Bossa Nova music help?

[Mad_Cactuar]

Yeah, I found out. I love this music. It's the kind of stuff I hear in some hotels, cafes and elevators. And also shopping malls. Or bakeries. Whatever. I download some Sergio Mendes and Lisa Ono stuff. The music is SO GOOD. It's like stirring tea.

Can someone help and gove recommendations and stuff? All help greatly appreciated. Anyone has the slightest idea about bossa nova music? The only info I got was Wikipedia and the scientific theoretical garble.

You can hear that kond of music or something like it in Koda's "A Cup Of Milk Tea" version of Koi no Tsubomi which is bloody frickin awesome.

[Keishi]

MC!!!
If Norrel & Christina were separated at birth, then we were too XD

COZ I LOVE BOSSANOVA MUSIC XD XD XD
Btw, bossanova is a sub-genre to jazz, so if you like bossanova, you will like jazz. I can't differentiate these two, but they sounds similar to me.

I have some bossa nova collections here and I'd be happy to share with you. I think I can upload them this weekend after school.

But if you can't wait and already want to start up your P2P Program, then I'd recommend these:
Shiroi Take she's a japanese artist from GIZA label. She has some touching acoustic ballads & slow pop music, but she slipped (lots of) jazz & bossanova music

take a look at The note of my twenty years, her second Indies cover album. She covered lots of classic jazz/bossa nova tracks from famous artist.
01. The Girl from Ipanema (Original Artist: Antonio Carlos Jobim)
02. Groovin' (OA: The Rascals)
03. Desafinado (OA: Antonio Carlos Jobim)
04. This Masquerade (OA: Leon Russel)
05. Aruanda (OA: Astrud Gilberto)
06. Time After Time (OA: Cyndi Lauper)

Some of her second tune ~Sekai Tomete~ official album also has some jazz/bossanova music, although I don't really recommend this.

Btw some of Shiina Ringo's & Nakashima Mika's songs is also influenced by Jazz. I think you've known Mika's already. Get her LOVE album.
For Shiina Ringo
Rinne Highlight, B-side from Honnou single
and her Baishou Ecstasy Live DVD, in which she performed her songs , orchestrated and rendered in Jazz/Bossanova tunes.
For her Tokyo Jihen works
Tasogare Naki & Keshou Naoshi. The rest of the tracks, which is from their ADULT albums, had Rock influenced Jazz, & some electronica beats.
Her brother, Shiina Junpei also makes bossanova music. Check out his self-titled album, Shiina Junpei.

paris match
Japanese jazz band from the Victor label and under-rated most of the time by mainstream listener. In fact, they are a jazz band that has some bossa / lounge-ish influence. In my opinion, all albums of them will do as great recommendations. My first album from them was PM2, but my favorite is QUATTRO album.
JPM has their albums uploaded in Japanese Urban Music > The Jazz/Downtempo Discussion Thread.

orange pekoe
similar to paris match, but they are more happy jazz, and definetely will suit your bossanova taste.
(Yeah, bossanova is happier jazz, I think. XD CMIIW)

Some YouTube links for paris match that I posted when AyuHoney requested for a new recommendations. I can't find orange pekoe's though. >.<

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

paris match & orange pekoe is my latest addiction. They are jazz musician.
For paris match, I recommend STARS & 太陽の接吻 (キス) / Taiyou no Seppun (KISS), CAMELLIA, LET'S STAY TOGETHER, from ♭5 (FLAT FIVE) album.
KISS from PM2 album is not a bad choice too, or deep inside from typeIII album. And SILENT NIGHT from their Christmas mini-album, SONG FOR YOU
paris match's music is jazz with lounge/chill-out influence,
while orange pekoe's music is mostly happy, trumpet-instruments jazz.

For orange pekoe, I recommend getting their honeysuckle single or just Modern Lights album.

Those are eastern musicians.
For western, I do recommend Diana Krall. That's it.
She plays piano and deliver songs with her unique & soothing vocal. The Look of Love album is my recommendation.
For tracks, I Miss You So & Gentle Rain from Love Scenes album.
Let's Fall In Love from When I Look In Your Eyes


Also check out Kenny James Trio's rendition of Utada Hikaru's songs.

