LUIZ BONFA Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings BOSSA NOVA (Verve V6-8522)

Recorded in December 26 and 31, 1962. Bonfá's guitar can be heard in all tunes: Personnel: Luiz Bonfá (guitar, vocal), Leo Wright (flute), Oscar Castro Neves (piano, organ), Iko Castro Neves (bass), Roberto Pontes Dias (drums), Henri Percy Wilcox (electric guitar), Maria Toledo (vocal), and Lalo Schifrin (piano, arrange).

"LUIZ BONFA Composer of Black Orpheus Plays and Sings BOSSA NOVA" (Verve V-8522) is the monaural version of this album. All tunes except for "ADEUS" can be heard in the German album "Tristeza" (Verve 711 077). Six tunes, "SAMBALAMENTO", "TRISTEZA", "MANHA DE CARNAVAL", "ILHA DE CORAL", "CHORA TUA TRISTEZA", and "BOSSA NOVA CHA CHA", can be heard in the Mexican compilation album "lo mejor de LUIZ BONFA" (Verve 2304 018). Four tunes, "SAMBA DE DUAS NOTAS", "TRISTEZA", "QUEBRA MAR", and "AMOR QUE ACABOU", can be heard in the German compilation album "BRAZILIANA" (Verve 2332 053).

"Various Artists" CDs