Brazil — All Formats  

One of the lovelier records cut by guitarist Laurindo Almeida during the 1950s – a spare set of duets with pianist Ray Turner – featuring original tunes and tracks by Brazilian composers, all performed in a lightly poetic style. The album's got lots of wonderful work on acoustic guitar... read more

Groovy stuff – with a great 60s Capitol finish! Jack Marshall arranged this set of 10 songs, half of which are Jobim songs, with other songs written by Joao Gilberto, Menescal, Luiz Bonfa and 2 songs credited to Jack Marshall. Songs include "Girl From Ipanema", "Manha De... read more

A very unique album by Sergio Mendes – recorded in LA in the years before his Brasil 66 albums for A&M – but with a sound that clearly shows him going for the new bossa approach! The album's got some lovely vocals by Wanda De Sah, plus occasional guitar work by Rosinha De Valenca... read more

A very unique album by Sergio Mendes – recorded in LA in the years before his Brasil 66 albums for A&M – but with a sound that clearly shows him going for the new bossa approach! The album's got some lovely vocals by Wanda De Sah, plus occasional guitar work by Rosinha De Valenca... read more

A lost bossa classic from Wanda De Sah – aka Wanda Sa, the wife of Edu Lobo, and a singer who worked with Sergio Mendes in his pre-Brasil 66 days! The album's got a wonderfully laidback feel – languid, yet jazzy, with the feel of some of Astrud Gilberto's best work on Verve, yet with... read more

A lost bossa classic from Wanda De Sah – aka Wanda Sa, the wife of Edu Lobo, and a singer who worked with Sergio Mendes in his pre-Brasil 66 days! The album's got a wonderfully laidback feel – languid, yet jazzy, with the feel of some of Astrud Gilberto's best work on Verve, yet with... read more