And by the way, Antonio Carlos Jobim for more jazz stuffs.

[Mad_Cactuar]

WOW. WOW. WOW. I can't read all finish today. Thanks, I'm definitely checking these out later!

[Keishi]

Sure.

If you need my help, let me know.

[Mad_Cactuar]

Damn, none of them appear on LimeWire. I guess I'll have to wait for your uploads then. I'm more inclined towards English music, so if you have English stuff, please upload, alright? Err, no Diana Krall though. I think she's more of a jazz artist stuck to a piano. I don't like her voice. Norah Jones is jazz too I think.

I think bossa nova and jazz differ from their instrument usage and mood. Jazz is kind of somber to me while bossa nova sounds very commercial and uplifting. Bossa nova also sounds more uptempo and Brazillian I guess. Lisa Ono stuff is definitely bossa nova, she's quite awesome. I love all her songs I found so far. She also has "The girl from Ipanema".

I get confused deciding whether something is jazz, soul or R&B though.

Classification!
Mika Nakashima:
Seppun - reggae? dance? or R&B? jazz?
Koishikute - soul? pop? R&B? reggae?
Carrot & Whip - pop? dance? reggae? R&B? soul? bossa nova?
Fake - jazz? R&B?

[p3ayu]

The Korean group Clazziquai has some bossa nova type music as well. One song that comes to mind in particular is the song Bossa Nova^^

[Keishi]

CLAZZIQUAI! YEAH XD
how could I forgot them XD


and btw, the title is not boosanova, but Novabossa, from Instant Pig album. Another version is its bonus track Cat Bossa.

Originally Posted by MC Tatsujin

Damn, none of them appear on LimeWire. I guess I'll have to wait for your uploads then. I'm more inclined towards English music, so if you have English stuff, please upload, alright? Err, no Diana Krall though. I think she's more of a jazz artist stuck to a piano. I don't like her voice. Norah Jones is jazz too I think.

I think bossa nova and jazz differ from their instrument usage and mood. Jazz is kind of somber to me while bossa nova sounds very commercial and uplifting. Bossa nova also sounds more uptempo and Brazillian I guess. Lisa Ono stuff is definitely bossa nova, she's quite awesome. I love all her songs I found so far. She also has "The girl from Ipanema".

I get confused deciding whether something is jazz, soul or R&B though.

Classification!
Mika Nakashima:
Seppun - reggae? dance? or R&B? jazz?
Koishikute - soul? pop? R&B? reggae?
Carrot & Whip - pop? dance? reggae? R&B? soul? bossa nova?
Fake - jazz? R&B?

Ah I see. Ok, I thik I can upload the stuffs tonight. And you only want Western artist? Since I only have Kenny James Trio's stuffs.
And can you use torrent?
I think I can look for you some torrents for bossa nova music.
Have you ever heard of the world music compilation company, "Putumayo"? They also have some compilations on bossanova music.

Seppun is reggae.
Koishikute is reggae.
Carrot & Whip is reggae.
FAKE is jazz.

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

MC!!!
If Norrel & Christina were separated at birth, then we were too XD

That would be quite scary.



I actually think I like this type of music if i'm thinking of it correctly. Just too lazy to look up.

[Keishi]

^ you can recommend something? Since I'm looking for a new bossanova artist too.

[Mad_Cactuar]

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

Ah I see. Ok, I thik I can upload the stuffs tonight. And you only want Western artist? Since I only have Kenny James Trio's stuffs.
And can you use torrent?
I think I can look for you some torrents for bossa nova music.
Have you ever heard of the world music compilation company, "Putumayo"? They also have some compilations on bossanova music.

Seppun is reggae.
Koishikute is reggae.
Carrot & Whip is reggae.
FAKE is jazz.

Yep, I can use torrents. No, Japanese stuff is alright too, just give me the torrent links. It's just easier for me to purchase English music. Although I don't think they sell bossa noca stuff nearby.

