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Lovely little bossa nova tracks from singer Sonia Roza – a vocalist who’s so sensitive, her vocals almost take second stage to the jazzy backings in the set! And the backings are especially nice – given that they’re served up by the quartet of Sadao Watanabe – which features some great flute and guitar on most of the tracks! Some tunes have just a bit of light added strings, but never too much — and although Sonia often sings in English, she does so with an accented style that’s completely charming – a fair bit like Claudine Longet at her early A&M best. Titles include “The Look Of Love”, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again”, “Secret Love”, “Tristeza”, “The Girl From Ipanema”, “Desafinado”, and “Meditation” – all done in a really great dreamy mode!” (Dusty Groove).

Track listing:

A1 The Girl From Ipanema
A2 Fly Me To The Moon
A3 Desafinado
A4 The Look Of Love
A5 Meditation
A6 Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
B1 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
B2 The Shadow Of Your Smile
B3 La Chanson D’Orphee (Du Film “Orfeu Negro”)
B4 Alfie
B5 Secret Love
B6 Tristeza

Personnel:

Accompanied By – Sadao Watanabe Quartet
Arranged By, Conductor – Koichi Uzaki (tracks: A6), Kunihiko Suzuki (tracks: A2, A5, B2), Sadao Watanabe Quartet (tracks: A1, B6), Shunichi Makaino (tracks: A4, B1, B4), Sonia Rosa (tracks: A3, B3, B5)
Flute – Akio Miyazawa (tracks: A3, B3, B5)
Guitar, Vocals – Sonia Rosa

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Label: Express – EP-7751
Series: Express Jazz Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Red Vinyl, Gatefold
Country: Japan
Released: 1970