csm120 (October 11, 2008 at 12:57 am)

Only in 72

BIGREDDOGIII (October 8, 2008 at 1:27 am)

When Brazilian musicians like composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and guitarist Joao Gilberto heard the "cool jazz" of the U.S. in the late 1950s and adapted it to a gentler samba rhythm syncopated on the guitar the result was the reflective, romantic music called Bossa Nova. It's uniquely Brazilian.

megashega (October 6, 2008 at 4:59 pm)

this lady could sing a phonebook. everything fits her, she just made it her own. you like other kind of bossa nova? go with gilberto :)

divaRights (October 6, 2008 at 9:53 am)

2nefynrules:pls hon, undrstnd wht ur listnng 2...Lady Scat swings this fast (and ALL jazz has this flexibility including Bossa)on the regular, so u shld expect ths interp. If u want a SMTHR jazz voz in Bossa, then chk Sarah but don't knock Ella...especially when Sergio and Milton are hip-hopping VERY hard these days!! ;))

miggy221 (September 29, 2008 at 10:22 pm)

eckertz: i love Brazilian music but can't say i hear any kind of european elements.Don't forget classical music is not that of European,they popularized it. It's foundations are in Afrika.Instruments such as the lyre(aka harp),drum,wind instruments etc all (i believe) originated in Afrika.Orchestrated music was never in Europe before it was in Afrika.

sagat4 (September 24, 2008 at 3:53 pm)

didn't they have colour tv in brazil in 71?

RutgersPro (September 20, 2008 at 4:06 am)

actually louis armstrong was the "creator" or scat. she just popularized it. and believe me, i love ella.

nefynrules (September 14, 2008 at 8:20 pm)

hmmm, would say the bossa should not be swung too much, or taken at that speed. Ella's work is awesome, one of her versions of desafinado was awesome but other times she just missed out what i like in the bossa such as here. Love her though!!!

Madhadderall (September 13, 2008 at 5:23 am)

too fast.. woo slow it down

eckertz (September 7, 2008 at 9:39 am)

Well, there's an African influence on it, but it's Brazilian, and like everything in Brazil, it's a mix of black, white and native indian cultures, not only black (african). And it doesn't fit Ella well. First of all, her band can't play bossa nova. And Ella improvising on girl from Ipanema is hideous. She's great singing jazz, but not Bossa Nova. But she sings melodies like the one from Desafinado perfectly. Not a single note is wrong. Anyway, she was a great singer, just not for bossa nova.