I always thought Putumayo was a group. o__o I'mma scour P2P for some of em.

[LEOyumi]

I love Bossa Nova as well! =D~
Well, let me name some songs here:

~ Kelly Clarkson - Thankful
~ Rachel Stevens - Blue Afternoon (<3)
~ Shiina Ringo - Aozora

Kelly's song is note pure bossa, I think. But it's really similar to a bossa, so you can see how it influences the song ^_^

[Keishi]

Wasn't Kelly's music rock?
Ah, Thankful album has some jazzy tracks >w< like "What's Up Lonely" & "Thankful" and....eh? I think that's all XD



MC, Putumayo is a record label. XD XD
It specifies in world traditional music genre that is lesser-known like Asia & Africa. Some include bossanova, lounge, dance, samba, and stuffs.


Oh, and you might wanna try Audiophile's stuffs. They're also like Putumayo, but they specifies in Jazz. Some jazz musician in that album also has some bossanova tracks so you won't regret buying "anything" from them. Yes. Audiophile is a special record label where any artist in that record label is good. Period. And I'm not exaggerating (sp?) XD


I have some friends uploaded me already some jazz/bossanova albums on other forum, I'll share them with you via PM in a few minutes.

[p3ayu]

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

CLAZZIQUAI! YEAH XD
how could I forgot them XD


and btw, the title is not boosanova, but Novabossa, from Instant Pig album. Another version is its bonus track Cat Bossa.

Ah yes, it is indeed Novabossa. My mistake

[Mad_Cactuar]

Originally Posted by LEOyumi

~ Rachel Stevens - Blue Afternoon (<3)

THIS SONG IS LOVE. I was just listening to Funky Dory yesterday, like usual I skipped most of the tracks. But the one that stood out most was "Blue Afternoon" and "Silk". "Blue Afternoon" is my fave track ever from that CD ever since I bought it. Yes, it has an urban bossa nova feel.

I downloaded some Putumayo tracks but they're all in weird languages I don't speak or understand. And they never name their albums by genre, it's always weird names. "Music From the Coffee Lands" wasn't even bossa nova, but that makes sense.

I'm downloading yer stuff CK, will comment much later. There's lotsa stuff there. Sankyuu very much.

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

^ you can recommend something? Since I'm looking for a new bossanova artist too.

No, i'm afraid I can't. The only person I knew who you've mentioned in this thread is Shiina Ringo, and as awesome is she is I still haven't been able to grasp on liking her music that much. It doesn't seem Bossa Nova to me, as far as I've heard.

By the way none of Mika's material is Bossa Nova.

[ImpactBreaker]

Listen to Brazillian music. Bossa Nova is all around brazillian roots. After all it was created in Brazil. The name that comes to my mind would be "Tom Jobim". Bossa Nova makes me think so much about Rio De Janeiro LOL

Well you should definitely listen to Every Little Thing~The Remixes III~ something rice plantation or whatever..... That CD is pure bossa nova. A lot of people find that album weird ahahha I think the songs are relaxing and cafe
Another good JPOP Bossa Nova song is shiina ringo Aozora. That one kicks ass. It's her best song btw.

[Keishi]

ELT has bossanova songs? I gotta get this. XD




wait which Ringo's album has Aozora?

[ImpactBreaker]

Originally Posted by ChrisKay

wait which Ringo's album has Aozora?

It's a b-side song from the "Honnou" single. Her b-side material can be oh soooo much better than her a-side material. I've always wondered why.....

[Keishi]

Aww, I don't have B-sides....mind sharing Aozora with me?

[mi|kshake]

I was just listening to Funky Dory yesterday, like usual I skipped most of the tracks. But the one that stood out most was "Blue Afternoon" and "Silk". "Blue Afternoon" is my fave track ever from that CD ever since I bought it

Will have to find my copy of Funky Dory and listen to those songs again! Don't listen to FD anymore as Come & Get It is miles better!

mi|kshake~