O Pato

João Gilberto · 1960

Context

Written by Jayme Silva and Neuza Teixeira, "O Pato" appears on O amor, o sorriso e a flor, an album produced by Aloysio de Oliveira and released in 1960 on Odeon in Brazil. It came out almost simultaneously in the United States under the title Brilliant João Gilberto (Capitol).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bossa nova, jazz samba. Among the origins and influences of Bossa nova, jazz samba: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban.

By the same artist

• Chega de Saudade (1959)
• The Girl from Ipanema (1964)
• Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) (1964)

Sources

• EN: O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor

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