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We remember Gal Costa. ‘Costa Bella’

This day (November 9, 2022), in São Paulo, Brazil, died Gal Costa, a Brazilian singer of popular music. Tracklist : 1 . O Que É Que Há 2 . Não Identificado 3 . Mansidão (2013) 4 . Wave 5 . Luz Do Sol (2006) 6 . Sua Estupidez (2002) 7 . w/ Caetano Veloso – Tá Combinado (1996) 8 . Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (1992) 9 . Açai / Festa Do Interior (1982) 10 . Jorge Ben & Gal Costa – Que Pena 11 . Volta…

Reprise publish Frank Sinatra’s album : ‘She Shot Me Down’ produced by Don Costa (1981)

Frank Sinatra's 'She Shot Me Down' is an album produced by Don Costa and released in November 1981 by Reprise.1 . Monday Morning Quarterback Track Listing : 1.Good Thing Going (Going Gone) (Stephen Sondheim) - 03:53 . 2.Hey Look, No Crying (Jule Styne, Susan Birkenhead) - 04:27 . 3.Thanks For The Memory (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger) - 04:25 . 4.A Long Night (Alec Wilder, Loonis Mcglohon) - 03:44 .…

Frank Sinatra records for Reprise, ‘Sinatra and Strings’ arranged by Don Costa (1961)

Frank Sinatra's 'Sinatra and Strings' is an album (his first with arranger Don Costa) recorded on November 20, 21, 22, 1961 and released in January 1962 by Reprise.Track Listing : 1.I Hadn'T Anyone Till You (Ray Noble) - 03:44 . 2.Night And Day (Cole Porter) - 03:37 . 3.Misty (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) - 02:41 . 4.Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 02:48 . 5.Come Rain Or Come Shine…

Frank Sinatra records ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back’ with conductors Gordon Jenkins and Don Costa (1973)

Frank Sinatra's 'Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back' is an album recorded on June 4 and August 20, 1973 and released in October 1973 by Reprise.1 . Send In The Clowns Track listing : 1.You Will Be My Music (Joe Raposo) - 03:52 . 2.You're So Right (For What's Wrong in My Life) (Victoria Pike, Teddy Randazzo, Roger Joyce) - 04:03 . 3.Winners (Joe Raposo) - 02:50 . 4.Nobody Wins (Kris Kristofferson) - 05:10 .…

Singing (and Playing) with Tom Jobim

João Donato, Elis Regina, Pat Metheny , Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Danilo Caymmi,, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, João Gilberto , Andy Williams , Chico Buarque, Vinícius De Moraes

This week In Singing Ladies 39/52

Gal Costa, Joni Mitchell, Buika, Tori Amos, Storm Large, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Ayo, Beth Gibbons, Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Lady Gaga

Happy Birthday Gonzalo Rubalcaba. ‘Rubalcaba De Cuba’

This day (May 27, 1963), in Havana, Cuba, is born Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.Tracklist : 1 . Joy, Joie (2019) 2 . Gitaneria (2018) 3 . w/ Anna Maria Jopek – Twe Usta Klamia (2017) 4 . Volcan Trio (2016) 5 . Joao (2014) 6 . Supernova (2012) 7 . Promenade (1999) 8 . Agua De Beber (1995) 9 . Giant Steps (1992) 10 . & Chick Corea – Inprovisation…

Happy Birthday to Ron Carter. ‘Beau Ron’

This day (May 4, 1937), in Ferndale, Michigan, is born Ron Carter, an American jazz double-bassist. Tracklist : 1 . w/ Al Foster & Eli Degibri – United Blues (2019) 2 . Foursight (2018) 3 . You Are My Sunshine (2015) 4 . Golden Striker Trio (2013) 5 . My Funny Valentine (2011) 6 . Dear Miles (2010) 7 . w/ Helen Sung – First Trip (2009) 8 . Autumn Leaves (2006) 9 . Little Walts (1990) 10 . w/…

Phillips publish ‘Caetano Veloso,’ his debut solo album featuring ‘Alegria, Alegria’ and ‘Tropicália’ (1968)

