Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Best Of The Bossa Novas

* Songbook The Best of the Bossa Novas by Antonio Carlos Jobim - Songs include "The Girl from Ipanema", "Meditation", "One Note Samba", "How Insensitive", "Quiet Night of Quiet Stars". Also included are the English and Portuguese Lyrics, Table of Bossa Nova Rhythm Patterns and Guitar Diagrams........ Over-sized paperback book in good condition. Covers show some wear but retains its original glossy finish, color. The saddle stapled binding is good but has a small tear at the top, pages are intact and nothing is loose. Pages are clean, unmarked plus there are copies of the various songs loose in the back of the book, note these are copies of the bound songs not loose pages from the book....... The Best of the Bossa Novas Songbook, by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (July 1, 1985), ISBN 0793526981, 9780793526987, 24 pages, Book size about 9 x 12 x 1/8 in., Subject Music Portuguese English Bossa Nova ethnic music guitar......LAX Vespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit.......Best Bossa Nova 5020 PB Music 4 Antonio Carlos Jobim and the guitarist João Gilberto may be considered the founders of this style, which was considered particularly characteristic of Brazilian cultureand which in the mid-1960s began to be associated with movements of social protest. Instrumentation is varied and purposely simple, limited to a few rhythm instruments—e.g., guitar, berimbau (musical bow), drum, or a single-note piano accompaniment. In vocalized passages the musical background becomes more subdued to allow the singer greater range for improvisation. As a dance, the bossa nova differs little from the samba, requiring the same subtle body rhythm and two-step foot movement.