Category Archives: bossa nova

Tom Jobim: Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

Posted on September 18, 2020 by

“Corcovado/Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars” is a masterpiece out of time created by Tom Jobim in 1960. The song has had an enormous success & has become a jazz standard. Its English version, perhaps even more famous than the Brazilian … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Samba do Avião

Posted on September 10, 2020 by

  Followed the previous post about Louis XIV’s journey, this charming ode to air travelling, Rio de Janeiro & airports will be a pleasant unusual compliment. “Samba do Avião”/”Airplane Samba” is one of the most famous pieces made by our genius. … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Eu Não Existo sem Você/I Don’t Exist Without You

Posted on August 10, 2020 by

“Eu não Existo sem Você ” is another sophisticated music composition by Vinicius de Moraes & Tom Jobim. It is a rare gem of romanticism & hymn of love that might be created only by true Minstrels. I suppose that its … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Wave

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

“Wave” is another absolute hit made by Tom Jobim. The album having the same name was released in 1967. It seems to me that it is a perfect summer composition, full of hope & joy.  It has sounded in many … Continue reading →

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Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte

Posted on July 19, 2020 by

Gavotte is a folk French dance, which became popular at Louis XIV’s Court. It has become an important part of baller programs & ordinary entertainments.  I present you, Esteemed Readers, a version by Jean-Baptiste Lully for wind instruments. It is … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, I’m delighted to present you a wonderful creative duet where Tom Jobim represents himself as a singer performing a funny romantic composition by Vinicius de Moraes. The song is called “Pela Luz Dos Olhos Teus”/”For the Light of … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Piano Na Manguiera

Posted on June 22, 2020 by

Collaboration of Tom Jobim and Chico Buarque demonstrates us a sparkling reflection of another union of two geniuses. Chico Buarque, whose air of samba adds some special traits to sublimation of Bossa Nova, turns the music into something completely extraordinary. … Continue reading →

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Jean-Baptiste Lully in Jazz

Posted on June 18, 2020 by

Esteemed Readers, I have suddenly discovered this pretty curious jazz performance of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s music. This piece “Air tendre” from his Suite in E Minor demonstrates how much his style of the past is connected with Bossa Nova…Well, I’m not  … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: Two Kites

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

No matter that Tom Jobim confessed to be a lazy student of foreign languages, the American period of Bossa Nova’s adventures (1960s) proves that it was not so. Perhaps our musical genius could not perceive the language as well as … Continue reading →

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Tom Jobim: A Felicidade/Happiness

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

“A Felicidade/Happiness” is an eternal bossa hit of all the times & nations. Composed by our geniuses Vinicius de Moraes & Tom Jobim for the movie “Orfeu Negro/The Black Orpheus” (1958) it reflects all the shades of this emotion, its … Continue reading →

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