Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge Vol. 14 - Bossa Novaville (1997)

This is one of the more danceable collections in the Ultra Lounge series. It makes some of the best music I've ever heard for housecleaning or other mundane tasks--put it on and suddenly you feel like it's a hot summer day in a steamy South American city. It also awakens in me a strange desire to play this music, loudly, while dancing in the spray from a broken fire hydrant. As far as lounge music goes, this is fairly upbeat stuff. It's not so conducive to chilling as some of the other volumes in this series; in fact, I dare anyone to keep still while it's playing. This is a solid buy, and a great introduction to the bossa nove style of music.

01. Wanda de Sah - So Danco Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba)
02. Laurindo Almeida and the Bossa Nova All Stars - Meditation (Meditacao)
03. Bill Perkins - Little Bird / Little Boat
04. Ray Anthony - Samba De Orfeu
05. Martin Denny - Amy's Theme
06. Cannonball Adderley & Sergio Mendes - Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
07. Billy May - The Look Of Love
08. Leroy Holmes - One Note Samba / Recado Bossa Nova
09. Howard Roberts - Triste
10. Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All Stars - Misirlou
11. Si Zentner - Desafinado
12. Martin Denny - Exotique Bossa Nova / Quiet Village Bossa Nova
13. Joe Graves & The Diggers - Witchcraft
14. Bill Perkins - Baia
15. Walter Wanderley - Que Sabe Voce De Mim
16. Laurindo Almeida - The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) / Manha De Carnaval
17. Rubin Mitchell - Mas Que Nada
18. Wanda De Sah With Sergio Mendes - So Nice (Samba De Verao)
19. Julie London - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)