'Caetano Veloso' is his debut and eponymous solo album featuring 'Alegria, Alegria' and 'Tropicália' and released in 1968 by Phillips1 . Tropicalia 2 . Alegria, Alegria 3 . Alegria, Alegria (w/ The Beach Boys, 1967) 4 . Super Bacana 5 . Superbacana 6 . Alegria Alegria (1975) 7 . Soy Loco Por Ti America (Live) Track Listing : 1.Tropicália (Caetano Veloso) - 03:40 . 2.Clarice (Caetano Veloso,…

Feliz Aniversário Milton Nascimento. ‘Nascimento and Co’

This day (October 26, 1942), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Milton Nascimento, a Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Criolo - Cais (2020) 2 . Um Girassol da Cor do Seu Cabelo (2019) 3 . Maria, Maria (2018) 4 . Cuitelinho (2015) 5 . Ponta de Areia (2014) 6 . Travessia (2013) 7 . O Sol ao vivo Altas Horas (2011) 8 . w/ Belmondo – Live in france (2009) 9 . w/ Gal Costa –…

Fourth & Broadway publish Stereo MC’s third album : ‘Connected’ (1992)

Stereo MC's' 'Connected' is their third studio album co-produced with Veronica Davis and Andrea Groves and released on October 5, 1992 by Fourth & Broadway1 . Connected (1992) 2 . Connected (1992) 3 . Ground Level (Live 2014, A38 Vibes) 4 . Ground Level (Live 2014, A38 Vibes) 5 . Everything (Live 2014, A38 Vibes) 6 . Sketch + Connected (12/05/2022) 7 . Fade Away 8 . Fade Away (Live…

‘Jobim, Hancock & Friends’ Tom Jobim’s last concert

On September 27, 1993, in Sao Paulo 'Tom' Jobim joins a group of American and Brazilian artists - Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason, Shirley Horn, John Hendricks, Gal Costa, Oscar Castro-Neves, Paulo Jobim and Alex Acuna - to perform four songs during what will stay as his last Brazilian public performance. Jobim will pass away the next year.Track Listing…

Herbie, Shirley et al pay tribute to Jobim (1993)

September 27, 1993 - Shirley Horn, Gal Costa, Jon Hendricks, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ron Carter, Harvey Mason pay tribute to Brazilian Icon Antônio Carlos Jobim at the Free Jazz Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil

We remember Dorival Caymmi. ‘Dorival De Bahia’

This day (August 16, 2008), in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, died Dorival Caymmi, a Brazilian singer, songwriter,Tracklist : 1 . O Vento (1996) 2 . w/ Chico Buarque, Gal Costa, Djavan, Tom Jobim & Daniela Mercury – Paratodos (1993) 3 . O Que É Que A Baiana Tem? 4 . w/ Chico Buarque - Maricotinha 5 . w/ Gal Costa - Só Louco (1981) 6 . O Mar (1978) Tracklist : Maracangalha . O Mar .…

Animated New Music Videos N°37

Santaferia . Los Mirlos, Daniela Mercury, Newfamiliar, Abayomy, The Besnard Lakes, Chet Faker, Why Cue, Cássio Figueiredo, Axel Johansson, Benny Blanco, Marshmello . Vance Joy, Bronswick, Carm They are the performers of the (animated only) music videos that caught, these past days, our interest and musical or visual liking. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!Tracklist 1 .…

‘Duetos Brasileiros’ gathers 22 major Brazilian (and one Belgian) artists performing (you guessed it!) a duet.

Starting and ending with a contribution by Gal Costa - whose birthday is today, "Duetos Brasileiros" gathers 22 major Brazilian (and one Belgian) artists performing (you guessed it!) a duet.Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia, Gonzaguinha, Luiz Melodia, Elza Soares, Ney Matogrosso, Maysa, Rildo Hora, Leny Andrade, Toots Thielemans, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, João Gilberto, Bebel…

Learning And Curves

From 'Teach Me Tonight' to 'Will I ever learn' , we have mixed 14 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'School Ladies'. "Learning And Curves" has Minnie Driver, Oleta Adams, Peggy Lee, Rosa Passos and many more.

