The Best Jazz of 2009

Os melhores do jazz em 2009 - The Best Jazz of 2009!
The 31st Annual Jazz Station Poll results by Brazil-born jazz historian & jazz educator Arnaldo DeSouteiro

A seleção dos “melhores do jazz”, feita pelo historiador Arnaldo DeSouteiro, publicada pela primeira vez em 1979, chega ao 31º ano. Diana Krall (foto), Claus Ogerman, Marc Copland, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, John McLaughlin, Gene Bertoncini, Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Ron Carter, Vinnie Colaiuta, Raul de Souza, Kurt Elling e The Manhattan Transfer estão entre os artistas que brilharam em 2009. Esta é a lista dos que mais se destacaram, em 2009, no panorama jazzístico internacional. Atendendo aos pedidos dos leitores, que desde 1979 acompanham essa votação, incluímos – após os nomes de todos os colocados em cada categoria – os títulos dos trabalhos (CDs ou DVDs) pelo quais os artistas foram avaliados, com base apenas em lançamentos realizados no decorrer deste ano. A queda nas vendas se acentuou em 2009 mas, paradoxalmente, o número de edições e reedições permaneceu alto, com inúmeros artistas lançando discos através de seus próprios selos.

Para variar, foram necessárias várias semanas para a preparação de todas estas listas, reouvindo CDs, revendo DVDs, checando fichas técnicas e, às vezes, reavaliando opiniões. Tudo isso com o objetivo de fornecer o mais fiel possível retrato do cenário jazzístico em 2009, a partir de bases reais de análise. O que significa, por exemplo, que artistas que não lançaram novos trabalhos este ano, seja como líderes ou sidemen, tornaram-se, por mais geniais que sejam, automaticamente inelegíveis. Tal critério explica a ausência de feras como Mark Murphy, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves e Andy Bey, que, apesar de terem realizado muitos shows, não lançaram novos trabalhos em 2009.

Explicando alguns critérios para melhor compreensão da lista, vale ressaltar que nem sempre um disco no qual certo artista tem uma grande performance (Ron Carter em “The World of Ron Carter”, por exemplo) é um álbum fabuloso. Isto explica porque Ron aparece em primeiro lugar na categoria de “contrabaixo” (ninguém teve uma performance tão fantástica neste instrumento em 2009), embora o disco não mereça figurar entre os melhores CDs.

Vários discos premiados em 2009, com certo atraso, pelas revistas especializadas - "Road Shows Vol.1" de Sonny Rollins, "Pass it On" de Dave Holland e o magnífico "Across the Crystal Sea" de Danilo Perez & Claus Ogerman, por exemplo, para citar apenas três dentre mais de uma dezena de casos - não aparecem na nossa lista por uma simples razão: constaram da relação de 2008.

Aí estão os resultados completos:

Piano acústico/Acoustic Piano: 1º Marc Copland ("Alone" - Pirouet); 2º Ahmad Jamal ("A Quiet Time" - Dreyfus); 3º Keith Jarrett ("Testament" - ECM); 4º Gonzalo Rubalcaba ("The Monterey Quartet" - Concord) ; 5º Jurgen Friedrich ("Pollock" - Pirouet); 6º Chick Corea ("Return to Forever Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2)
(Chick Corea)
Piano elétrico/Electric Piano: 1º Chick Corea ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 2º Riza Arshad ("Demi Masa" w/SimakDialog - MoonJune); 3º James Austin ("Involved" w/ Kobie Watkins - Origin); 4º Bruce Barth ("Into the Light" w/ Dana Hall - Origin); 5º Yaron Gershovsky ("The Chick Corea Songbook" w/ Manhattan Transfer - Four Quarters); 6º Ron Perrillo ("Involved" w/ Kobie Watkins - Origin)

Órgão/Organ: 1º Gary Versace ("Winter Fruits" w/ Loren Stillman - Pirouet); 2º Dr. Lonnie Smith ("Rise Up!" - Palmetto); 3º John Medeski ("Heaven on Earth" w/ James Carter - Half Note); 4º Joey DeFrancesco ("Snapshot" - High Note); 5º Tony Monaco ("Live at the Orbit Room" - Allegro); 6º Chris Foreman ("Go Red Go!" - w/ Red Holloway - Delmark)

Teclados/Keyboards: 1° Chick Corea ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 2º Louiz Banks ("Meeting of the Minds" w/ John McLaughlin - Astract Logix); 3º Herbie Hancock ("Watermelon Man - Headhunters Live in Tokyo" - JazzDoor); 4º Miki Hayama ("A New Day" w/ Mimi Jones - Hot Tone) 5º Riza Arshad ("Demi Masa" w/simakDialog - MoonJune)
Contrabaixo/Acoustic Bass: 1º Ron Carter ("The World of Ron Carter" - EMI); 2º Stanley Clarke ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 3º Miroslav Vitous ("Remembering Weather Report" - ECM); 4º Gary Peacock ("Insight" w/ Marc Copland - Pirouet); 5º Dave Holland ("The Monterey Quartet" - Concord); 6º Christian McBride ("The Five Peace Band" w/ Corea & McLaughlin - Concord)

Baixo Elétrico/Electric Bass: 1º Stanley Clarke ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 2º Steve Swallow ("Quartet Live" w/ Gary Burton - Concord); 3º John Patitucci ("Remembrance" - Concord); 4º Richard Bona ("The Ten Shades of Blues" - Universal); 5º Marcus Miller ("Songs and Stories" w/ George Benson - Concord)

Bateria/Drums: 1º Vinnie Colaiuta ("Five Peace Band" w/ Chick Corea & John McLaughlin - Concord); 2º Ranjit Barot ("Meeting of the Minds" w/ John McLaughlin - Abstract Logix); 3º Zé Eduardo Nazário ("Raising The Rooof" w/ John Stein - Whaling City); 4º Jeff Hamilton ("Symbiosis" - Capri); 5º Eric Harland ("The Monterey Quartet" - Concord); 6º Antonio Sanchez ("Quartet Live" w/ Gary Burton - Concord); 7º Lenny White ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2)

Percussão/Percussion: 1º Airto Moreira ("Ears to the Ground" w/ Jacob Anderskov - ILK / "The Chick Corea Songbook" w/ Manhattan Transfer - Four Quarters); 2º Manolo Badrena ("A Quiet Time" w/ Ahmad Jamal - Dreyfus); 3º Anandan Sivamani ("Meeting of the Minds" DVD w/ John McLaughlin - Abstract Logix); 4º Endang Ramdan ("Demi Masa" w/ simakDialog - MoonJune); 5º Paulinho da Costa ("Live in Rio" DVD w/ Diana Krall - Eagle/ST2); 6º Marcio Doctor ("Revolutions" w/ Jim Beard - Intuition)

