- Format: LP
- Label: Get Back
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
Although Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá's soundtrack to the classic Brazilian film "Black Orpheus" sold millions of copies when it was released in 1959, the original score, written by Jobim, with performances by Bonfá, has remained a relatively well-kept secret. The internationally acclaimed film "Black Orpheus" began life as an award-winning play by the well-known Brazilian playwright and lyricist, Vinicius de Moraes, who in 1956 asked a then unknown piano player, Antonio Carlos Jobim, to write the score. Jobim then enlisted the talents of an equally unknown Luiz Bonfá to play guitar on all the tracks. The resulting score, found on side A of this LP, soon sent both Jobim and Bonfá (also credited with starting the bossa nova movement) on their way to becoming international stars. Side B of this LP is a sample of Jobim and Bonfá's other work from that same critical year, 1956. These tracks also feature the vocals of the top Brazilian singer of the fifties, Sylvia Telles, as well as performances by talented bass player, Ed Lincoln. A cornerstone of Brazilian musical history!
Track listing - Side A: Orfeu da Conceição (Orpheus of the Carnival) [1956] - 1. Ouverture - Antonio Carlos Jobim 2. Monólogo de Orfeu (Orfeu da Conceição) - Vinicius de Moraes / Jobim 3. Um Nome De Mulher (A Woman's Name) - Jobim / Roberto Paiva 4. Se Todos Fôssem Iguais A Você (Someone To Light Up My Life) - Jobim / Paiva 5. Mulher, Sempre Mulher (Always A Woman) - Jobim / Paiva 6. Eu E O Meu Amor- Jobim / Paiva 7. Lamento No Morro (Lament On The Hill) - Jobim / Paiva Side B: Outras histórias: 1. So Saudade - Claudia Morena 2. Vem Viver Ao Meo Lado - Gilda de Barros 3. Foi A Noite (It Was The Night) - Sylvia Telles 4. Passeio No Rio - Luiz Bonfá / Ed Lincoln 5. Domingo Sincopado - Edu (Gaita de Boca) 6. Luar E Batucada - Sylvia Telles