Beauty is in the Eyes (of the Listener)

From 'Bonita' to 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Beauty & Prettiness'. It has Cortijo y su Combo, Daniel Jobim, Billy Preston, Louis Armstrong and many more.

Openings (and Closings)

From 'Open Your Eyes You Can Fly' to 'Open Up The Doghouse' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz and Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Openings (and Closings)'. It has Joanie Sommers, Dean Martin, Paulo Fresu, Richard Galliano & Jan Landgren, Lyn Paul and many more.

Amnesics

From 'Remind Me' to 'Forgetting To Remember' , we have mixed 20 'Lady Jazz Singers' tunes around the theme of 'Remembering'. It has Claire Martin, Dolores Duran, Irany e Seu Conjunto, Trijntje Oosterhuis and many more.

Jazzin’Around Corcovado

From 'Corcovado' to 'Quiet Night (Corcovado)' , we have mixed 18 'linked together by a clue' tunes around the theme of 'Tom Jobim'. It has Michel Legrand, Charles Mingus, Dianne Elise, Lisa Ono and many more.

Happiness Is A Warm Fun

From 'Get Happy' to 'Oh Happy Day', we have mixed 21 'Jazz With Some Soul and Some Latin Music' tunes around the theme of 'Happiness'. It has Ray Conniff & Singers, Dave Brubeck, Peruchin & Charlie Palmieri, Dizzy Gillespie and many more.

Omara Portuondo releases her nineteenth solo album : ‘Flor de Amor’ (2004)

Omara Portuondo's 'Flor de Amor' is her nineteenth solo album containing a collection of love songs and released on May 25, 2004 by World Circuit.1 . Tabu 2 . Tabú (w/ Roberto Fonseca) 3 . Mueve La Cintura 4 . Flor De Amor 5 . Flor De Amor 6 . Flor De Amor 7 . Juramento (w/ Waldo Mendoza) 8 . He Venido A Decirte 9 . He Venido 10 . Casa Calor Omara Portuondo - Flor de Amor Track Listing :…

Maria Bethânia meets Zeca Pagodinho in São Paulo (2018)

May 18, 2018 - Maria Bethânia and Zeca Pagodinho will be on stage, alone and together, accompanied by Jaime Alem (g), Paulão Sete Cordas (g), Rômulo Gomes (b), Paulo Dafilin (g,), Marcelo Costa (d, perc), Jaguara (perc), Marcos Esguleba (perc), Paulo Galeto (cavaquinho) and Vitor Motta (s, fl) in São Paulo

Red Hot Chili Peppers release ‘Stadium Arcadium,’ their ninth album featuring ‘Dani California’ (2006)

Red Hot Chili Peppers's 'Stadium Arcadium' is their ninth studio album, produced by Rick Rubin, featuring 'Dani California' and released on May 9, 2006 by Warner Bros.1 . Dani California (Official Video) 2 . Dani California (Alcatraz) 3 . Snow (Official Video) 4 . Snow (Live) 5 . Charlie (Official Video) 6 . Charlie (Fuse Studios) 7 . Hump De Bump (Official Video) 8 . Hump De Bump (Santiago,…

Santana releases their twenty-second album : ‘Corazón’ recorded with Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Miguel and others (2014)

Santana's 'Corazón' is their twenty-second studio album recorded with various singers and released on May 6, 2014 by Rca/Sony Latin Iberia. .1 . Saideira (w/ Samuel Rosa, Spanish Version) 2 . Saideira (w/ Samuel Rosa, Portuguese Version) 3 . La Flaca (w/ Juanes, Guadalajara, 2013) 4 . La Flaca (w/ Juanes) 5 . La Flaca (w/ Juanes) 6 . Oye Como Va (2014, New Orleans Jazz And Heritage…

