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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 & 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: 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...

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

By Ted Panken                 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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, ...

OctoJAZZarian Profile: Dick Hyman posted in Features and Interviews July 20, 09

For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their eighth decade. Octo...

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