On December 9, 2010, James Moody died aged 85. He was musician (saxophone, flute) and singer, best known for his work in bebop and hard bop Jazz. He recorded and performed with some of the biggest names in Jazz music including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Kenny Barron, Jon Faddis, Eddie Jefferson, Johnny Coles, Todd Coolman, Rufus Reid, Gil Fuller, Milt Jackson, Dexter Gordon, Elvin Jones, Quincy Jones, Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Thimons, Cedar Walton, Tubby Hayes, and Roberta Gambarini. In 2011, Moody posthumously won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental album”, for his album “Moody 4B”. The “New Jersey Performing Arts Center” hosts the “James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival”. As a leader Moody released 44 albums.
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Getz / Gilberto
In March 1964, “Verve” label released “Getz / Gilberto”, album by Stan Getz and João Gilberto. It was recorded in March 1963, at “A&R Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor. The artwork was by artist Olga Albizu. In 1965, “Getz/Gilberto” received “Grammy Awards” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Album”, “Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical;” and “Album of the Year”. It is considered to be the album that popularized bossa nova worldwide. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 447 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
- Stan Getz– tenor saxophone
- João Gilberto– vocals, guitar
- Antônio Carlos Jobim– piano
- Astrud Gilberto – vocals
- Sebastião Neto – double bass
- Milton Banana– drums, pandeiro
Track listing:
- The Girl from Ipanema – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
- Doralice – Antônio Almeida, Dorival Caymmi
- Para Machucar Meu Coração – Ary Barroso
- Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
- Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars) – Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Só Danço Samba – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
- O Grande Amor – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
- Vivo Sonhando – Antônio Carlos Jobim
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