Amor, o sorriso e a flor (Love, a Smile, and a Flower) is the second in the trilogy of formative bossa nova albums released by Joao Gilberto between 1959 and 1961 (Chegade Saudade - ACMEM 179CD - being the first), The aesthetic & musical blueprints for a genre exerting an irresistible worldwide influence on popular music: bossa nova, This edition features the original (long out-of-print) classic album in its entirety and original packaging, Includes historic performances of masterpieces 'Samba de uma nota so (One Note Samba) and 'Medita o' (Meditation).