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Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ⓘ) is a relaxed style of samba [nb 1] developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2] It is mainly characterized by a calm syncopated rhythm with chords and fingerstyle mimicking the beat of a samba groove, as if it was a simplification and stylization on the guitar of the rhythm produced by a samba school band.
"Soul Bossa Nova" Quincy Jones 2:44 2 "Boogie Bossa Nova" Charles Mingus: 2:41 3 "Desafinado" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça: 2:53 4 "Manhã de Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival)" Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria: 2:55 5 "Se É Tarde Me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Late)" Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra: 4:21 6 "On the Street Where You Live"
"Bim Bom" (Portuguese pronunciation: [bĩ bõ]) is considered [by whom?] the first bossa nova song. It was composed by João Gilberto around 1956. The song wasn't recorded until July 1958 when Gilberto released it under Odeon Records along with his version of the first produced bossa nova song, "Chega de Saudade", which had been released by Elizete Cardoso earlier that year.
"Soul Bossa Nova" is a popular instrumental, composed and first performed by American musician Quincy Jones. It appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova album on Mercury Records. [3] Jones said that it took him twenty minutes to compose the piece, [4] which features prominently a cuíca (responsible for the distinctive "laughing" in the first ...
Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1962 and released on the Audio Fidelity label. [3] [4] The album was released during the height of the popularity of bossa nova music in the early 1960s and was one of Schifrin's earliest solo albums after leaving Dizzy Gillespie's band.
A bell-ringer at work in Palekh, Russia. A bell-ringer is a person who rings a bell, usually a church bell, by means of a rope or other mechanism.. Despite some automation of bells for random swinging, there are still many active bell-ringers in the world, particularly those with an advanced ringing tradition such as full-circle or Russian ringing, which are artistic and skilled performances ...
Stephen Cook reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "On the heels of wildly popular and PR department-treated mambo ventures like Latin Escapade and Latin Lace, Shearing took on the bossa nova craze of the early '60s with this long player...Shearing fans certainly will find a lot here to enjoy. Highlights include the Fischer originals ...
"Blue Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson 's 1963 album Page One . [ 1 ] A blend of hard bop and bossa nova , the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961.