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- Date Released: February 22, 2005
- Genre: International
- Style: Brazil
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Guitar playing so virtuosic, it’s hard to believe it’s just one man plucking the strings.
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We Say...
Recorded with loving warmth by Emory Cook, there’s a beautiful intimacy to this album, finally released in its expanded form. Luiz Bonfa's guitar playing is virtuosic — much of the time he’s so dextrous that it’s hard to believe there’s only one man playing — and in his compositions you can hear the early musings of bossa nova, cool but with a definite swing. There are classic Bonfa tracks like “Manhã De Carnival” (from his Black Orpheus) and “Perdido De Amor,” but also beautiful instrumental meditations such as “Variações em Violão,” where he shows his stunning range. Even when he tackles a jazz standard like “Night and Day” he makes it his own, with subtle cross-rhythms underpinning the melody. Above all, there’s a vibrant lyricism in his playing, with plenty of surprises from an agile imagination. This is a portrait of a man at the height of his art, completely at one with his music, and you leave feeling privileged to have shared it.
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They Say...
Solo in Rio 1959 stands as a classic in the massive Luiz Bonfa catalog. Originally issued on the Cook label -- named for its owner, famed audio engineer Emory Cook -- it remained a favorite of the guitarist's throughout his lifetime. The Emory Cook Collection is housed and managed by the Smithsonian and as such, Folkways is able to re-release this masterpiece on CD with many added treasures -- there is an additional half-hour of music on the CD. The original featured 17 cuts. The new version contains 32, including an early version of "Samba de Orfeu." While it is true that it is the guitarist and composer's most famous composition and he recorded it many times, this is the only one on solo guitar. This is the first time it appears anywhere. Also included are two versions of the celebrated "Manhã de Carnaval." The second read is a more up-tempo and shorter version that is breathless in its beauty. Other well-known Bonfa compositions that have alternates here are "Perdido de Amor," "Sambolero," "Quebra Maer," and "Luzes do Rio." Another gem is the startling "Prelude to an Adventure in Space," with its hard swinging samba that transmutes into a dirge-like bolero on a dime. Solo in Rio 1959 offers an early hearing of Bonfa as fully developed, in possession of a stunning range of styles and techniques, all of them employable in the service of the song. The deep lyricism and harmonic richness of Bonfa's playing is unlike anything else before or since. Solo in Rio 1959 is a historic release, and one that will hopefully alert an entirely new generation to the work of this master of the guitar. In addition to the beautifully remastered music in this package, there is a fine biographical and musicological essay by Anthony Weller.
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| 01. |  |
Pernambuco |
1:41 |
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| 02. | |
Night and Day |
2:10 |
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| 03. | |
Shearing |
1:26 |
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| 04. | |
Sambolero |
2:53 |
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| 05. | |
Calypso Minor |
1:47 |
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| 06. | |
Uma Prece [A Prayer] |
2:36 |
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| 07. | |
Bonfabuloso |
2:10 |
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| 08. | |
Quebra Mar [The Seawall] |
2:38 |
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| 09. | |
Luzes do Rio [Lights of Rio] |
2:34 |
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| 10. | |
Perdido de Amor [Lost in Love] |
3:26 |
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| 11. | |
Manha de Carnaval |
2:27 |
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| 12. | |
Amor sem Adeus [Love without Goodbye] |
2:04 |
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| 13. | |
Variações em Violão [Variations on Guitar] |
1:28 |
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| 14. | |
Seringueiro |
2:53 |
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| 15. | |
Chopin |
1:48 |
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| 16. | |
Na Baixa do Sapateiro [In the Shoemaker's Hollow] |
2:51 |
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| 17. | |
Murder |
2:30 |
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| 18. | |
A Brazilian in New York |
5:05 |
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| 19. | |
Prelude to Adventure in Space |
1:59 |
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| 20. | |
Tenderly |
1:44 |
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| 21. | |
Blue Madrid |
2:19 |
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| 22. | |
Marcha Escocesa [Scottish March] |
1:13 |
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| 23. | |
Fanfarra [Fanfare] |
0:57 |
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| 24. | |
Samba de Orfeu |
1:15 |
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| 25. | |
Manha de Carnaval 2 |
1:25 |
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| 26. | |
Perdido de Amor 2 |
1:56 |
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| 27. | |
Sambolero 2 |
3:10 |
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| 28. | |
Quebra Mar 2 |
2:12 |
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| 29. |
Seringueiro Excerpt |
0:32 |
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| 30. | |
Seringueiro 2 |
2:03 |
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| 31. | |
Luzes do Rio 2 |
2:36 |
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31 Total Tracks, 67:48 Total Length
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Credits
- Luiz Bonfá - Main Performer // Malcolm Addey - Mastering // Richard Burgess - Marketing // Jeff Place - Archivist // Dan Sheehy - Production Supervisor // Pete Reiniger - Digital Editing // Pete Reiniger - Sound Supervision // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Carla Borden - Editing // Mike Wollman - Cover Photo // Anthony Weller - Liner Notes // Anthony Weller - Annotation // John "BJ John" Smith - Marketing // D.A. Sonneborn - Production Supervisor // Sonya Cohen Cramer - Design // Sonya Cohen Cramer - Layout Design // Jacob Love - Editorial Assistant // Mark Gustafson - Marketing // Norman van der Sluys - Audio Engineer // Helen Lindsay - Audio Technician // Emily Gremlich - Production Assistant // Luiz Novaes Bonfá - Photography // Emery Cook - Engineer
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