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Os Poligonais (The Polygonals) was a Brazilian instrumental quintet formed by pianist Vicente Salvia in the early 1960s to capitalize on the bossa nova trend. [More]
Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims recorded two bossa nova albums for the Colpix label—New Beat Bossa Nova in August 1962 and New Beat Bossa Nova Vol. [More]
The Shadow of Your Smile is a studio album by Astrud Gilberto. With arrangements by Don Sebesky, Claus Ogerman, and João Donato, it was released [More]
Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez presents himself as a formidable improviser on his debut album. The classically trained Perez worked with Dizzy Gillespie and Paquito d’Rivera [More]
Track listing: A1 Samba De Verao = Summer Samba Written-By – M. Valle, P. S. Valle 3:12 A2 Batucada Surgiu = Chant Of The Batoque Written-By – M. Valle, P. S. [More]
Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil is a 1962 studio album by Cal Tjader. Track listing: “Vai Querer” (Laurindo Almeida, Fernando [More]
Track listing: A1 Walk On The Wild Side A2 I Left My Heart In San Francisco A3 Sly Me To The Moon A4 New Delhi [More]
Chapter One: Latin America is a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri. It was recorded and issued in 1973 on Impulse! Records as AS-9248. The album [More]
Track listing: 1 Off Minor 2 Tin Tin Deo 3 Estate 4 Cubano Chant 5 Seven Steps To Heaven 6 Tumbao Para Los Congueros Di [More]
A rare bossa session by Wanderly – recorded early in his career in Brazil, and issued here in the US by World Pacific. It’s as [More]