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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.
The Girl from Ipanema. " Garota de Ipanema " ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈɾotɐ dʒipɐ̃ˈnemɐ] ), " The Girl from Ipanema ", is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics ...
"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 ...
Corcovado (song) " Corcovado " (known in English as " Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars ") is a bossa nova song and jazz standard written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960. English lyrics were later written by Gene Lees. The Portuguese title refers to the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro . Tony Bennett recorded the first popular English cover of ...
Bossa nova. Length. 92:03 [1] Label. Soul Jazz. Compiler. Stuart Baker [2] Bossa Nova (subtitled: Bossa Nova and the Rise of Brazilian Music in the 1960s) is a 2011 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records. It was released to positive reviews from The Guardian, The Independent and The Observer .
Blame It on the Bossa Nova. " Blame It on the Bossa Nova " is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in Billboard in March 1963. The song also peaked at number 32 in the UK, whereas "Yes, My Darling Daughter" became the biggest hit for Eydie there ...
B. Baby You're Mine. Bim-Bom. Blame It on the Summer. Bonita (Antônio Carlos Jobim song) Bossa Nova Baby. The Boy From... Bridges (Milton Nascimento song)
"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"