Bossa Nova / Brazilian Jazz

Bossa nova is the combination of jazz and Brazilian samba. The 'new wave', as the literal translation reads, was a fact when singer/guitarist João Gilberto released the song Desafinado, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, in 1957. In the cradle of Rio de Janeiro, the quiet jazzy music is rapidly gaining popularity, especially among students. Through the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959) the bossa nova also breaks through in the United States. Cool jazz musicians were attracted to the subtle swing and harmonic richness of this 'bossa nova' and set to work with original bossas, arrangements and own compositions in the new style. The album Jazz Samba by saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd (1962) and the album Getz/Gilberto (1963, with the famous Jobim composition The Girl From Ipanema) became gigantic bestsellers that were at the cradle of an enormous bossa nova-rage. Not all experiments with jazz and samba resulted in the bossa nova rhythm. Percussion plays an important role in this residual group, which is called brazilian jazz.

Bossa Nova / Brazilian Jazz

Bossa nova is the combination of jazz and Brazilian samba. The 'new wave', as the literal translation reads, was a fact when singer/guitarist João Gilberto released the song Desafinado, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, in 1957. In the cradle of Rio de Janeiro, the quiet jazzy music is rapidly gaining popularity, especially among students. Through the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus, 1959) the bossa nova also breaks through in the United States. Cool jazz musicians were attracted to the subtle swing and harmonic richness of this 'bossa nova' and set to work with original bossas, arrangements and own compositions in the new style. The album Jazz Samba by saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd (1962) and the album Getz/Gilberto (1963, with the famous Jobim composition The Girl From Ipanema) became gigantic bestsellers that were at the cradle of an enormous bossa nova-rage. Not all experiments with jazz and samba resulted in the bossa nova rhythm. Percussion plays an important role in this residual group, which is called brazilian jazz.