Bossa Nova - A Short History

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Playing bossa nova on guitar is what inspired me to make this little documentary. I dug deep into the history to piece it together because I really wanted to know. But I was so excited that I forgot to do one thing: Pronounce the some of the names correctly! Some of my Portuguese is off and I apologize. Maybe one day soon I will make a Part 2 that covers more areas of bossa nova and where I will also correct my bad pronunciations. Thanks for watching and for all your comments!

[@blinddig7525]

Getz/Gilberto is possibly the greatest record that ever came out of brazil. It's one of my favorites of all time, top 5 even.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

One of my favorites too!

[@feuernymphe7782]

My mind is often turbulent and twitchy and I found Bossa Nova to calm me down and to pull the right strings in my head. It's literally medicine to my soul. Thank you so much for this well done video! :)

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Thanks!

[@StarCastersUniverse]

I’ve always had a fondness for bossa nova but i never got into it till recently and this helped me understand more of the history. 10/10

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Thanks!

[@willgrowdon9775]

This was the relaxing and informative history lesson I needed at 4:30 in the morning

[@josephduku6610]

Ultimately I lay back in my home or on the terrace here in rural Sumatra and listen to Bossa Nova, picturing 1950-60-70s coastal Brazil. Just the good life. It does soothe and set me back in a vibe I mean to be in. Hard to describe it all, but it's the life.

[@johnnicholls5344]

Wow, thanks so much. I am studying and performing this style of Brazilian music in my Bachelor of Contemporary Music degree at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney. You have given me some valuable information and understanding.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

I'm glad it helped!

[@sccricket13]

This is an amazing video Phillip, Rob directed me to your channel and I look forward to your next video. Brazil is one of my favorite places in the world. Christ the Redeemer is my favorite monument next to Machu Picchu in Peru.

[@jimmylee1776]

The world has to be grateful to Brazilian musicians (like Gilberto, Jobim, Bonfa etc) for Bossa Nova music which I had listened to since 1960. The rhythm of bossa nova is bouncy yet soothing. My favourite Brazilian songs are: Manha de Carnaval fro the play Black Orpheus, Meditation, Corcovado, One Note Samba etc. I find bossa nova music very soothing.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

I totally agree!

[@scottybaby8246]

Just Beautiful. Thank you so much for your contributions to this wonderful art form.

[@chickpea1987]

loved your video!! i am just getting into bossa nova. id like to sing bossa nova one day for a crowd of 6. until then, my shower will do. much love to you

[@jaredl3903]

Thank you, Im incredibly interested in the music that came right after this in the Tropicala movement during the 60s. Trying to work backwards and map the history of music in Brazil. Need more videos like this lol

[@옹이뉴키]

Yes, Bossa Nova is definitely a beautiful music genre, and that's why it has successfully influenced various music styles worldwide. I mean, who wouldn't love Bossa Nova and its musical legends?😍

[@neringaurbonaite1994]

thank you for a great video

[@uzumaki6759]

Im here from the doors.. Feels good to study thoroughly the genre

[@FabioValenteOficial]

Afinidade Álbum - Bossa Nova - Composer Brazilian Fabio Valente Enjoy New Generation Bossa Nova too, Thanks !

[@hart4671]

wonderful video: some history and just the right amount of music theory with calming narration similar to a wes anderson movie: thank you so much.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

I appreciate your comment and I’m a fan of Wes Anderson movies too. Thanks!

[@yahyaschannel8334]

Nice video :) I would recommend you the works of Jorge bem Jor he's my favorite when it comes to Bossa nova, although he would eventually move to much more experimental music (check out his song "Charles Anjo 45" to see what I mean), his first album is a Bossa nova classic.

[@geooorgie4344]

I swear I thought bossa nova was just the name of a song I liked. Finding out it was a whole genre of music was like finding a dragons gold horde

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Haha yes I understand. It's not as well known as some of the other genres.

[@isabelemaria3282]

I'm Brazilian and I know some Bossa Nova songs. If you want I can recommend some

[@oscarernstyung1051]

​@@isabelemaria3282 Yea plssss

[@isabelemaria3282]

@@oscarernstyung1051 Eu vim da Bahia - João Gilberto Pela Luz dos olhos teus olhos - Tom Jobim and Miucha Chega de Saudade - João Gilberto Wave - Tom Jobim Desafinado - João Gilberto Águas de Março- Tom Jobim and Elis Regina Onde anda Você - Vinicius de Moraes and Toquinho Manhã de Carnaval - João Gilberto Samba de Orfeu - João Gilberto Só tinha de ser você - Tom Jobim and Elis Regina A Felicidade - Tom Jobim These are some that I remember. It has the name of the songs and then the singers. I recommend you search their names too because many other songs will appear. João Gilberto has an entire album posted here on KZbin that is the first to appear when you search for his name

