilbertoJoão Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
) - "Aos Pés da Cruz (At the Foot of the Cross)" (Marino Pinto, Zé da Zilda)
- "É Luxo Só (It's Just A Luxury)" (Ary BarrosoAry BarrosoAry Barroso was a Brazilian composer, pianist, soccer commentator, and talent-show host on radio and TV...
)
CD Bonus Tracks
- "A Felicidade (Happiness)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - João Gilberto
- "Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of the Carnival)" (Luiz BonfáLuiz BonfáLuiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus.-Biography:...
, Antônio MariaAntônio MariaAntônio Maria , sports commentator, poet, composer, pop music lyrics writer and chronicler, was born in Recife, Pernambuco....
, Maria Bonfa) - João Gilberto - "O nosso amor (Our Love)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - João Gilberto
- "Chega de saudade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - Elizete CardosoElizete CardosoElizeth Moreira Cardoso , was a singer and actress of great renown in Brazil....
- "Chega de saudade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - Os CariocasOs CariocasOs Cariocas are a Brazilian popular music band. The band was first founded in 1942 by Ismael Neto, and continues to perform today ....
- "Lobo bobo" (Carlos Lyra, Ronaldt Boscoli) - Alaide Costa
- "Lobo bobo" (Carlos Lyra, Ronaldt Boscoli) - Walter Wanderley
- "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Walter Wanderley
- "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Norma BengellNorma BengellNorma Aparecida Almeida Pinto Guimarães D´Áurea Bengell , best known as Norma Bengell, is a Brazilian film and television actress, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter....
- "Hô-bá-lá-lá" (João Gilberto) - Bene Nunes
- "Maria ninguém" (Carlos Lyra) - Bola SeteBola SeteBola Sete was a Brazilian guitarist. Sete played jazz with Vince Guaraldi as well as with Dizzy Gillespie. His song "Bettina" was featured on the "Tribe Vibes" breakbeat compilation, as it had been sampled by the musical group A Tribe Called Quest.Born in Rio de Janeiro, Bola Sete's name means...
- "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (João GilbertoJoão GilbertoJoão Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto , is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. His seminal recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the new musical genre of Bossa nova in the late 1950s.-Biography:From an early age, music...
, João DonatoJoão DonatoJoão Donato de Oliveira Neto is a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist from Brazil, probably best known for his numerous albums as bandleader in the idiom...
) - Bola Sete - "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (João Gilberto, João Donato) - Alaide Costa
- "Minha saudade" (My Longing)" (João Gilberto, João Donato) - João Donato