Sarah Vaughan's 'Live in Japan' is an album recorded on September 24, 1973 at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo and released the same year by Mainstream..

Roland Hanna, Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Gordon Beck, Kenny Wheeler, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Keith Jarrett, Lee Konitz, Chick Corea , Jaco Pastorius Band, Steve Coleman, Jean Luc Ponty

Diana Krall's 'From This Moment On' is her ninth album released on September 19, 2006 by Verve.

Gloria Estefan's "The Standards" is her first English-language album since 2011 and her twenty-seventh overall, released on September 10, 2013 by Sony Masterworks

Gary Burton's 'Alone at Last ' is a solo album recorded on June 19 and September 7, 1971 and released in 1972 by Atlantic.

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Take Love Easy' is a studio album recorded on August 28, 1973 with Joe Pass and released the same year by Pablo.

Stan Getz' 'Big Band Bossa Nova' is an album recorded on August 27 and 28, 1962 with the Gary McFarland Orchestra and released the same year by Verve.

Esperanza Spalding's 'Chamber Music Society' is her third studio album released on August 17, 2010 by Heads Up.

This day (August 16, 2008), in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, died Dorival Caymmi, a Brazilian singer, songwriter,

Brad Mehldau's 'Largo' is an album produced By Jon Brion and released on August 13, 2002 by Warner Bros.

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jim Hall, Ulf Wakenius, Charlie Haden, Joe Diorio, Lyle Mays, Dominic Miller, Brad Mehldau, Gary Burton, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Esbjörn Svensson.

Joe Henderson's 'The Kicker' is an album recorded on August 10 & September 27, 1967 with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes and released the same year by Milestone.

'Collaboration' by the Modern Jazz Quartet & Laurindo Almeida is an album recorded on July 21, 1964 and released the same year by Atlantic.

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Montreux '77' is a live album recorded on July 17, 1977 with the Tommy Flanagan Trio and released In 1977 by Pablo

Edú Lobo & Chico Buarque's 'O Grande Circo Mistico' is a musical with music by Lobo and lyrics by Buarque, commissioned by Ballet Teatro Guaira and recorded in July, 1982 and released in 1983 by Som Livre

This day (July 6, 2019), in Rio de Janeiro died João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira a.ka. Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer and guitarist.

Santana's 'Lotus' is a live album recorded on July 3 & 4, 1973 in Japan and released as a triple vinyl in May 1974 by Columbia.

The Black Eyed Peas' 'Elephunk' is their third studio album (the first with Fergie on vocals) released on June 24, 2003 by A&M Records.

Eliane Elias' 'Bossa Nova Stories' is her nineteenth studio album released (in time to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bossa nova) on June 24, 2008 by Blue Note.

This day (June 15, 1996), in Beverly Hills, California, died Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz and song vocalist, also known as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella, who had a vocal range spanning three octaves and was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a horn-like improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

'Chet Baker in Tokyo' is a live album recorded on June 14, 1987 less than a year before his death and released posthumously by Evidence.

Harold Mabern, Robert Glasper, Abdullah Ibrahim, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Tommy Flanagan, Bill Evans, Alan Broadbent, Mulgrew Miller, Chick Corea, Esbjörn Svensson, Herbie Hancock, Craig Taborn

This day (June 6, 1991), in Malibu, California, died Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player who was known as The Sound.

This day (June 5, 2023), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, died Astrud Gilberto, a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer.

Melody Gardot's 'The Absence' is her third studio album produced by Heitor Pereira and released on May 29, 2012 by Verve Records.

'Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely' is an album (also known as 'Sings for Only the Lonely' or simply 'Only the Lonely') recorded on May 29, June 24 & 26 1958 and released in September 1958 By Capitol.

This day (May 27, 1963), in Havana, Cuba, is born Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a Grammy Award-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer.

Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Neil Young, Billy Joel, Tom Chaplin, Richard Ashcroft, Frank Sinatra, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Ben Harper, Randy Newman, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, David Byrne

This day (May 11, 1939), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is born Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa a.k.a. Carlos Lyra, a Brazilian singer and composer.

Snoop Dogg & Charlie Wilson, Rick James & The Temptations, Steve Winwood & Stevie Wonder, Carole King & James Taylor, Fergie & Debbie Harry, Bono & Kylie Minogue, Eric Burdon & War, Madonna & Anthony Kiedis, Sheryl Crow & Lyle Lovett, Ben Harper & Ellen Harper, Van Morrison & Chet Baker, Pat Metheny & Antonio Carlos Jobim

This day (May 4, 1937), in Ferndale, Michigan, is born Ron Carter, an American jazz double-bassist.

'Jazz Samba' by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd is a bossa nova (and the first on the American jazz scene) album released on April 20, 1962 by Mgm/Verve.

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 Gilberto, Nara Leão, Roberto Menescal, Maria Luiza, Ivete Sangalo, Rosa Passos, Jorge Ben Jor (and Toots Thielmans).

Track Listing : 1.Tá Combinado (Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso) - 04:28 . 2.Sem Fantasia (Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque) - 02:42. 3.Sem Fantasia (Chico Buarque, Maria Bethânia) - 03:28. 4.Explode Coração (Maria Bethânia, Gonzaguinha) - 01:49. 5.Fadas (Luiz Melodia, Elza Soares) - 03:40

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According to our statistics, your 12 favorite studio albums for 2020

are by Genesis, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Carly Simon, George Benson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Madonna, Abba, Pink Floyd, Prince, The Corrs, Antonio Carlos Jobim

Twelve excerpts are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

Tracklist

1 . Genesis - Mama Lifted from : Charisma Records publish 'Genesis,' their eponymous and twelfth album featuring 'Mama' and 'That's All' (1983)

2 . Brandy - The Boy Is Mine (w/ Monica) Lifted from : Atlantic Records publish Brandy's second album : 'Never Say Never' featuring 'The Boy Is Mine' with Monica (1998)

3 . Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough Lifted from : Toni Braxton releases 'The Heat' featuring 'He Wasn't Man Enough' and 'Spanish Guitar' (2000)

4 . Carly Simon- Mockingbird (w/ James

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