V.A. – Nicola Conte presents Viagem 2 (2009)

1. Vera – Sambinha
2. Cláudia – Deixa O Morro Cantar
3. Janinha – Amanhã
4. Maria Lucia – Maria Moita
5. Flora – Maria Fulô
6. As Meninas – Redondo Sambão
7. Tenório JR – Consolação
8. Tema Três – Yema Três
9. Anamaria Bom – Queimada
10. Márcia Com Manfredo Fest Trio – Miss Bikini
11. Lygia – Se A Tristeza Chegar
12. José Roberto Bertrami – Kébar
13. Cesar Roldão Vieira – Sem Deus A Família
14. Sansa Trio – Bossa Só
15. Bobby Mckay – Bossa Nova
16. Zil Rozendo – Balanço Do Mar
17. Tenório JR – Sambinha
18. Dick Farney E Sua Orchestra – Ninguém Na Rua

An amazing batch of rare 60s bossa nova — all hand-picked by the mighty Nicola Conte, an artist who definitely shows a strong love of the bossa in his own music! The package digs even deeper than Conte’s first volume in the Viagem series — and brings together loads of rare bits we haven’t seen reissued before, mixed with some other killers from the RGE catalog of the 60s — definitely the farther reaches of bossa recordings in Brazil from the time, and the kind of tunes we’re happy to have together in a sweet little set like this! There’s loads of groovy rhythms, jazzy instrumentation, and great lead vocals on some of the cuts — and the collection features 18 gems.Sometimes it works, sometimes it needs a few more listens but even I’d have to admit, the lounge-piano jazz tunes that sound a bit cliched now, were cutting edge at the time and it’s true that even if people did play like this, they wouldn’t be realising it. Case in point would be the closing track Dick Farney E Sua Orchestra ‘Ninguém Na Rua’ which sounds like it should be on a 60s film soundtrack.