Mary J. Blige releases her third album ‘Share My World’ featuring ‘Love Is All We Need’ (1997)

Mary J. Blige's 'Share My World' is her third studio album released on April 22, 1997 by Mca. 1 . I Can Love You (Official Video, w/ Lil' Kim) 2 . I Can Love You (Essence Fest, w/ Lil' Kim) 3 . Love Is All We Need (w/ Nas) 4 . Love Is All We Need (w/ Nas, Live, 1997) 5 . Share My World (w/ Jamie Foxx) 6 . Seven Days (Official Video, w/ George Benson) 7 . Seven Days (On "The Chris Rock Show")…

Elton John releases ‘Jump Up!’ his sixteenth album featuring ‘Blue Eyes’ (1982)

Elton John's 'Jump Up!' by is his sixteenth album released on April 9, 1982 by Geffen / Rocket.1 . Dear John 2 . Spiteful Child (Countdown, 1982) 3 . Ball & Chain 4 . Blue Eyes 5 . Blue Eyes (1982, on "Parkinson") 6 . Blue Eyes 7 . Empty Garden (Live, 1999) 8 . All Quiet On The Western Front (Hammersmith Odeon, 1982) 9 . Empty Garden (Official Video) Elton John - Jump Up! Track Listing :…

Nonesuch release Caetano Veloso’s second album in English : ‘A Foreign Sound’ (2004)

Caetano Veloso's 'A Foreign Sound' is his twenty ninth (his second in English) studio album, released on April 6, 2004 by Nonesuch.1 . Come As You Are (Official Video) 2 . Cantando Come As You Are 3 . Cry Me A River Ao Vivo 4 . Diana Caetano Veloso - A Foreign Sound Track Listing : 1.The Carioca (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) - 03:33 . 2.So In Love (Cole Porter) - 05:31 . 3.Always…

Verve publish Diana Krall’s tenth album : ‘Quiet Nights’ co-produced with Tommy Lipuma (2009)

Diana Krall's 'Quiet Nights' is her tenth studio album co-produced with Tommy Lipuma and released on March 31, 2009 by Verve.1 . Este Seu Olhar (Rio) 2 . So Nice (Samba De Verão) Diana Krall - Quiet Nights Track Listing : 1.Where Or When (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 04:10 . 2.Too Marvelous For Words (Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting) - 04:05 . 3.I'Ve Grown Accustomed To His Face (Frederick…

Elektra publish Metallica’s third album : ‘Master of Puppets,’ a musical landmark (1986)

Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' is their third studio (six times platinum) album produced by Flemming Rasmussen and released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records.1 . Battery (Seattle, 1989) 2 . Battery (Minneapolis, August, 20, 2016) 3 . Master Of Puppets ("The Howard Stern Show") 4 . Master Of Puppets (Live, "Quebec Magnetic") 5 . The Thing That Should Not Be (Seattle, 1989) 6 . The Thing That…

Atlantic publish Tori Amos’ second album : ‘Under the Pink’ featuring ‘Cornflake Girl’ (1994)

Tori Amos' 'Under the Pink' feat. 'Cornflake Girl' is her second album released on January 31, 1994 by Atlantic.1 . Pretty Good Year (Official Video) 2 . Pretty Good Year 3 . God (Official Video) 4 . God (1994) 5 . Bells For Her (Live, 1994) 6 . Bells For Her 7 . Past The Mission (Official Video) 8 . The Wrong Band (Washington, D.C., 12/5/11) 9 . The Waitress ("Live Session," 1998) 10 . The…

Verve publish ‘The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow’ by guitarist Tal Farlow (1957)

'The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow' is an album by Tal Farlow released on January 9, 1957 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Taking A Chance On Love (Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter) - 04:43 . 2.Yardbird Suite (Charlie Parker) - 05:15 . 3.You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 05:39 . 4.They Can'T Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 05:42 . 5.Like Someone In…

Warner Bros. publish George Benson’s album : ’20/20′ (1985)

