Uno Loop - Sa Võtsid Päikese Kaasa (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)

From the 1970 album Marju Kuut & Uno Loop. Composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and performed by the Leningrad Radio Variety Ensemble (Leningradi Raadio Estraadiorkestri Ansambel, as denoted on the label). A fantastic cover of a bossa nova standard. Note that this is NOT the same record as the excellent one uploaded by Funked Up East ( but is in fact a cut from the identically-titled but earlier album from 1970 (see This record is thematically all over the place compared to the very Jobim-centric 1971 release, and features one side for each of the two singers in isolation, with no duets. I do not have a cover for this LP since mine only has a generic Melodiya Riga sleeve, so I have used a picture of the record itself. P.S. I’m aware the title is not necessarily a correct translation from Estonian, it is just the title of the original song by Jobim. If you know the correct translation, feel