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Format Details: Hybrid SACD
Release Date: 31 July 2026
Label: Chesky
Packaging Type: Super Jewel Case (SACD)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4895241452529
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, Chesky Records is bringing back David Hazeltine's The Jobim Songbook In New York. Originally released in 2006 and long elusive to collectors, this masterful session features the acclaimed pianist and his premier trio - bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Joe Farnsworth reimagining 11 classics from the architect of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
While Jobim's timeless melodies have been recorded countless times, Hazeltine's treatment flips the script by posing a fascinating musical question: What if Jobim had been born and raised in New York, writing his music specifically for a hard-swinging Manhattan jazz trio? Rather than leaning into standard bossa rhythms, the world-class trio treats the material with taste, subtlety, and constant creative daring. The album yields fresh, surprising reinterpretations that showcase the incredible flexibility of Jobim's writing.
Highlights include a surprisingly boppish rendition of "Meditation," a deeply slow, thoughtful take on "Dindi," and an intricate version of "Once I Loved" that evokes the sophisticated groove of Ahmad Jamal. Most notably, the legendary "The Girl From Ipanema" is brilliantly transformed from a breezy seaside stroll into a driving swing tune. Backed by the telepathic chemistry of Reeves and Farnsworth, Hazeltine delivers what remains a definitive high point of his storied career. Captured with Chesky's signature commitment to pristine, live acoustic sonics in a natural acoustic space, the performance feels vivid, intimate, and completely alive.
The Jobim Songbook In New York is reissued on Stereo Hybrid SACD and 180g One-step Pressing Vinyl LP as part of the Chesky Original Masters series.
Tracklisting
Jen Chapin
Amber Rubarth
Various Artists
Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombie
Little Kruta
Jimmy Cobb Quartet
Marta Gomez
Fred Hersch Trio
The David Hazeltine Trio
Supereon
Orchestre National de Jazz
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bebo Ferra
Gretchen Parlato
Trio Ivoire (Hans Ludemann, Aly Keita & Christian Thome)
Oregon
His 'n' Hers (Judith O'Higgins & Dave O'Higgins)
