Amoroso (album)

Amoroso
Studio album by
João Gilberto
Released1977
Recorded1976
GenreBossa nova
Length44:48
72:51 (CD Rerelease, combined with Brasil)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerHelen Keane, Tommy LiPuma
João Gilberto chronology
Getz/Gilberto '76
(1976)
Amoroso
(1977)
João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Amoroso (Italian pronunciation: [amoˈroːzo]) is an album by João Gilberto, released in 1977.[2] It is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the Brazilian sound of bossa nova. The album features Gilberto on vocals and guitar, backed by a large, but not overpowering, arrangement. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance".[3]

  1. ^ "Amoroso/Brasil Review by Scott Yanow". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ McCann, Bryan (2018). João Gilberto and Stan Getz's Getz/Gilberto. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 123.
  3. ^ "João Gilberto". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 12 March 2024.