[@isabelemaria3282]

@@oscarernstyung1051 @oscarernstyung1051 Eu vim da Bahia - João Gilberto Pela Luz dos olhos teus olhos - Tom Jobim and Miucha Chega de Saudade - João Gilberto Wave - Tom Jobim Desafinado - João Gilberto Águas de Março- Tom Jobim and Elis Regina Onde anda Você - Vinicius de Moraes and Toquinho Manhã de Carnaval - João Gilberto Samba de Orfeu - João Gilberto Só tinha de ser você - Tom Jobim and Elis Regina A Felicidade - Tom Jobim These are some that I remember. It has the name of the songs and then the singers. I recommend you search their names too because many other songs will appear. João Gilberto, for example, has an entire album posted here on KZbin that is the first to appear when you search for his name

[@TorMax9]

Well done, concise and relaxing.

[@luxo5887]

Got 10/10 on my test! Thank you

[@roguebossa]

Bim Bom!!!!

[@darikotut2589]

Thank you! Such an amazing short summary of this genre

[@EyeOfScrutiny]

A most excellent video. Many thanks.

[@thedude4254]

Love it, great video! Love bossa nova.

[@kauanfariass]

A bossa nova, minha paixão, calor do meu país. João Gilberto de minha Bahia do meu Brasil. Viva a Bossa Nova, viva a brasilidade.

[@christianaustin20]

Great video

[@selbstverstandmiss7865]

Thank you for this informative video.

[@UsernameHere51]

Ohhhh KK Bossa makes so much more sense

[@viber7464]

very well put together video!

[@nikhillekhra]

Thankyou very much for this wonderful video!

[@smokeyboii]

Thank you.

[@michaelmurdoch]

Great summary! Really helped me understand the genre better thanks!

[@ToddBeck]

This was awesome. Thank you.

[@mikerozic7225]

Bravo! Thank You so very much:)

[@adamdixon5429]

Thank you! Very helpful!

[@FMaunders]

What is the MOST bossa nova chord you EVER heard? It's 3 years later and we NEED to know.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Hi, thanks for the question. The chord type? Probably the major 6/9 chord.

[@DrAmbaSpiritualConnection]

i heard Henri Salvador's song was what influenced Jobim, before hand.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Yes, I just looked it up. It keeps getting deeper and deeper. Now I'm learning from the comments!

[@JohnVander70]

Nice

[@DrAmbaSpiritualConnection]

Dans Mon Ile - Henri Salvador

[@Tim-Luiz]

Yes it’s bossa nova certainly.

[@clvkforessaycollege190]

I enjoyed this until it turned into homework

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Thanks for the feedback. When did it turn into homework? I would honestly like know in case I'm missing something.

[@JamesHetfield-xl1up]

Thanks very much for this informative video!

[@kritikagoyal510]

wasn't it born in 1950's?

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Yes, "Bossa Nova started on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the late 50's. "

[@AbelAdames-r9n]

New trend but it's older then grand pa 1950 wow 🤯 not nova at all

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Just like New Wave pop music from the late 70s and 80s. It was new at the time and the name just stuck.

[@madz3389]

Johnny Alf?

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

Yes! He was a progenitor of the bossa nova style. I focused on the late 50s and didn't know anything about his work in the early 50s at the time that I made it. I'd like to make a prequel/sequel to this documentary and include him and fix the bad pronunciations I made of some of the names. And maybe add a few more people that popularized the genre.

[@madz3389]

@@PhilipJacksonMusic ah sim, entendi, seria maneiro uma continuação mesmo, há inúmeras vozes que merecem serem lembradas, como por exemplo, Alaide Costa e até mesmo o, Jorge Ben, grande maestro da MPB, mas teve real destaque experimentando e misturando os ritmos, assim sendo um dos precursores do "samba-rock" tendo pego influências tanto do samba clássico como do samba da "elite"(bossa nova), entre outros gêneros, como maracatu e rock

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

@@madz3389 I am definitely going to dig deeper into the roots of the genre now. Starting with Johnny Alf and include names like Alaide Costa, whom I wasn't aware of. And if I go further into the 60's and 70's I'll include Jorge Ben. Thank you!

[@selbstverstandmiss7865]

:)

[@davidmartin5483]

I found this lovely song that was made with the influence of a frog croaking. It's called Frog Jazz and came from TikTik. Now what I dislike about Frog Jazz is that it is not Jazz. It's obviously Bossa Nova. Shure Bossa Nova was influenced by Jazz but still it's its own genre of music.

[@PhilipJacksonMusic]

I've never heard of Frog Jazz but interesting! I'll look into it.

[@BB-zi5wi]

Like number 666 is mine 🤘🏻😁