Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann (subtitled Recorded in Rio de Janeiro with the Greatest Bossa Nova Players) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1962 for the Atlantic label. AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "Rather than play a watered-down version of bossa nova in New York studios (which was becoming quite common as the bossa nova fad hit its peak in 1962), flutist Herbie Mann went down to Brazil and recorded with some of the top players of the
Bossa Nova Stories been her longtime bassist of choice), drummer Paulo Braga, either Oscar Castro-Neves or Ricardo Vogt on acoustic guitar, and a pair of guests, Elias proves herself as a talented singing pianist, effortlessly switching between English and Portuguese lyrics." Bossa Nova Stories Bossa Nova Stories is the nineteenth studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. It was released on June 24, 2008 via Blue Note label. The album is a tribute to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova music style. Cristophen Loudon of "Jazz Times" wrote "Chronologically, she is two years younger than the bossa nova and two