Jota Fonseca - Meu Norte Venceu (rojão) from RGE 78rpm (1961)

Jota Fonseca's legacy is mixed. He was lucky that his early 60s productions were fabulous tunes that sounded stellar. Jota was unlucky that most of his work was only released on 78rpm, meaning that his presence on vinyl, a much more long-lived format, is minimal. That said, he ended up on at least one compacto and LP compilation. Also, a fair number of Jota Fonseca's 78s survived, meaning that he is better off than Carlos Galindo, who has all but vanished. Meu Norte Venceu, written by Sebastião Do Rojão, is a rolicking rojão from a great double-sided 78rpm single. 

Jota Fonseca - Meu Norte Venceu (rojão) from RGE 78rpm (1961)

Jota Fonseca - Côco Da Roseira (1962) from Sucessos Dos Maiores Cantores Nordestinos - Premier (1973)

Côco Da Roseira is another epic 78rpm saved from extinction by one of a handful of compilations from the 1960s and early 1970s. Jota Fonseca was amazing and straddled the line between the end of the 78rpm and final acceptance of vinyl as primary format for music. 1962 is fairly late for a new 78rpm release in any territory. 

Sucessos Dos Maiores Cantores Nordestinos - Premier (1973)

Jota Fonseca - Deixei Meu Cariri (baião) - Cantagalo compacto (late 1960s)

Deixei Meu Cariri is a rare compacto-only cut by Jota Fonseca, an artist who may have been slightly lost in the shuffle during the transition from 78rpm to vinyl. While his output is somewhat negligible, his work is well regarded during the period in which the sound of forró exited the old world and entered the new. 

Jota Fonseca - Deixei Meu Cariri (baião) - Cantagalo compacto (late 1960s)