João Gilberto is a bossa nova album by João Gilberto, originally released in Brazil as a vinyl LP in 1973 and reissued on CD in 1988. João Gilberto released another album named João Gilberto in 1961, as well as several EPs with only his name as title. In 2007 it was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as 47th of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.
Recording process
Wendy Carlos has stated that the album was recorded in producer Rachel Elkind's converted brownstone recording studio in New York City's Upper-west side. Carlos described when working with Gilberto during the recording process he possessed, "such control I needed only to position the microphones with care, and set levels once, then let him go".