{"product_id":"luiz-bonfa-introspection-378280","title":"Luiz Bonfá – Introspection","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuiz Bonfá's \u003cem\u003eIntrospection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e first appeared in 1972, more than a decade after Bonfá helped carry Brazilian music to an international audience through \u003cem\u003eBlack Orpheus\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, though, he steps away from the wider bossa nova spotlight and into a far more private setting: an almost entirely solo guitar album that shows how much feeling and detail he could draw from the instrument alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBonfá's background in classical guitar is everywhere in these performances, but it never sounds academic. The album brings together Brazilian rhythm, jazz harmony and a strong lyrical sense, with pieces like \"Enchanted Mirror,\" \"Reflections\" and \"Rain\" revealing just how precise and expressive his playing could be. Contemporary listeners and later critics alike have singled it out as one of the key titles in his catalogue, partly because its restraint lets the melodic and emotional weight of the music come through so clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat intimacy is a big part of why \u003cem\u003eIntrospection\u003c\/em\u003e has remained so admired. Long unavailable on vinyl, it has also become a collector's title, and this return to the format finally restores one of Bonfá's most personal recordings to the kind of close listening it invites. If you know him mainly through his better-known bossa nova work, this is the record that shows the quieter, more reflective side of his art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eReviews\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cq\u003eno Bonfá recording reaches the dizzying -- if gently stated -- heights of his art the way Introspection does.\u003c\/q\u003e - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/introspection-mw0000008812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eAllMusic.com\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/global-music-on-vinyl-records\"\u003eGlobal\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e Luiz Bonfá\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Jazzybelle Records, Modulor Music\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_europe\"\u003eEurope\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/global-music-on-vinyl-records\"\u003eGlobal\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bossanova\"\u003eBossanova\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/latin-jazz\"\u003eLatin Jazz\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/neo-classical\"\u003eNeo-Classical\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/neo-romantic\"\u003eNeo-Romantic\u003c\/a\u003e, \n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/samba\"\u003eSamba\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Enchanted+Mirror\"\u003eEnchanted Mirror\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Summertime+Love\"\u003eSummertime Love\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Reflections\"\u003eReflections\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Concerto+For+Guitar\"\u003eConcerto For Guitar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Rain\"\u003eRain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Leque\"\u003eLeque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Missal+(Estudo)\"\u003eMissal (Estudo)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Luiz+Bonf%C3%A1+Adventure+In+Space\"\u003eAdventure In Space\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Jazzybelle Records, Modulor Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317063905345,"sku":"2756455","price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/3700604783039.jpg?v=1786075807","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/luiz-bonfa-introspection-378280","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}