Nara Leão – Dez Anos Depois (1971)

Nara Leão, the "Musa da Bossa Nova "("Bossa Nova's Muse", as she is affectionately known), was a prominent figure in bossa nova. She didn't restrict herself as a bossa nova singer, though, and was one of the first artists to engage in the movement later known as "canção de protesto" (protest song), an artistic movement which denounced military dictatorship in Brazil. She launched the careers of such composers/interpreters as Chico Buarque, Zé Keti, Martinho da Vila, Edu Lobo, Paulinho da Viola, and Fagner. An international performer in spite of her short, uneducated voice, she left an expressive discography even though death caught her by surprise at such a precocious age.

"Dez Anos Depois" is a 1971 double album of bossa nova standards.

The first LP is entirely acoustic. The arrangements and accompaniment, made by Brazilian guitarist Tuca, with occasional piano lines, were recorded in France; Nara was living in Paris at the time. The second LP was recorded in Rio; Nara's guitar and vocal were tracked separately from the accompaniment and orchestration, which were done at a studio with arrangers Roberto Menescal, Luiz Eça, and Rogério Duprat.


Disc 1:

Side A
"Insensatez" (Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes)
"Samba de uma nota só" (Jobim, Newton Mendonça)
"Retrato em branco e preto" (Jobim, Chico Buarque)
"Corcovado" (Jobim)
"Garota de Ipanema" (Jobim, de Moraes)
"Pois é" (Jobim, Buarque)

Side B
"Chega de Saudade" (Jobim, de Moraes)
"Bonita" (Jobim, Gene Lees, Ray Gilbert)
"Você e eu" (Carlos Lyra, de Moraes)
"Fotografia" (Jobim)
"O grande amor" (Jobim, de Moraes)
"Estrada do sol" (Jobim, Dolores Duran)

Disc 2:

Side A
"Por toda minha vida" (Jobim, de Moraes)
"Desafinado" (Jobim, Mendonça)
"Minha namorada" (Lyra, de Moraes)
"Rapaz de bem" (Johnny Alf)
"Vou por aí" (Baden Powell, Aloysio de Oliveira)
"O amor em paz" (Jobim, de Moraes)

Side B
"Sabiá" (Jobim, Buarque)
"Meditação" (Jobim, Mendonça)
"Primavera" (Lyra, de Moraes)
"Este seu olhar" (Jobim)
"Outra vez" (Jobim)
"Demais" (Jobim, de Oliveira)

Nara Leão – Dez Anos Depois (1971)

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