Though not as internationally well known as some of his peers, like Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto, guitarist/vocalist/composer Carlos Lyra was also a major [More]
Track listing: 01 – O Menino Desce O Morro (De Rosa/Vera Brasil) 02 – Desafinado (Tom Jobim/Newton Mendonça) 03 – Não Faz Assim (Oscar Castro [More]
Trombone Jazz Samba is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer featuring bossa nova compositions recorded in 1962 for the Verve label. AllMusic [More]
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]
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]
“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]