The Modern Jazz Sextet did not take too much insight to realize that putting trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and altoist Sonny Stitt together with a strong rhythm section would result in some explosive music. ...Bebop at its best". The Modern Jazz Sextet The Modern Jazz Sextet is a jazz album featuring the combined talents of Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best and Charlie Persip. The album was conceived by producer Norman Granz for his own label, Norgran Records. Although no single album artist is credited as a bandleader for this album, Verve Records - which owns the Norgran catalogue - files
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