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This album was recorded in 1999 as an homage to 40-year's anniversary
of the first bossa nova album, recorded by João
Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1959
and was strongly influenced by João's and Tom's music, but also
by other bossa nova pioneers such as Luiz Bonfá
and Baden Powell. Opening with classic samba from
Lobo-Niltinho Tristeza arranged for two guitars, it brings Jobim's
standards Wave and Corcovado arranged in Gilberto-Jobim style
with one guitar playing standard João's chords while the other improvises
in a pattern similar to Jobim's minimalistic piano solos. Following Um
Abraço no Bonfá is almost as authemtic as Gilberto's
original, while Apelo follows a track established by
Vinicius-Toquinho
duet back in 70's. Gisele is two-guitar version of Luiz Bonfá's
instrumental and finally Jobim's Retrato em Branco e Preto
closes this album presenting immortal music that could have equally been
recorded in any time.
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