Appreciation …

 … On João Gilberto : Aquarium Drunkard. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Many associate João with the kitsch new wave of the 1960s, epitomized by hedonistic Stan Getz saxophone solos, saccharine jazz, and cringey lyrics in English. Here, I will present an altogether different persona and demonstrate that the João I love, who played only solo concerts, could not be further from his superficial caricature. He was, in fact, a countercultural aesthetic monk.