Vibrafone/Vibes: 1º Gary Burton ("Quartet Live" - Concord); 2º Mike Mainieri ("Twelve Pieces" - NYC); 3º Jason Adasiewicz ("Varmint" - Cuneiform Rune); 4º Joe Locke ("Mutual Admiration Society 2" - Sharp Nine); 5º Stefon Harris ("Urbanus" - Concord)

Diversos/Miscellaneous Instruments: 1° Toots Thielemans - harmonica ("The 75th Birthday Celebration" w/ Quincy Jones - Eagle/ST2); 2º Bob Reich - accordion ("Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio" - PFR); 3º Bela Fleck - banjo ("Throw Down Your Heart" - Rounder); 4º Zakir Hussaim - tabla ("The Melody of Rhythm" - E1); 5º Niladri Kumar - electric sitar ("Meeting of the Minds" DVD w/ John McLaughlin - Abstract Logix); 6º Ruth Davidson - cello ("Manifest Density" w/ Moraine - MoonJune)

Violão/Acoustic Guitar: 1º Gene Bertoncini ("Smile" w/ Roni Ben-Hur - Motema); 2º Al DiMeola ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 3º Jeff Aug ("Living Room Sessions" - Brainstorm); 4º Ralph Towner ("Chiaroscuro" w/ Paolo Fresu - ECM); 5º Egberto Gismonti ("Saudações" - ECM)

Guitarra/Electric Guitar: 1º John McLaughlin (“Five Peace Band” w/ Chick Corea - Concord); 2º Al DiMeola ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 3° Pat Metheny ("Quartet Live" w/ Gary Burton - Concord); 4º John Stein ("Raising the Roof" - Whaling City); 5º John Abercrombie ("Wait Till You See Her" - ECM); 6º Barry Finnerty ("Manhattan Sessions, Part 1" - ESC); 7º Joshua Breakstone ("No One New" - Capri)

Flauta/Flute: 1° Hubert Laws ("The Burt Bacharach Songbook" w/ Carol Duboc - Gold Note); 2º Nicole Mitchell ("Renegades" - Delmark); 3º Henry Threadgill ("This Brings Us To, Vol. 1" - PI); 4º James Moody ("Our Delight" w/ Hank Jones - IPO); 5º Frank Wess ("Hank and Frank II" w/ Hank Jones - Lineage); 6º Shashank ("Meeting of the Minds" DVD w/ John McLaughlin - Abstract Logix)

Clarinete-Clarone/Clarinet-Bass Clarinet: 1º Eddie Daniels ("A Duet of One" w/ Roger Kellaway - IPO); 2º Chris Speed ("Blackbird" w/ Henning Sievert Symmetry - Pirouet); 3º Ben Goldberg ("Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio" w/ The Nice Guy Trio - PFR); 4º John Ruocco ("Moon Dreams" w/ Dutch Jazz Orchestra - Challenge); 5º Paquito D'Rivera ("Bach in Havana" w/ Tiempo Libre - Sony)

Trompete/Trumpet: 1º Randy Brecker ("Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite" - Summit); 2º Anders Bergcrantz ("About Time" - Stunt); 3º Al Hood ("Just a Little Taste" - AH); 4º Terell Stafford ("Into the Light" w/ Dana Hall); 5º Lew Soloff ("25 - Tribute to Art Blakey" w/ Manhattan Jazz Quintet - Birds); 6º Tomasz Stanko ("Dark Eyes" - ECM)

Flugelhorn: 1º Marvin Stamm ("Delaware River Suite" w/ Inventions Trio - No Blooze); 2º Al Hood ("Just a Little Taste" - AH); 3º Tom Harrell ("Prana Dance" - High Note); 4º Paolo Fresu ("Chiaroscuro" w/ Ralph Towner - ECM); 5º Anders Bergcrantz ("About Time" - Stunt)

Trombone: 1º Raul de Souza ("Bossa Eterna" w/ Joao Donato - Biscoito Fino); 2º Reut Regev ("This Is R Time" - Ropeadope); 3º Roswell Rudd ("Trombone Tribe" - Sunnyside); 4º Vincent Nilsson ("About Time" w/ Anders Bergcrantz - Stunt); 5º Johannes Lauer ("Blackbird" w/ Henning Siverts - Pirouet); 6º Wayne Wallace ("Bien Bien!" - Patois);

Soprano Sax: 1º Robin Verheyen ("Starbound" - Pirouet); 2º Jan Garbarek ("Dresden" - ECM); 3º David Liebman ("Live at MCG" - MCG); 4º Jarrad Harris ("Involved" w/ Kobie Watkins - Origin); 5º Evan Parker ("The Moment's Energy" - ECM)

Alto Sax: 1º Loren Stillman ("Winter Fruits" - Pirouet); 2º Kenny Garrett ("Five Peace Band" - Concord); 3º Phil Woods ("The Children's Suite" - JazzedMedia); 4º Anthony Braxton ("Quartet - Moscow" - Leo); 5º Lee Konitz ("Duos with Lee" w/ Dan Tepfer - Sunnyside);

Tenor Sax: 1º Chris Potter ("The Monterey Quartet" - Concord); 2º Joe Lovano ("Folk Art" - Blue Note); 3º Eric Alexander ("Revival of the Fittest" - High Note); 4º Nicolas Thys ("Virgo" - Pirouet); 5º JD Allen ("Shine!" - Sunnyside)

Baritone Sax: 1º Roger Rosengerg ("Baritonality" - Sunnyside); 2º Ronnie Cuber ("Ronnie" - SteepleChase); 3º Joe Temperley ("The Sinatra Songbook" - HEP); 4º James Carter ("Heaven on Earth" - Half Note); 5º Alan Barnes ("Birds of a Feather" w/ Greg Abate - Woodville)
Cantor/Male Singer: 1º Kurt Elling ("Live in Montreal" DVD - EmArcy); 2º Boris Savoldelli ("Protoplasmic" w/ Elliott Sharp - MoonJune); 3º Curtis Stigers ("Lost in Dreams" - Concord); 4º Bill Henderson ("Beautiful Memory" - Ahuh); 5º George Benson ("Songs and Stories" - Concord)
Cantora/Female Singer: 1º Diana Krall ("Live in Rio" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 2º Amanda Carr ("Common Thread" - Original Music); 3º Tierney Sutton ("Desire" - Telarc); 4º Anna Mjoll ("Shadow of Your Smile" - Tónaljón); 5º Roberta Gambarini ("So In Love" - EmArcy); 6º Sony Holland ("Swing, Bossas, Ballads & Blues" - Van Ness)

