It's February, Take Me to Brazil
You know it’s cold and blustery out there. February, brrrr. About 72 feet of snow in upstate New York. Gimme some warmth, huh?
The quick fix: Antonio Carlo Jobim, the Brazilian songwriter, offers up a dry martini heat-shiver on a chill winter day. The original recording from the ’60s (benefitting from the smoky “tube microphone” low-fi technology) captures Jobim’s group in all its soul-warming physicality. Nothing forced, just the sexiest groove this side of Rio.
Here’s “Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars),” spotlighting the mellow saxophone of Stan Getz. Jobim and Getz were an inspired pairing: