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February 23, 1958 – David Alan Batt as known as David Sylvian, English singer & songwriter, lead vocalist of Japan in the seventies is 62. Happy Birthday Sir

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Stan Getz, Flora Purim, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Wes Montgomery, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Miroslav Vitous, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Gene Harris, Ray Brown, Grady Tate. They are the “Jazz Legends” performers selected among the 240 Posts we […]

Antonio Carlos Jobim – who passed away today twenty six years ago – has performed with a myriad of artists Brazilian or not, of all genres. We have selected twelve of them : João Donato, Elis Regina, Pat Metheny , Edu Lobo, Gal Costa, Danilo Caymmi, Quinteto Vocal , Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, João Gilberto […]

This day (December 8, 1994), in New York, died Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim a.k.a Tom Jobim, a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. Tracklist : One Note Samba . Insensatez . Samba De Uma Nota Só (1986) . Garota de Ipanema . Corcovado . Wave . Chega de saudade . Agua De […]

Gregory Isaacs, Robbie Williams, Ben Harper, Don McLean, Leonard Cohen, Milton Nascimento, Lou Reed, Caetano Veloso, Thom Yorke, Jamie Cullum, David Sylvian, Bon Iver. They are the Male Balladeers selected among the 310 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse […]

King Nun, MIKA, Electro Deluxe, Regard, Natti Natasha, Romeo Santos, Ed Sheeran, The National, Andrea Bocelli, Mean Mary, Meghan Trainor, Maroon 5, FKA twigs are the performers of the twelve brand new songs that caught, this week, our interest and liking. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . King Nun […]

Jean Luc Ponty, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Marcus Miller, The Crusaders, Tom Jobim, Sarah Vaughan, Betty Carter, Ralph Towner, Gary Peacock, Baden Powell, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry, Phil Woods. They are the “Jazz Legends” selected among the 311 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one […]

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 […]

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 […]

This day (September 26, 1945), in Salvador, Bahia, is born Gal Costa, a Brazilian singer

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.. Track Listing : 1.A Foggy Day (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 01:21 . 2.Poor Butterfly(Giacomo Puccini) – 05:04 . 3.The Lamp Is Low( Peter Derose, Bert Shefter,Maurice Ravel) – […]

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Ella Abraça Jobim’ is a studio album devoted to the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim and recorded on September 17–19, 1980 and March 18–20, 1981. Track listing : . 1.Somewhere in the Hills (Favela) (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 03:56 . 2.The Girl from Ipanema (Vinícius de Moraes, Norman […]

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. They are the “Jazz Legends (Special Pianists)” performers selected among the 271 Posts we publish this week. Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy! Tracklist 1 . […]

Antônio Carlos Jobim’s ‘Wave’ is his fourth (and his most successful album to date) album recorded on May 22-24 and June 15, 1967 and released in September 1967 By A&M. Track Listing : 1.Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 02:56 . 2.The Red Blouse (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 05:09 . 3.Look To The Sky (Antônio Carlos […]

Eliane Elias ‘Fantasia’ is her seventh studio album recorded in New-York City and released in March, 1992 by Blue Note. Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius De Moraes) – 06:30 . 2.Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 03:44 . 3.Milton Nascimento Medley: Ponta De Areia/Canção Do Sal (Salt Song) […]