The sheer weight of beauty here—including the first known bossa nova song—makes this playlist almost ache with genius. Vinicius de Moraes' pen was behind bossa nova's most towering achievements: “A Felicidade”, “Samba da Bênção”, “The Girl from Ipanema” and many, many others. Taken together, sung by many different tongues, this music becomes a balm to the spirit, soft and supple as a summer day.