Verve
2006
Pure Bossa Nova
About This Album
Os Cariocas only recorded bossa nova after their second decade of recording, but it's what they're best known for, especially outside of Brazil. Despite sounding like a cool vocal group (à la Swingle Singers or others), the group helped the vanguard of early bossa nova composers, performing Jobim songs as early as 1954. This 14-track collection, rather brief at 35 minutes, includes recordings they made for the Verve/Universal family of labels during the early to mid-'60s. Not all of their best repertoire is owned by the Universal catalog -- both "Chega de Saudade" and "Corcovado" would have been good additions -- but what is here is quite good: "Ela é Carioca," "Samba de uma Nota Só," and "Garota de Ipanema." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 and 10)

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