expand my samba & bossa nova collection.

“Feitiço da vila” a samba standard by Noel Rosa performed by Joâo Gilberto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gR5niHQkSI&feature=related

I love how in Brazilian ballads the melodies seem to be exhaled effortlessly like a gentle breath

Now my iTunes library includes Pérez Prado, Tito Rodriguez, Yma Sumac and the ever-wonderful Sergio Mendes. Samba is perfect for playing on a Saturday evening—invite friends over, begin shaking martinis and chillout.

There are some opportunities in St. Louis-and I haven’t even taken advantage of those. But (hits self in the head) just realized that with all of those nights on the road- in cool places (like San Francisco, Los Angeles, DC, San Diego, Chicago….) I could certainly put myself in the way of some music. Hmmmmmmm, the wheels are turning.

Oh my.. I need to buy this album. Imagine James Earle Jones—singing in Portugese. Well maybe his voice is not quite that low. Very rich. Check this guy out I think the link is still on Http://www.npr.org

in the car CD changer are filled with my stuff… rolling eyes of teenage girls…mouth like something tsted bad from hubby… I DON’T CARE (they all are starting to know some of the words to agua de berber…or soemthing like that)

I love Samba & Bossa Nova, but my collection is still really small in size and depth. I’ve got all the greats like Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz, and Sergio Mendes. But I’d like to expand to more artists, and maybe even be capable of having a somewhat intelligent conversation on Samba & Bossa Nova music.