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It's not surprising that the passionate musicians who made up America's swinging 40's jazz scene felt a strong kinship with their brother musicians in Latin America. At the time, the foreign rhythms and instrumentation promised an exotic new world of exotic sounds-so Latin Jazz was born. Latin jazz falls into two main types, Afro-Cuban and Brazilian. The Afro-Cuban style was made popular in the late-40's when American jazz stars Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Kenton began seriously studying Afro-Cuban percussions section. The result was Stan Kenton's "The Peanut Vendor," considered by jazz afficienados to be the first recorded Latin Jazz track by an American musician. In 1947, Dizzy Gillespie took the Latin jazz sound to New York's prestigious Carnegie Hall, performing with members of Machito's Cuban ensemble for his "Afro-Cuban Drum Suite." It was a rave success, validating the Latin jazz fusion genre among serious musicians and music fans. Conversely, Brazil's style of Latin jazz tends towards the more liquid, relaxing sounds off bossa nova. Created by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto, the smooth samba style found a crossover champion in American jazz musician Stan Getz. The genre exploded Stateside with 1963's Getz/Gilberto, and legends like Ella Fitzgerald (1981's Ella Abraca Jobim) and Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim) went on to record successful and innovative boss nova Latin jazz albums. Recently, blues guitarist Ry Cooder released his award-winning Buena Vista Social Club, capturing Cuba's elder statesmen of jazz and introducing them to the world. The soundtrack ranged from joyful to sultry and became one of the best selling Latin jazz records.
- 18 Ringtones Norah Jones
- 15 Ringtones Smokey Robinson
- 4 Ringtones Regina Carter
- 1 Ringtone Robert Glasper
- 19 Ringtones Louis Armstrong
- 8 Ringtones Glenn Miller
