João Gilberto is abossa nova album byJoão Gilberto, originally released inBrazil as a vinylLP in 1973 and reissued on CD in 1988. João Gilberto released another album namedJoão Gilberto in 1961, as well as severalEPs with only his name as title. In 2007 it was listed byRolling Stone Brazil as 47th of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.[3]
Wendy Carlos has stated that the album was recorded in producerRachel Elkind's convertedbrownstone recording studio in New York City'sUpper-west side.[4][5][6] Carlos described when working with Gilberto during the recording process he possessed, "such control I needed only to position the microphones with care, and set levels once, then let him go".[5] Microphones were placed very close for an intimate sound, "knowing he'd keep it all in perfect balance and consistency, no false sounds or bumping into microphones mere inches away", and that his vocal and guitar was recorded all at once, with percussion parts "more often recorded along with him, not overdubbed."[5]
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