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Narrative Type
Jazz
Type
Book
Intended Audience
N/A
ISBN
9781556524943

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1556524943
ISBN-13
9781556524943
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2486509

Product Key Features

Book Title
Bossa Nova : the Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Genres & Styles / International, Genres & Styles / Latin, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Author
Ruy Castro
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Recreates the perfect image of Rio during the height of Bossa Nova's popularity."  -Weekly Standard , "Recreates the perfect image of Rio during the height of Bossa Nova's popularity."  - Weekly Standard  , "Recreates the perfect image of Rio during the height of Bossa Nova's popularity."  — Weekly Standard  , "Recreates the perfect image of Rio during the height of Bossa Nova's popularity." -- Weekly Standard
Dewey Decimal
781.64
Synopsis
Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as "The Girl from Ipanema" (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), "The Waters of March," and "Desafinado" are known around the world. Bossa Nova --a number-one bestseller when originally published in Brazil as Chega de saudade --is a definitive history of this seductive music. Based on extensive interviews with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, and all the major musicians and their friends, Bossa Nova explains how a handful of Rio de Janeiro teenagers changed the face of popular culture around the world. Now, in this outstanding translation, the full flavor of Ruy Castro's wisecracking, chatty Portuguese comes through in a feast of detail. Along the way he introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who turned Gilberto's singular vision into the sound of a generation., Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as "The Girl from Ipanema" (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), "The Waters of March," and "Desafinado" are known around the world. Bossa Nova --a number-one bestseller when originally published in Brazil as Chega de saudade --is a definitive history of this seductive music. Based on extensive interviews with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jo o Gilberto, and all the major musicians and their friends, Bossa Nova explains how a handful of Rio de Janeiro teenagers changed the face of popular culture around the world. Now, in this outstanding translation, the full flavor of Ruy Castro's wisecracking, chatty Portuguese comes through in a feast of detail. Along the way he introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who turned Gilberto's singular vision into the sound of a generation.
LC Classification Number
ML3487.B7C39 2000

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