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Rosa Passos: Brazilian Guitarist, Composer, Vocalist
by Nick Catalano
It has been forty years since the extraordinary samba jazz of Brazil was first introduced to mass audiences in the United States. Great composer/instrumentalists like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, and Milton Nascimento have given way to another generation of spectacular talents like Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi, Ary Barroso and Elis Regina. Leading American performers from ...
Rosa Passos and Ron Carter: Entre Amigos
by Alexander M. Stern
The bossa nova's not so new anymore. It's been forty years since Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd brought its gentle pulse north of the border. Getz and Byrd's version of “Desafinado was a surprise hit, and a Grammy winner to boot. Getz and Joao Gilberto's recording of “The Girl From Ipanema was an even bigger hit, ...