Grupo Instrumental/Instrumental Group: 1º Return To Forever ("RTF Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle/ST2); 2º Five Peace Band ("Five Peace Band" - Concord); 3º Manhattan Jazz Quintet ("25 - Tribute to Art Blakey" - Birds); 4º SF Jazz Collective ("Live 2009" - SFJazz); 5º Quartet San Francisco ("QSF Plays Brubeck" - ViolinJazz); 6º simekDialog ("Demi Masa" - MoonJune)
Grupo Vocal/Vocal Group: 1º Manhattan Transfer ("The Chick Corea Songbook" - Four Quarters); 2º Naturally 7 ("Live at Montreux" DVD - Eagle); 3º Sonos ("SonoSings" - Verve Forecast)

Big Band/Orchestra: 1º Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge ("The Comet's Tail - Playing the Compositions of Michael Brecker" - Mama); 2º Vienna Art Orchestra ("Third Dream" - Extraplatte); 3º Metropole Orchestra ("Revolutions" SACD w/ Jim Beard - Intuition); 4º Bob Florence Limited Edition ("Legendary" - Mama); 5º Kenny Hadley Big Band ("Common Thread" w/ Amanda Carr - OMS); 6º Bob Mintzer Big Band ("Swing Out" - MCG)

Compositor/Composer: 1º Wlodek Pawlik ("Nostalgic Journey: Tykocin Jazz Suite" w/ Randy Brecker - Summit); 2º Jim Beard ("Revolutions" SACD - Intuition); 3º Jürgen Friedrich ("Pollock" - Pirouet); 4º Henning Sieverts ("Blackbird" - Pirouet); 5º Riza Arshad ("Demi Masa" w/ simekDialog - MoonJune); 6º Nicolas Thys ("Virgo" - Pirouet)

Arranjador/Arranger: 1º Claus Ogerman ("Quiet Nights" w/ Diana Krall - Verve); 2º Vince Mendoza ("Revolutions" SACD w/ Jim Beard -Intuition); 3º Carla Bley ("Carla's Christmas Carols" - Watt); 4º Dave Hanson ("Just a Little Taste" w/ Al Hood - AH); 5º David Matthews ("25 - Tribute to Art Blakey" w/ Manhattan Jazz Quintet - Birds)

Engenheiro de som/Engineer: 1º Al Schmitt ("Live in Rio" DVD w/ Diana Krall - Eagle/ST2); 2º Rudy Van Gelder ("Revival of the Fittest" w/ Eric Alexander - High Note); 3º Frank Matthijssen/Andrew Dudman/Klaus Genuit ("Revolutions" SACD w/ Jim Beard - Intuition); 4º Peter Kontrimas ("Common Thread" w/ Amanda Carr & The Kenny Hadley Big Band - Original Music); 5º Danny Leake/Seth Presant ("Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey" w/ Ramsey Lewis - Concord);

Revelação/New Talent: 1º Reut Regev ("This Is R Time" - Ropeadope); 2º Hailey Niswanger ("Confeddie" - HN); 3º Sharel Cassity ("Relentless" - JLP); 4º Sofia Tosello ("Alma y Luna" - Sunnyside);

Produtor/Producer: 1º Tommy LiPuma ("Live in Rio" DVD w/ Diana Krall - Eagle/ST2 and "Quiet Nights" CD w/ Diana Krall - Verve)

Artista do ano/Artist of the Year: 1º Chick Corea/Diana Krall
Chick Corea – por conta dos lançamentos do DVD com o “Return To Forever”, da retrospectiva de sua obra autoral realizada pelo Manhattan Transfer em "The Chick Corea Songbook", pelo fantástico CD duplo "Five Peace Band" co-liderado por John McLaughlin, e ainda pelo recém-formado trio com Stanley Clarke e Lenny White
Diana Krall - pelos lançamentos do DVD "Live in Rio" e do CD "Quiet Nights" (e sua respectiva épica turnê-maratona)

Os 10 melhores CDs instrumentais
The Best 10 Jazz Instrumental CDs
Chick Corea & John McLaughlin: "Five Peace Band" (Concord)
Marc Copland: "Alone" (Pirouet")
Quartet San Francisco: "QSF Plays Brubeck" (ViolinJazz)
Bill Mays, Marvin Stamm & Alisa Horn: "Inventions Trio - Delaware River Suite" (No Blooze)
Al Hood: "Just a Little Taste - Al Hood Plays the Writing of Dave Hanson" (AH)
Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez: "Quartet Live" (Concord)
simakDialog: "Demi Masa" (MoonJune)
Dave Holland, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter & Eric Harland: "The Monterey Quartet" (MJF)
Anders Bergcrantz: "About Time" (Stunt)
John Stein: "Raising the Roof" (Whaling City)

Os 10 melhores CDs vocais
The Best 10 Vocal Jazz CDs
Diana Krall: "Quiet Nights" (Verve)
Manhattan Transfer: "The Chick Corea Songbook" (Four Quarters)
Kurt Elling: "Dedicated to You" (Concord)
Boris Savoldelli: "Protoplasmic" (MoonJune)
Amanda Carr: "Common Thread" (Original Music)
Tierney Sutton: "Desire" (Telarc)
Anna Mjoll: "Shadow of Your Smile" (Tónaljón)
Curtis Stigers: "Lost in Dreams" (Concord)
Al Jarreau: "The Very Best Of - An Excellent Adventure" (Rhino)
Bill Henderson: "Beautiful Memory" (Ahuh)
Os 10 melhores DVDs
The Best 10 Jazz DVDs
Diana Krall: "Live in Rio" (Eagle/ST2)
Return To Forever: "Live at Montreux" (Eagle/ST2)
Kurt Elling: "Live in Montreal" (EmArcy)
John McLaughlin: "Meeting of the Minds" (Abstract Logix)
jp3: "Understandable" (Alexander Logistics)
Les Paul: "Chasing Sound! The Les Paul Story" (Eagle/ST2)
Charles Mingus: "Epitaph" (Eagle/ST2)
Wayne Shorter: "Live at Montreux" (Eagle/ST2)
Jeff Beck: "Live at Ronnie Scott's" (Eagle/ST2)
Quincy Jones: "The 75th Birthday Celebration" (Eagle/ST2)
Projetos Especiais/Caixas/Reedições
Special Projects/Box Sets/Reissues
Art Pepper: "The Art History Project - Unreleased Art Vol. IV" (APM)
Miles Davis: "The Complete Columbia Album Collection" (Sony)
Creed Taylor: "The Rudy Van Gelder CTI SHM-CD Series" (King)
Luiz Henrique: "Listen to Me" (Fontana)
Azar Lawrence: "Summer Solstice" (Prestige)
Philly Joe Jones/Dameronia: "Look, Stop and Listen" (Uptown)
Freddie Hubbard: "The Love Connection" (Wounded Bird)
Freddie Hubbard: "Without a Song - Live in Europe 1969" (Blue Note)
Denny Zeitlin: "The Columbia Studio Trio Sessions" (Mosaic)
Quincy Jones: "Explores the Music of Henry Mancini" (Mercury/Verve Originals)
Quincy Jones: "You've Got it Bad Girl" (A&M/Verve Originals)
Ella Fitzgerald: "Twelve Nights in Hollywood" (Verve/Hip-O-Select)
Anthony Braxton: "The Complete Arista Recordings" (Mosaic)
Philly Joe Jones/Dameronia: "Look, Stop and Listen" (Uptown)
Nina Simone: "To Be Free" (Sony Legacy)
Oscar Peterson: "Debut: "The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951" (Verve/Hip-O-Select

