Let’s take a trip to Rio on this late Monday night. Luiz Bonfá isn’t exactly a household name, but in the 50s and 60s, he played guitar for and with Joao Gilberto, Sergio Mendes, Stan Getz, George Benson, and Frank Sinatra, and wrote Almost in Love for Elvis. In 1956, he collaborated with pianiste extraordinaire Ed(uardo) Lincoln on Noite e Dia, which contains a most easygoing and highly artistic instrumental version of Charles Trénet’s 1942 classic Que reste-t’il de nos amours. My friend Matthias knows the lyrics by heart. A perfect way to attract them filles.
Luiz Bonfá/ Ed Lincoln – Que reste-t’il de nos amours
Charles Trenet – Que reste-t’il de nos amours
Bonus: Bonfá’s biggest own composition was the bossa classic Manha de Carnaval, a favorite (not only) among French songbirds:
Marina Celeste – Manha de Carnaval
Sylvia Telles – Manha de Carnaval
Joanie Summers w/ Laurindo Almeida – Manha de Carnaval
Claudine Longet – Manha de Carnaval