Day: January 18, 2025

With his elegantly delicate voice and subtly intense acoustic guitar, the man who invented bossa nova is a musical Rock of Gibraltar. Claus Ogerman’s string arrangements add another layer of artistry to Gilberto’s heavily accented version of Cole Porter’s “‘S Wonderful”, a passionate “Besame Mucho”, the upbeat “Tin Tin Por Tin Tin” and four heart-melting Antonio Carlos Jobim standards. If nothing else, the strings helped bring bossa nova to the larger audience it deserved.