Luiz Bonfá - Solo in Rio 1959
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Free Music Review: Bonfa, Brazilian Master
Hit: 5 Stars
This has been an extremely hard to find audio recording from the legendary Brazilian guitarist/composer Luiz Bonfa. Amazingly, the producers included other takes of some of Bonfa's classics which I have never before heard.
Bonfa's guitar virtuosity and composition work are a joy for both guitarists and non-guitarists to enjoy.
I consider this to be a 'must have' collection
The title has been changed from the original A Voila de Luiz Bonfa to Solo in Rio. Buy it - you won't be disappointed.
Free Music Review: Sweet, hot, n spicy!
Hit: 5 Stars
I do not know much about Latin Music in general or Bossa Nova in particular but I do know quality! Solo in Rio 1959 by Luiz Bonfa has incandescent, melodious-genial, tranquillity! Of course paltry words can not express the beauty of Bonfa's music you must experience it...do it... now!Free Music Review: Pure Bossa Nova, Virtuoso Guitar
Hit: 5 Stars
I never heard of Luis Bonfa before I listened to an NPR segment about great musical CDs. They played a short clip of Sambolero; I was mesmerized. Considering that this was recorded on what amounts to a simple tape recorder back in 1959, the sound is amazing. Just the guitar and occasionally Bonfa's voice. A Brazilian in New York is humorous and quite eccentric. Manha de Carnaval is at the heart of the bossa nova sound, which, by the way, is just as subtle and moving as it was when it was "popular". This is a great CD for anyone who loves good music.Free Music Review: Really amazing
Hit: 5 Stars
This is the first time I had heard Luiz Bonfa's playing, although his name was mentioned in Castro's book on the history of Bossa Nova. Every song on this CD is absolutely amazing. Even though many songs are less than 5 minutes long, they pack so much feeling in them. Luiz' voice is also a real pleasure to listen to.Free Music Review: Personal, intimate and introspective
Hit: 5 Stars
This recording is the meeting of two virtuosos - one the brilliant Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfá (1922-2001) and the other a recording technician and ethnomusicologist, Emery Cook (1913-2002), who captured this solo performance with a battery-driven Nagra III on an evening in Rio more than 45 years ago. Issued originally on a Folkways LP, containing 17 tracks, this reissue on CD by the Smithsonian reproduces the entire recording session of 31 songs.
If you like the light, haunting and rhythmic touch of bossa nova (especially if you were around during its emergence in American popular music and jazz in the early 1960s), you'll thoroughly enjoy this CD. There are a few standards ("Tenderly," "Night and Day") and two versions of "Manhã de Carnival" from the film "Black Orpheus." And the rest are lesser known Bonfá compositions and spur of the moment improvisations, one flowing easily from the other.
The CD comes with a 32-page booklet featuring a lengthy biography and appreciation by guitarist-composer-writer Anthony Weller and a track-by-track commentary on each song. Personal, intimate and introspective, this recording will give many hours of pleasure.