Menina moca young lady stan getz biography

This is music that may be impossible to listen to while remaining still.

The instant Stan Getz and Laurindo Almeidatake off with "Minina Moca" ("Young Lady"), the party's on. Although the performances throughout are masterful, nothing is about showboating. This is music of great beauty in a totally relaxed setting.

Menina moca young lady stan getz biography

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By the s, Almeida was already a veteran of West Coast studio dates and years with Stan Kenton's big band. Kenton first heard the guitarist in Brazil, persuaded him to come to the US and scored a huge hit with him on "Peanut Vendor." It was Almeida who introduced the Brazilian sound into a jazz context.

This classic set was a part of the international phenomenon of bossa nova and a wave that Getz rode for a hugely successful period in his career.

Almeida's own tune, "Samba da Sahra" ("Sahra's Samba"), is t