"Want to impress a jazz snob? Say 'Tom Jobim's harmony is better than Cole Porter's.' Then walk away."
How did a quiet, local Brazilian genre become a symbol of international sophistication during the Cold War? "Want to impress a jazz snob
"You know this sound. But you don't know it." "Want to impress a jazz snob
The rhythm is impossible to write down perfectly. João Gilberto played the guitar like a drum: Thumb = Bass drum, Fingers = Snare. 🎸 "Want to impress a jazz snob
"In the 1950s, Rio was loud. Samba drums everywhere. Then, a shy guy named João Gilberto locked himself in a bathroom for months."