Search results for "João Gilberto"

João Gilberto: Chega de Saudade (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music May 12, 09

It seemed the whole nation of Brazil got involved in celebrating the recent 50th anniversary of bossa nova. And much...

Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto: Só Danço Samba (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

A lesser known track from a very famous album, “Só Danço Samba” features an excellent saxophone solo by Stan Getz, wh...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

João Gilberto: Bim Bom (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music November 19, 07

While Jobim’s is the name most people associate with bossa nova, he himself attributed its creation to João Gilberto....

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 & João Gilberto: Doralice (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music July 16, 09

While familiar, "Doralice" still sounds fresh today. This version, recorded for the seminal jazz album Getz/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...

Herbie Mann: One Note Samba (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Aside from the cleverness of a tune “built upon a single note,” this song is notable as one of the few for which Jobi...

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...

João Gilberto: Estaté (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music January 25, 08

It's not often that a modern Italian song becomes an international success . . much less a jazz standard. So when th...

João Gilberto: S'Wonderful (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 07, 09

There were many reasons why this track shouldn't work. João Gilberto abandons Portuguese to sing in English. He swi...

Stan Getz (with João Gilberto): Desafinado (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music August 06, 09

Getz's 1962 recording of this composition set the bossa nova craze in motion. But I prefer this 1964 version, hands ...

João Gilberto: Fotografia (Rating: 97/100) posted in Music March 07, 08

Gilberto's importance to bossa nova is well known and his recorded output so vast, one might wonder why this track wa...

Luiz Bonfá: Manhã De Carnaval (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 24, 07

Another recording whose popularity begat a resurgence of public interest in Latin American music, “Manhã De Carnaval ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE LATIN JAZZ CLASSICS

         Percussionist,  artwork by Suzanne Cerny Editor's n...

Bebel Gilberto: Mais Feliz (Rating: 83/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Tanto Tempo sold more than a million copies, catapulting Bebel Gilberto into world music stardom. The familiar bossa...

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...

Garoto: Nosso Choro (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music December 08, 08

Garoto's death in 1955, a few days before his 40th birthday, robbed the music world of one of the most provocative gu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FRINGE GUITAR

           Guitar Magic, artwork by Don Pulver Not ev...

The State of Jazz Vocals Today (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews February 18, 08

The type of emotional immediacy we encounter with Karrin Allyson or Diana Krall or Norah Jones is much harder to fi...

In Conversation with Anat Cohen and Duduka Da Fonseca posted in Features and Interviews April 25, 09

By Ted Panken                 ...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

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. ...

A History of Cool Jazz in 100 Tracks (Part 2) posted in Features and Interviews May 16, 09

Edited by Ted Gioia We continue with our history of cool jazz in 100 tracks. Below we present the final fifty r...

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