Maysa - Barquinho + Maysa Sings Before The Dawn

Aquarela do Brasil

MAYSA 'BARQUINHO' + 'SONGS BEFORE DAWN' (2LPs 1 CD)

LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 6-PANEL DIGIPACK 2 LPs ON 1 CD + 1 BONUS TRACK

Brazilian singer, composer, and actress Maysa Matarazzo (1936-1977), associated with Bossa Nova music but also widely known as a torch song (fossa) interpreter, was one of the most popular artists of her time. Presented here are two of her best albums, which were also her only two albums for Columbia Records, Barquinho (Columbia 37161), taped in Brazil, and Songs Before Dawn (Columbia CS 8426), which was made in New York and finds her performing a mixture of Brazilian, French and Spanish songs, as well as American standards. Maysa died in a car crash at the age of 40.

Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961.13-24: Songs Before Dawn: Jack Pleis and His Orchestra.Recorded in New York City, 1961.*Bonus trackMaysa Matarazzo (vocals), Orchestra RGE, conducted by Erlon Chaves.Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1962.