In Memoriam: George Russell, Les Paul, Louie Bellson, Dee Dee Belson, Chris Connor, Blossom Dearie, Ion Muniz, Raul de Barros, Bud Shank, Barrosinho, Ian Carr, Hank Crawford, David "Fathead" Newman, Leroy Cooper, Neco, Buddy Montgomery, Eddie Locke, Juquinha Stocker, Rashied Ali, Jack Nimitz, Charlie Mariano, Wilby Fletcher, Kenny Rankin, Cesar Conti, José Santa Roza, Gerry Niewood, Yvonne King, Torrie Zito, Eddie Higgins, Manny Oquendo, Hale Smith, Billy James, Dick Katz, Stacy Rowles, Art D'Lugoff, Luiz Alberto Farah, Gianni Basso, Pierre Cossette, Juanita Brooks, Ramiro Mussotto, Jackie Tracy, Koko Taylor, Sam Butera, Billy VerPlank, Gugge Hedrenius, Charly Höllering, Julie Coryell, Hans Otto Jung, Randy Purcell, Wayman Tisdale, Jean Claude Fohrenbach, Walter Silva, Tereza Souza, Fred Hundquist, Mat Mathews, Snooks Eaglin, Coleman Mellett, Wayne Wadhams, Konrad Heidkamp, Whitey Mitchell, Gunter Horig, Ted Williams, Charlie Banacos, Ray Beckenstein, Augie Bloom, Eddie Bo, Ole Brask, Irving Bush, Page Cavanaugh, John Cephas, Jim Chapin, Moki Cherry, Buddy Christian, Omar Clay, Jeff Clyne, Janet Cook, Kenny Cox, Joe Cuba, Roy DeCarava, Len Dobbin, Ray Ellis, Leonard Gaskin, Johnny Hawksworth, Ola Hanson, Dickie Hawdon, Joel Helleny, Hugh Hopper, Ambrose Jackson, Billy James, Leslie Johnson, Bob Keane, Charlie Kennedy, Ali Akbar Khan, Eartha Kitt, Paul Lagos, Carmen Leggio, Vic Lewis, Huey Long, Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez, Lawrence Lucie, Joe Maneri, Frankie Manning, Tina Marsh, Arch Martin, John Martyn, Shep Meyers, Pee Wee Moore, Morris Nanton, Winston Mankunku Ngozi, Eddie Preston, Bobby Pring, Jack Quigley, Harrison Ridley Jr., Beverly Roberts, Jack Rose, Fats Sadi, Soupy Sales, Jarmo Savolaine, Sirone (Norris Jones), Willie "Face" Smith, Henry "Butch" Stone, Luther Thomas, Donald True Van Deusen, Robert Ward, Guy Warren, Teddy Washington, Monty Waters, Klaus Weiss, Kitty White, Lyman Woodard, Dave Young, Zach Zachery, Zeke Zarchy, Bob Anderson, Irving Bush, Jim Chapin, Dini Clarke, Suzanne Fiol, Nicholas Fissette, Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Muriel Havenstein, Susan Meyer Markle, Coleman Mellet, Skip Miller

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"Bossa Nova Guitar" @ Dusty Groove

Jazz Club -- Bossa Nova Guitar

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Verve (JazzClub series)
CD Item 486954

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Brilliant bossa all the way through -- and a lovely illustration of the importance of the guitar in Brazilian music! The set brings together 50s work from a host of different sources -- American bossa jazz, originals from Rio, and even some key tracks from overseas -- all working together beautifully in a package that manages to hit more than enough bases to provide an overview of the genre while still keeping things fresh! Titles include "Bim Bom" by Charlie Byrd, "Corcovado" by Gabor Szabo, "Minha Saudade" by Rosinha De Valenca, "Coisa Numero Um" by Bola Sete, "Meditacao" by Joe Pass, "Insensatez" by Wes Montgomery, "Canto De Ossanha" by Baden Powell, "Simple Samba" by Jim Hall, "Outra Vez" by Stan Getz & Laurindo Almeida, "Jackie All" by George Benson, "Batidinha" by Antonio Carlos Jobim, "Samba De Orfeu" by Luis Bonfa, and "Um Abraco No Bonfa" by Joao Gilberto.

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BOSSA NOVA GUITAR
A.C. JOBIM, JOÃO GILBERTO, GEORGE BENSON, JOE PASS & OTHERS (Verve)
Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Verve

Tracklist
1. JOÃO GILBERTO: Um Abraço No Bonfá (An Embrace To Bonfá)
2. LUIZ BONFÁ: Samba de Orfeu
3. CHARLIE BYRD: Bim Bom
4. GABOR SZABO: Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
5. STAN GETZ & CHARLIE BYRD: Desafinado
6. BADEN POWELL: Tristeza
7. ROBERTO MENESCAL: Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba)
8. ROSINHA DE VALENÇA: Minha Saudade
9. BOLA SETE: Coisa Número Um
10. JOE PASS: Meditação (Meditation)
11. JIM HALL: Simple Samba
12. STAN GETZ & LAURINDO ALMEIDA: Outra Vez (Once Again)
13. BADEN POWELL: Canto de Ossanha
14. GEORGE BENSON: Jackie, All
15. WES MONTGOMERY: Insensatez (How Insensitive)
16. ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Batidinha
17. KENNY BURRELL: Minha (All Mine)
18. JOE PASS: The Gentle Rain
19. STAN GETZ & LUIZ BONFÁ: Um Abraço No Getz (A Tribute To Getz)

Compiled by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Personal Assistant to Mr. DeSouteiro: Patricia Balaban
Digitally Mastered at Universal Music Eastside Mastering Studios (Berlin, Germany) in September, 2009
Cover Photo: Ingo Müller
Album Design: Knut Schoetteldreier
Special Thanks to João Gilberto, Douglas Payne, Creed Taylor, Lisa Marie Smith, Helana Muniz, Diana Krall, Matthias Künnecke & Oliver Soellner
In memoriam to Helana Muniz with endless affection and love

1. JOÃO GILBERTO: Um Abraço No Bonfá (An Embrace to Bonfá)
(João Gilberto) (P) 1964
João Gilberto - acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Helcio Milito - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded October 9, 1964, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Getz/Gilberto # 2“ (Verve V6-8623)
(PLEASE NOTE that Stan Getz doesn't plays on this track; on the "Getz/Gilberto #2" LP, Getz plays with his group on Side A, while Gilberto plays with his trio on Side B).

