Celebrated Brazilian singer and composer Carlos Lyra was born on May 11, 1939 (he is 90 years-old at this writing). He and Antonio Carlos Jobim were the first two composers, together with lyricists Vinícius de Moraes and Ronaldo Bôscoli, to be recorded by João Gilberto on his first LP entitled Chega de Saudade (1959), which was the inaugural LP for the first generation of Bossa Nova. This release presents Lyra's second album, the self-titled Carlos Lyra, taped in 1961.