Guitarist Paulo Levita,
singer Palmyra, producer Arnaldo DeSouteiro and João
Donato
during the recording sessions for the Friends From Brazil 2001
album.
(Photo by Celso Brando)
Jo˜ão Donato - Jazziz
Various Artists, "Signs of the Times: Women 2010", Jazziz #008/2010 (May 2010).[CD]
Release Date: May 2010
Includes the track "Minha Saudade" (João Gilberto / João Donato),
performed by Ithamara Koorax & Juarez Moreira, and produced by
Arnaldo DeSouteiro.
Excerpt from the liner notes: "Best known for his whispery, intimate croon and deceptively
intrincate acoustic guitar work, bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto is
widely recognized for his interpretations of songs by his more-prolific
colleague Antonio Carlos Jobim. However, Gilberto's original music is
not as immediately identifiable by many other than bossa aficionados.
Vocalist Ithamara Koorax and masterful guitarist Juarez Moreira are
doing their best to correct this situation with their recording Bim
Bom: The Complete João Gilberto Songbook" (Motéma), which marks the
first occasion that all of Gilberto's original compositions have been
collected on one album. Having worked alongside Jobim and the late Luiz
Bonfá, Koorax is certainly well-suited to interpret Gilberto's lyrical
melodies; her cool, pliant voice evokes but never imitates Gilberto's
singular style. Koorax and Moreira pick up the tempo on the charming
'Minha Saudade,' our selection here, as the singer nimbly navigates
Gilberto's lyric for the lilting João Donato tune."