Song:Desafinado
Album:Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters: Verve At 50
One of the most notable things about Verve Records was that it really came out of the concert series Jazz At The Philharmonic in the 1940s. So it's not surprising that Carnegie Hall decided to celebrate Verve's 50th anniversary with an all star concert that aired on PBS. This concert was on Apr. 6, 1994. Needless to say, this has a who's who of jazz participating. One of the most notable things about this concert is it is legendary Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim's final live appearance before his Dec. 1994 death. Jobim performs his classic Desafinado with Joe Henderson on sax. This is the only time they had ever worked together but Henderson had just released a Jobim tribute album. Other musicians are Pat Metheny on guitar, Charlie Haden on bass and Al Foster on drums. Jobim also performs How Insensitive with Metheny. Other musicians appearing include Ray Brown, Kenny Burrell, Herbie Hancock, J.J. Johnson, Christian McBride, Hank Jones, Roy Hargrove, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Smith, Jeff Lorber and Don Alias. Vocalists are Vanessa Williams, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Betty Carter. This concert is available on CD. As I said, it aired on PBS. It has not been released on DVD. But you can watch the PBS special on Youtube. Obviously this is a must for jazz fans and especially Jobim fans as it was his final appearance. Here's Antonio Carlos Jobim with Joe Henderson on sax, Pat Metheny on guitar, Charlie Haden on bass and Al Foster on drums performing Desafinado from the PBS special Carnegie Hall Salutes The Jazz Masters: Verve At 50.
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