Search results for "Astrud Gilberto"

Stan Getz: Corcovado (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

What do Perry Como, Miles Davis, and James Galway have in common? They’ve all covered Jobim’s “Corcovado” -- only “I...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Stan Getz: The Girl from Ipanema (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

The bouncy “Girl from Ipanema” is Jobim’s most universally recognized composition; one of the most recorded tunes of ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Astrud Gilberto & Walter Wanderley: So Nice (Rating: 77/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

How do you say "turkey" in Portuguese? That's easy: Astrud Gilberto. Bossa nova's answer to Mrs. Miller, the campy su...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Stan Getz (featuring Astrud Gilberto): It Might As Well Be Spring (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 04, 08

This Rodgers & Hammerstein gem from the 1945 film State Fair has long made the rounds as a jazz standard and receives...

Stan Getz: Only Trust Your Heart (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 06, 07

A leading Lester Young-influenced tenor saxophonist during the 1950s, Stan Getz’s career had begun to falter before h...

Stan Getz: Here's That Rainy Day (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

This album was a sequel to the first Getz/Gilberto record, which received nine Grammy nominations as well as great co...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Gilberto, João (Prado Pereira de Oliveira) posted in Encyclopedia March 18, 09

Early in his career, singer and guitarist João Gilberto stepped out of Brazilian popular music. Unable to find work o...

Getz, Stan (Stanley) posted in Encyclopedia March 04, 08

Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz’s distinctive sound and precise phrasing stand out in some of the best jazz recordings of...

Korman, Cliff (Hillel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Korman, Cliff (Hillel), pianist, educator, arranger, producer; b. New York, NY, 14 March 1957. He grew up mainly in N...

Moreira, Airto (Guimorva) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Moreira, Airto (Guimorva), percussion, drums, singer; b. Itaiopolis, Brazil, 5 August 1941. Itaiopolis is a small vil...

Evans, Gil (Ian Ernest Gilmore Green) posted in Encyclopedia January 19, 09

Arranger and composer Gil Evans made his mark on modern jazz by taking the sometimes-rough edges of bebop and smoothi...

In Conversation with Rosa Passos posted in Features and Interviews July 09, 08

By Tomas Peña Welcome to New York and congratulations on the release of Romance. It’s an exquisite recording. ...

Bossa Still Sounds Nova Fifty Year Later posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 27, 08

Tim Wilkins, a frequent contributor to these pages and editor of the jazz.com Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians, repor...

Rosey: Who Am I (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 20, 08

When I looked at the advance copy of vocalist Rosey's new album, Luckiest Girl, my first thought was to quickly dismi...

Diane Schuur (with Stan Getz): A Time for Love (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 06, 09

Stan Getz prided himself on his skill as a talent scout—a role spurred both by his genuine interest in new sounds and...

Grano, Armi posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grano, Armi, vocalist; In Vancouver, Canada, Armi sings at clubs and hotels such as The Pan Pacific, The Westin, The ...

Richmond, Mike (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Richmond, Mike (Michael), bassist, educator, author; b. Philadelphia, PA, 26 February 1948. His mother was Anna (born...

Jones, Gregory (M.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Jones, Gregory (M.), acoustic and electric bassist; b. Boston, MA, 23 May 1961. Jones is married to Tricia Woods, jaz...

Stan Getz: Two Note Samba (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

This album was recorded about a year after the phenomenal Jazz Samba in an obvious attempt to make lightning strike t...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL BOSSA NOVA

Bossa nova never was a dance, despite the 1963 hit “Blame it on the Bossa Nova” (“the dance of love”). It was a mu...

Latin in Manhattan: The Sounds of Brazil posted in The Jazz.com Blog May 28, 08

Jazz.com regular Eugene Marlow, who recently covered Dave Douglas and Bobby Sanabria in these virtual pages, r...

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