Jobim Archive

Jeff RUPERT/Richard DREXLER – Imagination / R&D – Rupe Media
Two University of Central Florida instructors go deep into a mid- 80’s Stan Getz bag.

Hendrik Meurkens/Bill Cunliffe – Cabin In The Sky – Height Advantage
A harmonica/piano performance that reflects the participants virtuosity Hendrik Meurkens/Bill Cunliffe – Cabin In The Sky – Height Advantage 002 56:35***: ( Hendrick Meurkens – harmonica; Bill Cunliffe – piano) Hendrik Meurkens and Bill Cunliffe are two widely respected musicians on their instruments. They have come together for the first time to display their creativity […]

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Stone Flower – CTI Records/Speakers Corner
This vinyl-remastering of classic Jobim is stunning! Antonio Carlos Jobim – Stone Flower – CTI Records CTI 6002 (1970)/Speakers Corner (2015) 180-gram stereo vinyl, 33:47 *****: (Antonio Carlos Jobim – piano, electric piano, guitar, vocals; Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements; Ron Carter – bass; Joao Palma – drums; Airto Moreira – percussion; Everaldo Ferreira – […]

Cello Effect = Works by PROKOFIEV, PUCCINI, RACHMANINOFF, etc. – Rastrelli Cello Quartet – GENUIN
Cello Effect – Works by PROKOFIEV, PUCCINI, RACHMANINOFF, JOBIM, HANDY, BRUBECK, ANDERSON, DESMOND, TCHAIKOVSKY – Rastrelli Cello Quartet – GENUIN GEN15364 – 53:45 **** A Cello Quartet performs a wide variety of short classics transcribed and arranged by one of its members. One may wonder why anyone would want to listen to four cellos (celli?) […]

Jeff RUPERT & Richard DREXLER – Imagination – MediaRupe
Jeff RUPERT & Richard DREXLER – Imagination – MediaRupe 016 CD, 57:52 (1/2/17) ****: (Jeff Rupert; tenor sax/ Richard Drexler; piano) Two University of Central Florida instructors go deep into a mid-80s Stan Getz bag. It was John Coltrane himself who famously said of his contemporary/rival Stan Getz, “Let’s face it. We would all sound […]

Nate NAJAR – This is Nate Najar – Candid
Nate NAJAR – This is Nate Najar – Candid 79979, 50: 58 (10/31/16) ****½: (Nate Najar; nylon string guitar/ James Suggs; trumpet/ Matt Home; drums/ John Lamb; bass) An odd nylon string guitar/trumpet combo makes for a unique bossa-swing ensemble. On this eponymous debut, Nate Najar plays jazz on an unamplified classical guitar in the […]

The Frank Sinatra Collection (2016)
The Frank Sinatra Collection – DVD (2016) This is a nostalgic look at an iconic performer! Cast: Frank Sinatra; Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra; Ella Fitzgerald; Antonio Carlos Jobim; Diahann Carroll; The Fifth Dimension; Don Costa & His Orchestra Studio: Eagle Vision EV307649 (5/27/16) Video: 4:3, Color Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 TrackList: (A Man And […]

Oliver Gannon & Miles Black – Broadway – Cellar Live
A delightful collaboration between two sparking players.

Carol Saboya /Antonio Adolfo /Hendrik Meurkens – Copa Village – AAM Music
For those that may have been dismayed at the perceived demise of the bossa nova, listen up.

Sketches of Spain (Miles Davis & Gil Evans) – Revisited – Orbert Davis, arranger & trumpet/ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic – 316 RecordsNilson Matta’s Black Orpheus (Music of Jobim, Bonfa & others) – revisited – Motema
Two terrific re-imaginings of classic Latin-flavored masterpieces.

Sketches of Spain (Miles Davis & Gil Evans) – Revisited – Orbert Davis, arranger & trumpet/ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic – 316 RecordsNilson Matta’s Black Orpheus (Music of Jobim, Bonfa & others) – revisited – Motema
Two terrific re-imaginings of classic Latin-flavored masterpieces.
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Charlie Byrd – Brazilian Byrd (Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim) [TrackList follows] – Columbia/ Pure Pleasure vinyl
Guitarist Byrd and the music of Jobim, with chamber orchestra on audiophile vinyl.

Brazilian Trio – Constelação – Mótema
The Brazilian Trio offers another winning set list of Brazilian-influenced jazz.

Duduka De Fonseca Trio – Plays Toninho Horta – Zoho
Latin jazz which focuses on a composer who warrants more consideration, performed by a drummer who deserves more awareness.
Eliane Elias – Light My Fire – Concord Picante
Light My Fire is to me a great presentation of the music of living life as lived in Brazil.