She's A Carioca/Água De Beber/Surfboard/Useless Landscape/Só Tinha De Ser Com Você/A Felicidade/Bonita/ Favela/Valsa De Pôrto Das Caixas/Samba Do Aviâo/Por Tôda A Minha Vida/Din
Brazilian guitarist Antonio Carlos Jobim was one of the pioneers of the bossa nova sound in the early 1960s, created by adding a jazz mix to the traditional samba. (US:57)
“Another solid Jobim release. Only one major thing differentiates this from his other albums and that's Jobim singing most of the songs himself. I prefer instrumental Jobim to vocal Jobim most of the time, his singing isn't horrendous but he makes his songs seem less delicate and more cheesy than they really are, with his narrow range and 'self-consciously cool' attitude. Of course they're still mostly classic bossa-nova songs in any capacity.”
“My introduction to the cool and soft spoken ways of the Brazilian songwriting genius A.C. Jobim. A very subdued release tinged with a certain Brazilian sadness that is so heart gripping, even if one doesn't understand a word of Portuguese.”
“Half sung in Portuguese, half English, awesome album, backed by the phenomenal Nelson Riddle Orchestra along with Jobim's guitar.”
“Such exquisitely beautiful music coming from this once only teaming of Antonio Carlos Jobim and the legendary Nelson Riddle. Virtually every track here is flawless but I especially love the instrumental passages, especially Riddle's treatment of the tune Surfboard. Its a great loss these two guys didn't do another album together.”
“Jobim was one of the creators of the bossa nova sound, a form of music I've always enjoyed. A fine album but too maddeningly short.”
“A man and his guitar. What an incredible duo. It is at once soft, sensual, in a word, incredible. You cannot listen to it only once.”
“Nelson Riddle does a great job arranging the string of pearls that are these songs. This is a classic bossa nova album. Surfboard is a stunning masterpiece from the sixties - short and perfect.”
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