How to solo on Blue Bossa?

[Cunamara]

The harmonic structure of Blue Bossa is not that of a bossa- just compare with songs by Brazilian bossa artists. It is a blues in minor C with a bossa feel (hence the title).

Bossas are mostly intended to be sung with accompaniment, basically sophisticated folk songs using jazz harmonic ideas, but their fundamental roots are in choro, samba, etc., rather than Broadway show tunes or American blues.

And good grief, what wonderful music! I love playing and listening to bossas. FWIW Netflix has a documentary on the birth and development of bossa nova that's quite interesting.

[destinytot]

The harmonic structure of Blue Bossa is not that of a bossa- just compare with songs by Brazilian bossa artists. It is a blues in minor C with a bossa feel (hence the title).

Bossas are mostly intended to be sung with accompaniment, basically sophisticated folk songs using jazz harmonic ideas, but their fundamental roots are in choro, samba, etc., rather than Broadway show tunes or American blues.

And good grief, what wonderful music! I love playing and listening to bossas. FWIW Netflix has a documentary on the birth and development of bossa nova that's quite interesting.

Peter Spitzer Music Blog: Jobim's "Out of Nowhere" Tunes

Peter Spitzer Music Blog: More Jobim Tunes With Borrowed Chords

The wonderful Tania Maria giving a nod to Out of Nowhere in her treatment of Desafinado (which, as explained by Mr Spitzer, kicks off with a nod to Take the A-Train):

On the other hand, the harmony of Mr Coltrane's After The Rain appears to have been influenced by Brazilian folk music - and his Ogunde by Francisco Ernani Braga's Ogunde Varere.

Nothing comes from nothing - and stuff crosses borders all the time.