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We now turn to a sophisticate form of Jazz which makes good use of the subtleties of altered chords and Latin Americamn rhythms
- the Bossa Nova.
THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA
Washed up on Yankee shores from Brazil in late 1962, the bossa nova almost succeeded in flooding the music marts before it began to settle in. Absorbed into jazz by Dave Brubeck and others, it is now here to stay. It is a combination of the influences of Latin American, African and even Oriental music.
One of the most popular of all Bossa Nova composers is Don Carlos Jobim. 'The Girl from Ipanema' is one of his greatest tunes. Listen particularly to the guitar rhythm which lays down the basic rhythm for all Bossa Novas. Listen to other Bossa Nova classics such as 'Desafnado' (Jobim) and 'Orpheus' (Louis Bonfi).
Next we hear RevRay's version of Masquerade