Gil Spitzer

Gil Spitzer: Falando Docemente

by Dan McClenaghan
October 13, 2017

Bossa Nova music, from Brazil, became part of the America's DNA  in the early 1960s, with albums like Jazz Samba (Verve Records, 1962) and Getz/Gilberto (Verve Records, 1964). The key players: Saxophonist Stan Getz, guitarist Charlie Byrd, vocalist/guitarist Joao Gilberto; composer/pianist Antonio Carlos Jobim. With Falando Docemente alto saxophonist Gil Spitzer--who cites Stan Getz as a major influence--offers up his debut with a Bossa Nova/Getz-ian mainstream jazz sound, with an exquisitely crafted, always enchanting set that also pays ...