2. LUIZ BONFÁ: Samba de Orfeu
(Luiz Bonfá/Antonio Maria) (P) 1965
Luiz Bonfá - acoustic guitar / Bobby Scott - acoustic piano / Helcio Milito - drums / Dom Um Romão - percussion
Produced by Bobby Scott / Recorded 1965 in New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Braziliana" (Philips PHS 600-199)
(NOTE: "Braziliana" is shared with singer Maria Toledo, but she doesn't performs on this track; on the 2008 CD reissue, on "Verve Originals", Helcio Milito was mispelled "Helico" and Dom Um Romão was mispelled "Doum")

3. CHARLIE BYRD: Bim Bom
(João Gilberto) (P) 1962
Charlie Byrd - acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Bill Reichenbach - drums
Recorded September 28, 1962, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros" (Riverside 9436)

4. GABOR SZABO: Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
(Antonio Jobim) (P) 1967
Gabor Szabo - electric guitar / Jimmy Stewart – acoustic guitar / Louis Kabok – bass / Marty Morell – drums / Hal Gordon – percussion /
Produced by Bob Thiele / Recorded April 14-15, 1967, Jazz Workshop, Boston, Mass., USA / Original LP: “More Sorcery” (Impulse AS-9167)

5. STAN GETZ & CHARLIE BYRD: Desafinado
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça) (P) 1962
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Charlie Byrd - amplified acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Gene Byrd - rhythm guitar / Buddy Deppenschmidt & Bill Reinchenbach - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded February 13, 1962, Washington D.C. / Original LP: "Jazz Samba" (Verve V6-8432)

6. BADEN POWELL: Tristeza
(Haroldo Lobo/Niltinho) (P) 1966
Baden Powell - acoustic guitar / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Milton Banana - drums
Produced by Joachim Ernst-Berendt & Wadi Gebara Neto / Recorded June 1st, 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Tristeza On Guitar" (MPS 15.090)
NOTE 1: this track is performed only by the trio, with no additional percussion.
NOTE 2: on the 3-CD box set released in 2008, co-producer Wadi Gebara Neto was mispelled as Adi (without the "W") and Sergio Barroso was credited only as Sergio.

7. ROBERTO MENESCAL: Só Danço Samba
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes) (P) 1963
Roberto Menescal - electric guitar / Eumir Deodato - acoustic piano / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / João Palma - drums / Ugo Marotta - vibes / Henri Ackselrud - flute / Arranged by Eumir Deodato
Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded 1963, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "A Bossa Nova de Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto" (Elenco ME-3)

8. ROSINHA DE VALENÇA: Minha Saudade
(João Donato/João Gilberto) (P) 1964
Rosinha de Valença - acoustic guitar & vocal / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic piano / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Dom Um Romão - drums /
Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Apresentando Rosinha de Valença" (Elenco ME-16)

9. BOLA SETE: Coisa Numero Um
(Moacir Santos/Clovis Mello) (P) 1966
Bola Sete - lutar / Sebastião Neto - acoustic bass / Paulinho Magalhães - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded September 17, 1966, Monterey, Calif., USA / Original LP: "Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival" (Verve V6-8689); Bonus Track on CD Reissue: Verve 314.543.379-2.
(IMPORTANT: the CD reissue wrongly credits the drummer as Paulinho da Costa, the famous Brazilian percussionist who NEVER played drums in any recording session and was a child in Brazil at the time of this recording; he only moved to the USA in 1973 to play with Sergio Mendes group; the real drummer was Paulinho Magalhães, a regular member of the Bola Sete Trio, having recorded several other albums with the guitarist for Fantasy)

10. JOE PASS: Meditation
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça) (P) 1970
Joe Pass - electric guitar / Eberhard Weber - acoustic bass / Kenny Clare - drums
Produced by Hans George Brunner-Schwer / Recorded June 1970, Villingen, Germany/ Original LP: "Intercontinental" (MPS 15279)

11. JIM HALL: Simple Samba
(Jim Hall) Janhall Music (P) 1971
Jim Hall - electric guitar / Benny Aronov - acoustic piano / Malcolm Cecil - acoustic bass / Airto Moreira - drums & percussion
Produced by Dick Katz / Recorded July 1971, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "...Where Would I Be?" (Milestone 9037)

12. STAN GETZ & LAURINDO ALMEIDA: Outra Vez (Once Again)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim) (P) 1963
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Laurindo Almeida - acoustic guitar / George Duvivier - acoustic bass / Edison Machado - drums / José Suarez & José Paulo - percussion
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded 1963, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida" (Verve V6-8665)
(NOTE: several other drummers/percussionists are credited on the original LP as well as on CD reissues, but they don't play on this specific track)

13. BADEN POWELL: Canto de Ossanha
(Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes) (P) 1966
Baden Powell - acoustic guitar / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Milton Banana - drums / Alfredo Bessa - congas / Amauri Coelho (aka Amaury Rodrigues) - pandeiro
Produced by Joachim Ernst-Berendt & Wadi Gebara Neto / Recorded June 2nd, 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Tristeza On Guitar" (MPS 15.090)
NOTE: on the 3-CD box set released in 2008, co-producer Wadi Gebara Neto was mispelled as Adi (without the "W") and Sergio Barroso was credited only as Sergio.

14. GEORGE BENSON: Jackie All
(Eumir Deodato) (P) 1969
George Benson - electric guitar / Richard Tee - acoustic piano / Bob Bushnell - electric bass / Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad) - drums / Johnny Pacheco & Paul Alicea - percussion / Angel Allende - congas / Jerry Dodgion - flute / Lew Soloff - trumpet / Bob Porcelli & Jerome Richardson - flutes & alto sax / Joe Farrell & Arthur Clarke - tenor sax / Arranged & Conducted by Marty Sheller
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded April 30, 1969, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Tell It Like It Is" (A&M/CTI SP 3020)

15. WES MONTGOMERY: Insensatez (How Insensitive)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes/Norman Gimbel) (P) 1966
Wes Montgomery - electric guitar / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Grady Tate - drums / Ray Barretto - congas / George Duvivier - vibes / Strings / Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded March 17, 1966, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Tequila" (Verve V6-8653)

16. ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Batidinha
(Antonio Carlos Jobim) (P) 1967
Antonio Carlos Jobim - acoustic guitar / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Dom Um Romão & Bobby Rosengarden - percussion / Romeo Penque, Ray Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson - flutes / Strings / Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman /
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded May 23, 1967, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Wave" (A&M/CTI 3002)

17. KENNY BURRELL: All Mine (Minha)
(Ray Evans/Francis Hime/Jerry Livingston) (P) 1973
Kenny Burrell – acoustic guitar
Produced by John Burk / Recorded June 12, 1995, New York City, NY / Original CD: “Lotus Blossom" (Concord CCD-4668)

