20 años is the seventh studio album recorded by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, It was released by WEA Latina on May 18, 1990. The album was produced by Spanish singer-songwriter, composer and record producer Juan Carlos Calderón, who had worked on the two previous albums by Luis Miguel, and was a massive success across Latin-America, […]
Bossa Nova Hotel is the debut album of rock singer/guitarist Michael Sembello. The album contained ten tracks including the hit “Maniac” from the motion picture Flashdance, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1983. The album itself peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200. “Automatic Man” and “Talk” were the other singles released from […]
Urban Daydreams is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #4 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart. Tracks 1 Sailing Through The City (Don Grusin) 5:12 2 Cloud Break (David Benoit) 3:47 3 Urban Daydreams (David Benoit) 5:50 4 When The Winter’s Gone (David […]
This Time is the fourth studio album by Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The release marked a change in Jarreau’s sound to a more R&B-oriented flavor. As a result, the album achieved more success on the mainstream charts than his previous works, while also topping the Jazz Charts. It […]
De Novo is a one time project by L.A. Transit, released in 1986. Tracks 1 Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben) 4:46 2 Wave (AC Jobim) 3:17 3 Zazueira (Jorge Ben) 3:57 4 How Insensitive (AC Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) 3:56 5 Muito Mas (Regina Werneck, Yutaka Yokokura) 4:33 6 Agua De Beber (AC Jobim, […]
Vanessa Rubin Sings is the fourth album by Vanessa Rubin, released in 1995. Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American jazz vocalist and composer. Tracks 1 Our Love is Here to Stay (Clare Fischer) 3:37 2 It’s Probably Me (Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, Sting) 5:09 3 Being Green (Joe Raposo) […]
A Bad Donato is an album by Brazilian Jazz and Bossa Nova pioneer João Donato released in 1970. What you hear on the album is Donato bringing together everything that he was hearing around him: Bossa Nova, Samba, Tropicália, Lounge, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Psychedelia, Funk, and Jazz. Recorded at Los Angeles’ A&M Studios, the album […]
The Brasil Project is a solo album by Toots Thielemans, released in 1992 Tracks 1 Começar De Novo (Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins) 3:57 2 Obi (Djavan) 4:23 3 Felicia And Bianca (Oscar Castro-Neves) 3:00 4 O Cantador (Dory Caymmi, Nelson Motta) 4:10 5 Joana Francesa (Chico Buarque) 2:56 6 Coisa Feita (Joao Bosco, Aldier Blanc, […]
The self titled album is Don Grusin‘s second solo album, released in 1983. Don Grusin (born April 22, 1941) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. He is the younger brother of Dave Grusin. Tracks 1 Number Eight (Don Grusin) 5:16 2 Hot (Don Grusin) 4:25 3 Shuffle City (Don Grusin) 4:35 […]
Front Seat is an album by Sadao Watanabe, released in 1989 Sadao Watanabe (Watanabe Sadao, born February 1, 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone, and flute. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. He […]