George Benson's '20/20' is a studio album released on January 7, 1985 by Warner Bros.1 . Nothing's Gonna Change 2 . Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (Java Jazz Festival, 2011) 3 . Beyond The Sea (Montreux, 1986) 4 . 20/20 (Montreux, 1986) Track Listing : 1.No One Emotion (Tommy Keane, Clif Magness, Mark Mueller) - 03:55 . 2.Please Don'T Walk Away (James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather) -…

Antonio Carlos Jobim releases his fifteenth album : ‘Antonio Brasileiro’ featuring ‘How Insensitive (Insensatez)’ with Sting (1994)

Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Antonio Brasileiro' is his fifteenth album completed 11 months before his death and released days after on December 11, 1994 by Sony.1 . Piano Na Mangueira (w/ Chico Buarque) 2 . Querida 3 . Maracangalha Track Listing : . 1.Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie (Erik Satie, Dick Halligan) - 02:35 . 2.Smiling Phases (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood) - 05:11 .…

Diana Krall starts the recording of her first live album : ‘Live in Paris’ (2001)

Diana Krall's 'Live in Paris' is her first live album recorded on November 29 & December 2, 2001 at Theatre de L'Olympia in Paris and released on October 1, 2002 By Verve.1 . I Love Being Here With You (Paris) 2 . Let's Fall In Love. 3 . Deed I Do 4 . Look Of Love (Paris) 5 . Devil May Care 6 . Maybe You'll Be There 7 . It's Wonderfull (Paris) Track Listing : 1.I Love Being Here With You…

Michael Jackson releases his eighth album : ‘Dangerous’ featuring ‘Black or White,’ ‘Remember the Time,’ ‘In the Closet’ and ‘Jam’ (1991)

Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' is his eighth studio album released on November 26, 1991 and featuring the hits 'Black or White,' 'Remember the Time,' 'In the Closet,' 'Jam' and more by Epic Records.1 . Jam (Official Video) 2 . Jam (Royal Concert In Brunei) 3 . In The Closet (Official Video) 4 . Remember The Time (Official Video) 5 . Heal The World (Official Video) 6 . Heal The World (Munich) 7 .…

Atlantic publish Yes’ fourth album : ‘Fragile’ featuring ‘Roundabout’ (1971)

Yes' 'Fragile' is their fourth (and their first with Rick Wakeman) studio album released on November 26, 1971 by Atlantic Records.1 . Roundabout 2 . Roundabout ("Symphonic," 2001) 3 . Roundabout (Montreux, 2003) 4 . We Have Heaven / South Side Of The Sky (Birmingham, 2003) 5 . Long Distance Run Around (Live) 6 . Long Distance Runaround 7 . The Fish (w/ Alan White, HOB Chicago, 3/18/11) 8 .…

Columbia publish Earth, Wind & Fire’s eighth album : ‘All n All’ featuring ‘Serpentine Fire’ and ‘Fantasy’ (1977)

Earth, Wind & Fire's 'All n All' feat. 'Serpentine Fire' & 'Fantasy' is their eighth (and most well known) studio album released on November 21, 1977 by Columbia.1 . Serpentine Fire (Official Video) 2 . Serpentine Fire 3 . Fantasy (Live) 4 . Loves Holiday 5 . I Write A Song For You 6 . Magic Mind (1979, Japan) Track Listing : 1.Serpentine Fire (Maurice White, Verdine White, Reginald…

Nonesuch publish Caetano Veloso’s album : ‘Livro’ (1998)

Caetano Veloso's 'Livro' is an album released on November 10, 1998 by Nonesuch.1 . Os Passistas 2 . Livros 3 . Doideca 4 . Um Tom 5 . How Beautiful Could A Being Be 6 . How Beautiful Could A Being Be 7 . Não Enche Track Listing : 1.Os Passistas (Caetano Veloso) - 03:23 . 2.Livros (Caetano Veloso) - 04:31 . 3.Onde O Rio E Mais Baiano (Caetano Veloso) - 03:22 . 4.Manhatã (Para Lulu Santos)…