18. JOE PASS & PAULINHO DA COSTA: The Gentle Rain (from the Paramount motion picture "The Gente Rain")
(Luiz Bonfá/Matt Dubey) (P) 1978
Joe Pass - electric guitar / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar (rhythm) / Don Grusin - electric piano / Octavio Bailly - electric bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Produced by Norman Granz / Recorded May 8, 1978, Hollywood, Calif., USA / Original LP: "Tudo Bem!" (Pablo 2310-824)

19. STAN GETZ & LUIZ BONFÁ: Um Abraço No Getz (A Tribute To Getz)
(Luiz Bonfá) (P) 1963
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Luiz Bonfá - acoustic guitar / George Duvivier - acoustic bass / Paulo Ferreira - drums / Arranged by Luiz Bonfá
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded February 8, 1963 in New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Jazz Samba Encore!" (Verve V6-8523)
NOTE: the original LP and the CD reissues wrongly credited Antonio Carlos Jobim as rhythm guitarist, Maria Toledo as "singer" and two other musicians as having played on this track; it's a big multiple mistake; there's no second guitar, no vocal at all, no additional musicians...

Elaine Miles live @ Steamers tonite, Dec 23

Tonight, December 23
8P-MID, NO COVER
ELAINE MILES
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
Ph: (714) 871-8800

Growing up in Connecticut and Iowa, Laguna Beach resident Elaine Miles absorbed the music heard on her parents' records: popular stylists such as Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. She also fell in love with Hank Williams and the classic country music played by her uncle. She had a "weakness for the sad stuff, no matter what genre," she says now. These days, the sultry, deep-voiced Miles tackles everything from Cole Porter chestnuts and Sting's "Fragile" to songs never designed to be vocalized, like some challenging Thelonious Monk material. "I'll be working on the two loves of my childhood-jazz and country," she says. "The moments in between will be spent making the trouble I'll write about in my songs." Check it out!

Single of the Day - "Bob James: Marco Polo"

Single of the Day
Bob James: "Marco Polo" (Tappan Zee)

Gene Bertoncini live tonite @ Smalls, NY

This Wednesday, December 23, my favorite acoustic guitarist in the world (and my dear friend) Gene Bertoncini will be performing at Smalls Jazz Club (183 West 10th St.) from 7:30 to 9PM in a solo recital.
www.smallsjazzclub.com

Then, on the New Years Eve, at the Kitano Jazz Café (located at 38th and Park Ave.) from 9 to 1, with Paul Meyers and Ed Laub.

If you are in the NY area, don't miss any of these precious events!

"Bal des Collegiens" tonite @ Bypass

"Bal des Collegiens" (the last of the year) tonight @ Bypass, my favorite club in Swizerland, actually, in Europe!

BYPASS
Carrefour de l’Etoile 1 , 1227 Les Acacias Genève
Infos & Resas +41 22 300 65 65

Single of the Day - "Bob James: Sparkling New York"

Single of the Day (pic sleeve)
Bob James: "Sparkling New York" (Tappan Zee/Sony)

Obama: "Where we stand"

"December 21, 2009

Dear Arnaldo:

Our records show that you live in California's 30th congressional district.

Early this morning, the Senate made history and health reform cleared its most important hurdle yet -- garnering the 60 votes needed to move toward a final vote in that chamber later this week.

This marks the first time in our nation's history that comprehensive health reform has come to this point. And it appears that the American people will soon realize the genuine reform that offers security to those who have health insurance and affordable options to those who do not.

I'm grateful to Senator Harry Reid and every senator who's been working around the clock to make this happen. And I'm grateful to you, and every member of the Organizing for America community, for all the work you have done to make this progress possible.

After a nearly century-long struggle, we are now on the cusp of making health insurance reform a reality in the United States of America.

As with any legislation, compromise is part of the process. But I'm pleased that recently added provisions have made this landmark bill even stronger. Between the time when the bill passes and the time when the insurance exchanges get up and running, insurance companies that try to jack up their rates do so at their own peril. Those who hike their prices may be barred from selling plans on the exchanges.

And while insurance companies will be prevented from denying coverage on the basis of pre-existing conditions once the exchanges are open, in the meantime there will be a high-risk pool where people with pre-existing conditions can purchase affordable coverage.

A recent amendment has made these protections even stronger. Insurance companies will now be prohibited from denying coverage to children immediately after this bill passes. There's also explicit language in this bill that will protect a patient's choice of doctor. And small businesses will get additional assistance as well.

These protections are in addition to the ones we've been talking about for some time. No longer will insurance companies be able to drop your coverage if you become sick and no longer will you have to pay unlimited amounts out of your own pocket for treatments that you need.

Under this bill families will save on their premiums; businesses that would see their costs rise if we don't act will save money now and in the future. This bill will strengthen Medicare and extend the life of the program. Because it's paid for and gets rid of waste and inefficiency in our health care system, this will be the largest deficit reduction plan in over a decade.

Finally, this reform will extend coverage to more than 30 million Americans who don't have it.

These are not small changes. These are big changes. They're fundamental reforms. They will save money. They will save lives.

And your passion, your work, your organizing helped make all of this possible. Now it's time to finish the job.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama"

The Jennifer York Quartet @ Steamers, Dec 26

Next Friday, December 26, 8:30P-1A, $8
THE JENNIFER YORK QUARTET
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
Ph: 714-871-8800

Returning to Steamers is jazz bassist Jennifer York, with Carol Chaikin on reeds, Alexandra Caselli on piano, and Suzanne Morissette on drums. The quartet comes to celebrate the release of its new CD, "Transitions" which features original songs by the four talented women. Four years in the making, the new album can be purchased for the first time at Steamers this week, or on Jennifer's website at www.jenniferyork.com. The band has been together for twelve years. Its first album, "A Tribute To Friends", features a variety of artists: Eric Marienthal, Alex Acuna and Justo Almario to name a few.

"Transitions" features just the quartet and is the first recording to be made since Chaikin joined the band. York's dual careers as a popular local broadcaster and well-know jazz musician would seem to have little in common, but the California native has long insisted that she "can't imagine life, one without the other... I love both my careers." Growing up in Hemet, she won numerous awards as Outstanding Bassist at jazz festivals attended with the Hemet High School Jazz Ensemble. She majored in political science at UCLA, eventually getting an internship in New York with "Good Morning America" which turned into a full time job. After eight years with no musical involvement, she moved back to Los Angeles.

