Brazil's Bossa Nova music swept the US and much of the world in the 1960s. Singers, small groups and big bands embraced the subtle and lyrical songs of A.C.Jobim, Luiz Bonfa and other Brazilian composers who blended samba rhythms and West Coast cool jazz. Stan Getz and many other American jazz artists embraced the music, often recording with Brazilian musicians for added authenticity and their records were heard often on radio around the world. Quincy Jones had a popular album titled Big Band Bossa Nova in 1962 which provided the inspiration for the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra's last pair of concerts of the 21st season.
Bossa Blue takes you back to the whisky soaked juke joints and jazz clubs where The Blues first found the subtle pulse of Bossa Nova jazz. This extraordinary group of musicians rearranges contemporary, classic rock and jazz standards with the influences of cool jazz, Bossa nova, soul & blues that delivers a dark and smokey retro lounge vibe that will stir up your body and caress your soul.
Highlights from the SRJO's Big Band Bossa Nova concert will air on Jazz Northwest on Sunday, July 3 at 2 PM Pacific on 88.5 KPLU. The concert was recorded at the Kirkland Performance Center on June 19 and produced for radio by Jim Wilke exclusively for 88.5 KPLU. Jazz Northwest airs Sundays at 2 PM Pacific and streams at kplu.org. After broadcast, programs may be streamed at jazznw.org. The Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra is co-directed by Clarence Acox and Michael Brockman. This performance was the concluding concert of the SRJO's 21st season.
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BIOGRAPHY
(WRITTEN FOR THE HEY, SUGAR ALBUM)
Bossanova isn't faking it -- they really are from Canada, They're from Vancouver, to be exact, a land of ocean, mountains, and home to two of the bands mentioned at the bottom of this page. In fact, members of Black Mountain and the New Pornographers are responsible for the drums on the debut Bossanova disc, Hey, Sugar.
But don't let the star turns throw you off -- this is perfectionist tinkerer Chris Storrow's odyssey. Over seven years in the making, Hey, Sugar is Chris's vision of a perfect cocktail party, a free-for-all where Brian Wilson gossips with Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes mixes a Zombie for Stevie Wonder, and members of Stereolab and New Order play DJ. Like all great pop records, Hey, Sugar's heart lies not in any one era but in several all at once, tuning into all the sounds radio has unashamedly used to seduce untold numbers of lovestruck boys and girls since the British Invasion. You know the wavelength Chris is on immediately -- it's in the way opener 'In the Immortal Words of You' builds from swooning whisper to earth-shaking anthem, in the shiver-inducing falsetto chorus of 'I'll Leave of My Heart,' and in the space-age tropicalia of 'Rare Brazil.' In the end it doesn't matter what country Bossanova is from, because Hey, Sugar hits the universal sweet spot every time.
INFLUENCES:
Brian Eno, My Bloody Valentine, Chic, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, the Associates, George Macrae.
But don't let the star turns throw you off -- this is perfectionist tinkerer Chris Storrow's odyssey. Over seven years in the making, Hey, Sugar is Chris's vision of a perfect cocktail party, a free-for-all where Brian Wilson gossips with Burt Bacharach, Sergio Mendes mixes a Zombie for Stevie Wonder, and members of Stereolab and New Order play DJ. Like all great pop records, Hey, Sugar's heart lies not in any one era but in several all at once, tuning into all the sounds radio has unashamedly used to seduce untold numbers of lovestruck boys and girls since the British Invasion. You know the wavelength Chris is on immediately -- it's in the way opener 'In the Immortal Words of You' builds from swooning whisper to earth-shaking anthem, in the shiver-inducing falsetto chorus of 'I'll Leave of My Heart,' and in the space-age tropicalia of 'Rare Brazil.' In the end it doesn't matter what country Bossanova is from, because Hey, Sugar hits the universal sweet spot every time.
INFLUENCES:
Brian Eno, My Bloody Valentine, Chic, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, the Associates, George Macrae.