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... in cozy settings for many years to come. Bossa nova was born in July of 1958 when singer-guitarist JoaoGilberto released the single "Chega de Saudade" ("No More Blues" in the U.S.), written by Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, and given further life four months later with Gilberto's recording of Jobim and Newton Mendonça's remarkable "Desafinado." Bossa was...
Amongst the many things I owe my father is the discovery of Stan Getz, JoaoGilberto and Carlos Jobim. My father’s collection of European Verve records was a treasure I inadvertently inherited. I am not sure I have ever thanked him the way I should. I just got the mono vinyl version of the [...]
Bossa nova turns 50 this year, with the official birth date hearkening back to Brazil in 1958 when guitarist JoãoGilberto recorded Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes’s seminal “Chega de Saudade.” With Gilberto’s new samba-derived rhythm and soft-spoken, non-vibrato vocals, the song helped to launch a movement of a new sound that melded seductive Brazilian rhythms with...
Albert Hammond, Jr., isn't the only Stroke lately to go it alone . Out today is Little Joy's self-titled debut, the first side-project release from drummer Fabrizio Moretti. Named after the Echo Park cocktail lounge where he's obviously whiled away some time, the album suggests that Moretti's been introduced to the pleasures of bossa nova. Happily, the result is sharp pop songs that sound like João...
Bossa nova turns 50 this year, with the official birth date harkening back to Brazil in 1958 when guitarist JoãoGilberto recorded Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes's seminal "Chega de Saudade" ...
... the only singer capable of reaching the original pitches of his compositions. In 1958, an unknown JoaoGilberto tirelessly rehearsed the acoustic guitar beat fueled by Jobim's songs that would launch the bossa nova movement. Nothing could be more appropriate, therefore, than Milton Nascimento joining the Jobim Trio to release Novas Bossas, a homage to the bossa nova movement, during...
... recognized musical traditions and pays homage to the genre's forerunners - Antonio Carlos Jobim, JoaoGilberto, Joao Donato along with classic American composers George Gershwin and Johnny Mercer, whose songs are rearranged in the bossa nova tradition." Already an international hit, Bossa Nova Stories debuted at #1 on the French charts and was named #1 Vocal Album by Japan's...
