Sis accused me of putting up a really sad song, in I Am A Rock from Simon and Garfunkel. So today, accept one of the coolest songs ever recorded, a stand-out on an album of stand-outs. The album is Getz/Gilberto, and the track is Desafinado. Listen very closely to Getz's solo. First time through you may feel there's nothing there, listen again and you will understand just how tightly phrased it is: nothing runs away, every note is blown just right.
To think at the time this was considered lightweight, after-dinner chill-out music. Well, it kinda is, and it is also some of the most musical jazz ever made, and of incredible quality. Heck, listen to the whole album.
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