- Description
João Gilberto often gives his best performances before a live audience, where his guarded privacy is coaxed into the open by an enthusiastic public. In Montreux, it was simply Gilberto and his guitar for accompaniment. These 11 tracks are a virtual Gilberto best-of collection, with classics by Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Ary Barroso, Chico Buarque, and others, along with several rarely heard songs certain to be embraced by Brazilian music fans throughout the world.
João Gilberto often gives his best performances before a live audience, where his guarded privacy is coaxed into the open by an enthusiastic public. In Montreux, it was simply Gilberto and his guitar for accompaniment. These 11 tracks are a virtual Gilberto best-of collection, with classics by Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Ary Barroso, Chico Buarque, and others, along with several rarely heard songs certain to be embraced by Brazilian music fans throughout the world.