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August 2016 was that proverbial “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” for Brazil music to be re-introduced to the world on the largest stage ever … at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics … before 3.6 Billion people.
Embracing Legacy
The 1961 Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd recording of the great Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “A Desafinado” was the #1 most sold jazz single.
Then, in November 1962, Audio Fidelity Records and Showtime Magazine organized the first Bossa Nova concert at Carnegie Hall. Bossa Nova and Brazilian music in general thus became an established genre in the U.S. and in the rest of the world, recognized by its sophisticated harmonies, beautiful melodies and unique rhythms.
In 1964 the classic "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Joao Gilbero & Astrud Gilberto (composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius de Moraes) was released.
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The song was the 1965 GRAMMY Record of the Year.
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The Getz/Gilberto album was 1965 GRAMMY Album of the Year.
That same year (1965), Chicago-based Ramsey Lewis' "The In Crowd" was #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart, #2 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart, and the album won the GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz album. The album included a rendition of the great Jobim's "Felicidade".
The late Oscar Castro-Neves often used this William Carlos Williams Quote:
"All that remains of communities and civilizations …
All that remains of their worth and dignity …
Exists in the art they leave."
“Unfortunately” for Bossa Nova and Jazz … The Beatles were named GRAMMY 1965 Best New Artist (beating out both Antonio Carlos Jobim himself and Astrud Gilberto).
Thus 1964-1966 proved to be the high water mark for both Brazil music and American Jazz -- the point in time when "The British Invasion” of music supplanted Brazilian Music and American Jazz as the #1 music in the world.
Rio de Janeiro 2016 was both the 50th anniversary of this seminal time in world culture; and the moment for Brazil policy makers to honor a great Brazilian cultural legacy, and pave a way forward for the music...
Legacy & Alchemy
“ALEXANDRA JACKSON: LEGACY & ALCHEMY” is an international music multimedia project led by Robert Hebert and producer-arranger Larry Williams collaborating with several of Brazil's top producers.
The project was produced, marketed and promoted by our LEGACY AND ALCHEMY music label.
The album was named CONNECT BRAZIL's "2018 Album of Year":
The album is considered one of the "12 Influential Brazilian Jazz Albums":
The landmark project features recorded music performances by the late icons: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Miles Davis, Oscar Castro-Neves, Al Jarreau, Rod Temperton, Dona Ivone Lara and Arthur Maia, greats Ivan Lins, Paulo Jobim and Daniel Jobim, Carlinhos Brown, Banda Black Rio, Larry Dunn and Al McKay (Earth, Wind & Fire), Hubert Laws, Siedah Garrett, Maestro Charles Floyd with the Bossa Nova Noites Orquestra, and Darryl Jones, Teo Lima, Armando Marcal, Robertinho Silva, Jesse Sadoc, Chris Walker, Darryl Tookes, Curtis King, Max Viana, Pretinho da Serrinha, and others.
The songs are by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Ivan Lins, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Oscar Castro-Neves, Rod Temperton, Lo and Marcio Borges, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Dona Ivone Lara, Maurice White, Banda Black Rio and Carlinhos Brown.
CNN International recognized Alexandra Jackson in the vanguard of re-launching Brazilian music as contemporary music in the world.
The project has enjoyed worldwide acceptance — with music playing in U.S., Brazil, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and across Europe, where the album debuted at #20 on World Music Charts Europe.
• 10 songs from the album play on radio in 8 formats
• 4 songs from the album play on over 100+ Smooth Jazz stations (including “All One” featuring Al Jarreau, with Larry Williams & Oscar Castro-Neves charting #17 Billboard + Top 30 on 5 other charts, and “Brazilica” featuring Darryl Jones, Larry Dunn, Teo Lima, Armando Marcal & Maestro Charles Floyd with The Bossa Nova Noites Orquestra)
• “Stage” featuring Larry Dunn and Al McKay plays on national UAC radio
• 5 songs from the album play on Sirius XM satellite radio on 5 programs (including “A Felicidade” featuring Paulo Jobim and Daniel Jobim)
• 9 songs from the album play on over 50 stations in World Music / AAA / College formats
• The album plays on streaming channels: The Brazilian Hour / Global Village / Sounds of Brazil / AccuRadio