She enrolled at the Musician's Institute in North Hollywood and landed a gig playing bass at Disneyland. When that job ended, she returned to broadcasting part-time as a traffic report for KFWB, and started the all-women Christian rock band, "Rachel Rachel", making two albums with that group on Word Records. In 1992, she left the group and began to fly for KTLA, simultaneously beginning to study with famed bassists John Clayton and Chris Hanulick, who is principal bassist for the L.A. Philharmonic. For the past eight years she has performed with the all-women big band, Maiden Voyage, the jazz quintet "The Jazzbirds", and has guest performed with John Tesh. She currently focuses much of her energy on writing for and promoting her York Trio.

Single of the Day - "Bob James: We're All Alone"

Single of the Day (pic sleeve)
Bob James: "We're All Alone" (Tappan Zee/Sony)

"Cue The Music": A celebration of music & television

(click on the image to enlarge and read the details)

Gerald Clayton Trio live @ Steamers, tomorrow, Dec 20

SUN, DEC 20 8P-MID, $5
THE GERALD CLAYTON TRIO
WITH DAN LUTZ AND KEVIN KANNER
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8800

The Gerald Clayton Trio features Gerald Clayton on piano, Dan Lutz on bass, and Kevin Kanner on drums. Born in Utreche, the Netherlands on May 11, 1984, Gerald, the son of Grammy-nominated jazz bassist John Clayton (often heard with Diana Krall and co-founder of the Clayton-Hamilton Orcjestra), moved to the United States as a child and began playing the piano at the age of six. He graduated from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts in 2002 having already attracted considerable attention in the jazz community, winning the Spotlight Award in 2001 and the Outstanding Soloist Award at the Monterey High School Jazz Competition, in 2001 and 2002.

In January, 2002, Clayton was chosen to play with the Grammy High School Big Band comprised of high school students selected from the entire United States, and was presented with the "Level 1" Award by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. Most recently, he was named Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and in June 2002, he performed at Steinway Hall in New York City where he received a scholarship from the Music for Youth Foundation. In recent years, all three members of the GERALD CLAYTON TRIO have been awarded the Shelly Manne Memorial New Talent Award by the Los Angeles Jazz Society. So...don't miss their gig at Steamers tomorrow night!

5th Annual Trombones-L.A. Christmas Concert

Come on hear L.A.'s finest trombonists, led by the great Bill Reichenbach (pictured below) play music of the Season.

Sunday, December 20, 2009, 7pm
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
6020 Radford Ave.
North Hollywood, CA

Admission is free. There will be a free will offering to benefit the Hearts of Music Fund (A non-profit corporation which provides assistance to uninsured musicians). The "Carols From the Bells" CD will be available at the concert for $15.00 (cash or check made out to "Hearts of Music Fund"). The CD is also available at CD Baby.com

Single of the Day - "Bob James: Star Trek"

Single of the Day (pic sleeve)
Bob James: "Star Trek" (Sony)

Sweet Sundays @ Green Door with EC Twins, Martin SKY & DJ Angeline

You made a right choice by coming to Green Door tomorrow. Promoters, DJ's and party people have been all anticipating, that this party will be like the Green Door has never seen before!
Let's bring our great spirit and make this spectacular event together. On top of the amazing DJ talent we have great singers and artists joining us to make this a PROPER one!!!!!
Green Door
429 Ivar Avenue
Hollywood, CA
Tomorrow, December 20, Green Door will turn red from the energy that the EC Twins are going to release there. Martin SKY will make sure that you are ready for it. DJ Angeline (pictured above and below) and DJ DMorse will keep you moving on the patio.

On top of great DJ talent Martin SKY is bringing you Tina McDowelle to enhance his mix with her wonderful voice. It will be indeed magical.

And here is the line-up, so you wouldn't miss any of it))))))
It will be amazing to share this night with you.
Big Love ♥ ♥ ♥
(DJ Angie Angeline)

Francisco Aguabella live @ Steamers, Dec 19

THIS SAT, DEC 19
8:30P-1A $8
THE FRANCISCO AGUABELLA LATIN JAZZ BAND
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8800

Francisco Aguabella is a legendary figure in the contemporary Afro-Cuban Lucumi tradition. A native of Matanzas, Cuba, Aguabella gained notice for his secular drumming in Havana nightclub bands, and for his mastery of the complex styles of Afro-Cuban ceremonial drumming. He is a world class artist, who has performed with such legends as Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Poncho Sanchez, Mongo Santamario, Dizzy Gillespie and Lionel Hampton. In 1992, he received a National Endowment of The Arts Fellowship in the area of folk arts, and has been lauded by the cities of San Francisco, Miami, and Los Angeles. He is also the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Les Blank with Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios. Lovers of Latin jazz will not want to miss one of Aquabella's too rare appearances at Steamers!

CD of the Day - "Bob James: Celebration"

CD of the Day (2-disc set)
Bob James: "Celebration" (Tappan Zee)

Where in the world is Dena DeRose on Saturday night, Dec 19?

Well, wherever you are in the world on Saturday night, December 19 you can also be at the Kitano in NYC (virtually) watching Dena's performance in hi-def via your computer for just $5. This price includes replays of the event for the next week. Those who can't tune in to watch Dena on Saturday night can buy the replays after the show for $5 and have access for the entire week. Dena DeRose is part of the JazzCorner.com family. For more info visit HDliveconcerts.com
The Dena DeRose Trio will be performing at The Kitano in New York City on December 18th & 19th, 2009. If you can't be there in person, you can see Dena perform on your computer. The concert on December 19th is being webcast in hi-definition. Just log in to HDLC before the concert, test your computer's bandwidth level, open the media player at the appropriate streaming quality level, and enjoy the show. It's like being there!

Visit HDliveconcerts.com and sign up and purchase your ticket to the Dena DeRose Trio concert on December 19th, 2009. Dena will be playing with Martin Wind on the bass and Matt Wilson on the drums.

Cathy Segal-Garcia live @ Blue Whale, Dec 19

Saturday night - Creative music! Singing and playing!
Dec 19, 2008, 8:30pm
The Blue Whale in The Weller Court Plaza, at 2nd & L.A. Street, next to the Kyoto Grand Hotel
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka Street (inside Weller Court) Suite 301

Jazz vocalist Cathy Segal-Garcia is joined by guitarist Jamie Findlay and bassist Kevin ONeal, and special guest artists: creative jazz vocalists such as Blue Whale owner--Joon Lee! Other special guest artists may appear!!!

This is a new venue...putting out its best foot forward, supporting live and creative music and art! Downtown, easy to get to, in Japantown.

No cover charge for the opening month of December 2009! $5 parking underground. This venue is on the 3rd floor of Weller Court, a Japanese mini-mall, next to the Kyoto Grand Hotel! Full barand finger foods.

R.I.P.: Juquinha Stockler

Born João Baptista Stockler Pimentel in 1930, Juquinha passed away yesterday in his native city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of the first bossa nova drummers, he performed in such legendary albums as "Canção do Amor Demais" (Elizeth Cardoso) and "Chega de Saudade", the debut solo LP of João Gilberto, on which he played alongside three other great percussionists: Milton Banana, Rubens Bassini and Guarany. Both were recorded in 1958.

