"I bought this recording without a list of the songs, only knowing that it had Jobim, Gilberto, and Baden Powell on it. I own around 40 Bossa Nova CD's, and I have to say that this is one of the best I have. The first disc is all recordings of Jobim tunes and performances by Powell, while the second is mostly stuff by some samba troupe. The sound quality of the recordings could be better, and basically no personnel/date info is included, but even these shortcomings cant detract from the beauty of the music. If you're really into bossa nova, by all means buy this collection."
Is this an illegal pirate?
Wei | Konstanz, Germany | 06/12/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I HAVE TO TELL ALL OF YOU: 6 and 1/2 from the first 10 songs in CD 1 are nothing but pieces from "Luis Bonfa plays" and "Jazz Samba Encore!" and others, wrongly titled as Jobim's products. I don't understand that, since the first reviewer has bought so many bossa nova CDs, he still doesnt realize this fact."