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The related term jazz-samba describes an adaptation of bossa nova compositions to the jazz idiom by American performers such as Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. Bossa nova was made popular by Elizete Cardoso 's recording of Chega de Saudade on the Canção do Amor Demais LP , composed by Vinícius de Moraes (lyrics) and Antonio Carlos Jobim (music).
8 – Valarie Pettiford, American actress, dancer, and jazz singer. 14 – Angélique Kidjo , Beninese singer-songwriter and activist. 15 – Stig Hvalryg , Norwegian upright bassist.
Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith was the number one song of 1960. Bobby Rydell had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Brenda Lee had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Connie Francis had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Everly Brothers had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 ...
Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits! is the first compilation by American singer Frank Sinatra released on his own Reprise Records. It concentrates on mostly single releases from the mid to late 1960s, which fluctuates between adult contemporary pop and jazzy swing.
Best Jazz Performance – Soloist or Small Group (Instrumental) André Previn for André Previn Plays Harold Arlen; Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental) Stan Kenton for Kenton's West Side Story; Best Original Jazz Composition. Galt MacDermot (composer) for "African Waltz" performed by Cannonball Adderley
The Best of John Coltrane is a 1970 compilation album released by Atlantic Records collecting recordings made by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.The album was released shortly after his death as a part of the "Atlantic Jazz Anthology"—a series of greatest hits compilations for Atlantic jazz artists—and features performances from his brief period recording for Atlantic with new liner notes ...
Jazz Sébastien Bach (released as Bach's Greatest Hits in North America) is the debut album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers.The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "Best New Artist". [1]
Artist Title Year Country Chart entries 1: Elvis Presley: It's Now Or Never: 1960: US: UK 1 – Feb 2005, US BB 1 – Jul 1960, Canada 1 – Jul 1960, Norway 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 of 1960, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Feb 1960, South Africa 1 of 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1960, Germany 2 – Jan 1961, RYM 2 of 1960, US BB 9 of 1960, POP 9 of 1960, Italy 17 of 1960, DDD 19 of 1960, Germany 35 of ...