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One of the least known jazz-bossa albums was Buddy Collette’s Bossa Nova, recorded in 1962 for Los Angeles’s Crown label. The flutist and saxophonist was [More]

AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden: Zoot Sims and guitarist Jim Hall are the featured soloists in this collection of bossa nova charts by either Al [More]

It Could Only Happen with You is the final album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances recorded in 1970 but not released [More]

AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden: Pianist Dick Hyman wrote the arrangements for this Brazilian-flavored date, which has a fair amount of other high caliber jazz [More]

Big Band Bossa Nova is a 1962 bossa nova album by American impresario, jazz composer, trumpeter, arranger and record producer Quincy Jones and his band. [More]

A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness is an album by Astrud Gilberto and Walter Wanderley, recorded in September 1966. It was released by Verve Records [More]

The music here is what veteran jazz fans call “real tasty.” There’s a lot to savor, from the romanticism of bossas to the frisson of [More]

“Bossa Antigua” (Paul Desmond). From the album “Bossa Antigua” (1965). Personnel: Paul Desmond – alto saxophone Jim Hall – guitar Eugene Wright – bass Connie [More]

Henry Mancini Em Bossa Nova (1967). Track listing: 1 Champagne And Quail 2 Charade 3 Days Of Wine And Roses 4 Royal Blue 5 Megeve [More]

AllMusic Review by John Bush: The Brazilian organist whose sound was more recognizable than any other organist, Walter Wanderley recorded often during the ’60s for [More]