Juquinha was also the drummer in the original soundtracks of both the "Orfeu da Conceição" stage play and the "Orfeu do Carnaval" (Black Orpheus) movie, as well as in all tracks of Eumir Deodato's debut album as a leader, "Inútil Paisagem," produced by Roberto Quartin in 1964 for Wadi Gebara's Forma label. Arnaldo DeSouteiro produced the first authorized CD reissue of "Inútil Paisagem," digitally remastered in 1998 from the original two-track master tapes and released on DeSouteiro's JSR label, being distributed all over the world by Universal. "Juquinha played brushes in a phone book looking for a very soft sound," explains Deodato.
He also recorded with Antonio Carlos Jobim (with whom he co-wrote the song "Faz Uma Semana," originally recorded by Ernani Filho in 1953 on the Sinter label), Waldir Azevedo (the famous original version of "Brasileirinho"), Roberto Menescal ("as the uncredited drummer of several tracks from Menescal's first album for Elenco," states his protégé João Palma, the official member of Menescal's first group at that time), Lucio Alves (on the "Balançamba" album, actually a Menescal Songbook), Sylvia Telles, Billy Blanco, Luiz Bonfá, Carlos Lyra, Dalva de Oliveira, Dorival Caymmi, Marcos Valle (on his debut LP, "Samba Demais"), Dóris Monteiro, Cartola, Claudette Soares, Agnaldo Timóteo, Elis Regina, Beth Carvalho, Elza Soares, Paulinho da Viola (in many albums for the Odeon label during the 70s), Clara Nunes and Martinho da Vila, besides his work as a member of the orchestras led by Roberto Inglez and Noro Morales. Juquinha performed with several foreign artists who toured Brazil during the 50s, 60s and 70s: Nat King Cole, Roy Hamilton, Billy Eckstine, Teddy Randazo, Paul Anka, Lucho Gatica, Sarita Montiel, Armando Manzanero and Gregorio Barrios, amongst others.

For more details (in Portuguese):
http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/detalhe.asp?nome=Juquinha+Stockler&tabela=T_FORM_A&qdetalhe=art

R.I.P.: Yvonne King

Yvonne King Burch Dies at 89; Member of King Sisters
by Valerie J. Nelson
Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2009

Yvonne King Burch, one of the singing King Sisters, an accomplished swing-era vocal group that later starred with their extended family in a television variety show, has died. She was 89.

Burch, who was injured in a fall, died Sunday at a hospital in Santa Barbara, her family announced.

Born Jan. 20, 1920, in Ephraim, Utah, she was the sixth of eight children of William King Driggs, a vocal trainer, and his wife, Pearl.

Her father was an old-time vaudevillian who trained his children to sing. Billed as the Driggs Family of Entertainers, they toured the West, eventually settling in Oakland.

When her three oldest sisters -- Maxine, Luise and Alyce -- formed their own vocal group in junior high, they billed themselves as the King Sisters. The trio became a quartet when Yvonne, then 14, joined with another sister, Donna, after Maxine left to get married.

With another sister and a friend in the lineup, they became known as the Six King Sisters. They first attracted attention in 1935 by performing with Horace Heidt's band and appearing on his radio show.

Heidt shrank the group to four when he took them on tour. Once again, they were truly a sister singing act, known for tight, four-part harmony, with Yvonne or Alyce taking the occasional solo.

When guitarist Alvino Rey -- who by then had married Luise -- left Heidt in 1939 to form his own band, the sisters went with him. Yvonne sang on several Rey hits, including the band's theme song, "Nighty Night," and "I Said No."

The King Sisters also scored a series of moderate hits issued under their own name, among them "The Hut Sut Song," "I'll Get By" and "In the Mood."

At the height of their musical success, they appeared in several movies in the 1940s, including "Sing Your Worries Away" with Buddy Ebsen, "Meet the People" with Lucille Ball and Dick Powell, and "Cuban Pete" with Desi Arnaz.

Upon entering the Navy, Rey broke up his band in 1943 and the sisters started fading from the spotlight. When Donna left the group in the late 1940s, the youngest sister, Marilyn, stepped in.

In 1963, Yvonne organized a charity performance that featured members of the King family and led to their own weekly ABC program, "The King Family Show," in 1965.

The program was an immediate hit, according to the All Music Internet database, but success was bittersweet: Family patriarch Driggs, a featured performer, died weeks into the show's run.

With as many as 40 family members involved -- Rey had a regular spot with his talking guitar -- the wholesome program aired for a year. It was briefly revived in 1969.

The King Sisters continued to perform into the 1980s and sang at Ronald Reagan's presidential inaugural gala in 1985.

With her first husband, musician Buddy Cole, Yvonne had two daughters, Tina Cole, who played the wife of the character played by Don Grady in the TV show "My Three Sons"; and Cathy Green.

Twice divorced, Yvonne also had been married to bandleader Del Courtney.

In 1966, she married William Burch, an early TV writer-director-producer. He died in 2005 at 86.

In addition to her daughters, Burch is survived by sister Marilyn; stepchildren Cilla Reid and Charles Burch; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services are pending.

Denise Donatelli live in LA, Dec 17

Denise Donatelli Quintet ... One night only!
December 17, 2009
Vitello's Upstairs
4349 Tujunga Avenue
Studio City, CA

Denise Donatelli with:
Bob Sheppard, reeds
Otmaro Ruiz, piano
Hamilton Price, bass
Aaron Serfaty, drums

Reservations: 818-769-0905
$15 Music Charge, $13 Food or Drink Minimum
Upcoming events:
December 18th: Poncho Sanchez 7:30 & 10:00
December 19th: Bobbi Page and Dream Street 8:00
December 20th: LA's Next Great Stage Star 12:00
December 31st: Vitello's New Years Party 6:30 & 9:00

Next Month Upstairs at Vitello's

January 2nd: Wendy Fraser 8:00
January 3rd: LA's Next Great Stage Star 12:00
January 5th: USC Jazz Combo 7:00
January 7th: Kathleen Grace 8:00
January 8th: Ann Kelly 8:00
January 9th: Jacky Gibson 7:30
January 10th: California Jazz Foundation 12:00
January 11th: Frank Macchia CD Release 8:00
January 12th: John Pisano's Guitar Night 7:00
January 14th: George Kahn Quintet 8:00
January 15th: CD Party 8:00
January 16th: Kathleen Wilhoite 8:00
January 17th: Doug Carpenter & Jessica Wynn 7:00
January 18th: Larry Goldings' Organ Night 8:00
January 19th: John Pisano's Guitar Night 7:00
January 20th: Suze Lanier Bramlett 8:00

Call For Reservations:(818) 769-0905