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American jazz embraces bossa nova
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Bossa Nova and the compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim have continued to inspire musicians across the globe, including many jazz musicians in the US from the 1960s to the present day.Jazz in the 1960s saw the emergence of the jazz avant-garde, and many musicians found their audience slipping away to rock and the English invasion. Bossa Nova's popularity gave them a chance to recapture some of their audience.

Stan Kenton
piano1911 - 1979

Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974

Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor1904 - 1969

Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet1917 - 1993

Zoot Sims
saxophone, tenor1925 - 1985

Quincy Jones
arranger1933 - 2024

Herbie Mann
flute1930 - 2003

Cannonball Adderley
saxophone1928 - 1975

Dave Brubeck
piano1920 - 2012

Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone1927 - 1996

Wes Montgomery
guitar1923 - 1968

George Shearing
piano1919 - 2011

Oscar Peterson
piano1925 - 2007
In this hour, we'll hear some instrumental interpretations of classic bossa nova tunes from US-based jazz artists. You'll hear Miles, Gerry Mulligan,

Paul Desmond
saxophone, alto1924 - 1977

Joe Henderson
saxophone1937 - 2001

Anat Cohen
clarinetb.1975

Samara Joy
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