Musical Interlude: Yakety Sax with Boots, Ray, and Chet
It’s been a while since I’ve featured some good saxophone playing here. So, here’s one of my favorites, Boots Randolph. Bonus: he’s accompanied by Ray Stevens and Chet Atkins.]
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Best of Brazil: The French Connection – “Les Eaux de Mars”
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Best of Brazil: Jobim’s “Wave”, played by Dominguinhos and Yamandú Costa
In our ongoing quest to bring you the best from Brazil, here are guitarist Yamandú Costa and accordionist Dominguinhos playing the Tom Jobim classic “Wave”. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This means that clicking on…
Best of Brazil: MaraBrass Plays a Bossa Nova Medley
MaraBrass is a brass quintet based here in São Luís. Recently I got to hear them play “live and in color”. On the repertoire for the evening was this collection of Bossa Nova classics. Enjoy! ____________________ Did you enjoy this post? Consider making a donation to our ministry in Brazil. As an Amazon Associate I…
Best of Brazil: The French Connection Parte Deux – “Aline”
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Musical Interlude: The Choir of the First Baptist Church in Juazeiro do Norte, 1996
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