New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album) New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album) New Wave! is an album by Dizzy Gillespie consisting of live and studio performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Philips label in 1963. In his "Down Beat" magazine review of March 14, 1963 jazz critic Don DeMichael wrote that "Dizzy plays marvelously on this record... There's a spirit evident that is all too often missing from today's record sessions – a spirit of vivacious humor and playing-for-the-hell-of-it." The Allmusic review states "this was one of Dizzy Gillespie's finest sessions of the 1960s... Highly recommended". Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet Leo Wright - alto sax,
Ethno jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Charlie Byrd recorded the album "Jazz Samba" with Verve Records; the track "Desafinado" reached #1 status in the pop charts and won the Grammy for Best Solo Performance. In 1958, Antonio Carlos de Almeida ("Jobim") introduced a style similar to samba called "bossa nova", which means “New Flair.” This music is slower, text-based, melancholic, and has a mellow sensation. A famous example of Jobim’s music is the piece “Wave,” which appears on his album of the same name. Brazilian music was gaining popularity, prompting other jazz musicians to incorporate it into their style. Dizzy Gillespie