Home / Music / Amoroso strips João Gilberto down to voice and guitarMusic linernotes album music joão-gilbertoAmoroso strips João Gilberto down to voice and guitarAmoroso is João Gilberto at his most stripped-down: voice, guitar, and a rhythm section mixed so far back it’s barely there. No strings, no horns — just the essentials. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesLush Life cycles through three different band configurationsAmoroso proves why João Gilberto is the father of bossa novaJoão Gilberto's Fino is pure bossa novaColtrane's unaccompanied opening on "Lush Life" previews his sheets of soundJoão Gilberto's syncopated fingerpicking defined bossa nova's rhythmExploreSteely Dan's Two Against Nature ended a 20-year studio silenceSongbird: Emmylou Harris picked the tracks herselfSoul Limbo is famous as the BBC cricket themeSpirit of the West's 'Home for a Rest' is a Canadian folk-rock anthemSteve Goodman's 'City of New Orleans' found a second life through Arlo GuthriePrevious Art Blakey ran the Jazz Messengers as a proving ground for jazz greatsNext Amoroso proves why João Gilberto is the father of bossa nova