My fave songs (9) in the BOSSA NOVA genre, including heavy saxophone, which I generally don't like except for the brilliance of American saxophonist Stan Getz
When the time has arrived to CTFO whether after a long day or a long week, few albums can compete with the 1964 productions of Corcovado, the iconic Girl From Ipanema, Doralice and Desafinado.
I can appreciate and patronize many types of music from Metallica and Nirvana to Chopin and Beethoven and the occasional Buckethead and The Cult, but I can hardly talk about music without giving honorable mention to Strunz and Farah because of their high-level structure, melodic storytelling, and high-level mastery/artistry which—to my mind and ear—is unsurpassed in the history of music; so I’ll just link a few of their songs at the bottom of this page.
I confess that I generally dislike saxophone, but the brilliance of American saxophonist Stan Getz forces me to make an exception here.
See also: My recent post My fave songs (8) in Portuguese, from Brazil, listed by artist also covered a few songs and artists that are in the bossa nova category
Enter BOSSA NOVA: When one needs to CTFO, the classic 1964 Bossa Nova production of Getz and Gilberto is hard to beat
Above quote from elsewhere1
Bossa Nova is largely defined by the compositions of Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim, and by the vocal and guitar styles developed by Joao Gilberto. ... The harmony of bossa nova derives to a great extent from American standards…2
When the time has arrived to CTFO (chill the fvck out) whether after a long day or a long week, few albums can compete with the 1964 productions of Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars), the iconic Girl From Ipanema, and the lesser known Doralice and Desafinado.
Strunz and Farah
https://www.musicindustryhowto.com/what-is-bossa-nova-music/
https://www.jazzstandards.com/theory/bossa-nova.htm