Bossa Nova and Brazilian Styles with Hamilton Pinheiro

This video with special guest Hamilton Pinheiro explores Bossa Nova and other Brazilian styles, emphasizing the central tenants of the traditional way of playing bass lines in Brazilian music. Differences between the practices of U.S jazz bassists and Brazilian bassist are explored for comparison.

Due to the length of this video (44 minutes), it has been indexed on screen by topic so that specific topics can be more easily found. Clicking on the time code beside each indexed topic below will automatically start the video at that point. The sequence of events topics in the video is as follows:

0:00 Gentle Rain duo excerpt (full performance at end)
0:56 Title sequence/Topic list
2:02 Introducing Hamilton Pinheiro
2:41 Differences between "U.S. Jazz" and Brazilian Bossa
grooves
6:50 Feeling the Pulse in 2: Downbeat and Forward Motion
11:30 The "Sweet Spot": Syncopation and Forward Motion
13:49 Traditional Brazilian Bass Line Elements
21:01 Simplicity at Faster Tempos
22:10 Long vs. Short Note Lengths
25:14 Variations on the Basic Pattern
27:16 Fills and Phrases in the Spaces
30:41 Double Bass and Electric Bass in the Brazilian Tradition
34:48 Suggested Brazilian Listening References
37:09 Final Thoughts from Hamilton
38:16 Full duo performance of Gentle Rain

HAMILTON'S SHORT LISTENING LIST (Full list available as a PDF file on my website on the "Educational Videos" page):

ALBUM/ARTIST
Elis & Tom (Tom Jobim and Elis Regina)
Samambaia (Cesar Camargo Mariano and Helio Delmiro)
Passarim (Tom Jobim)
Ao vivo em Montreux (Elis Regina)
Angelus (Milton Nascimento)
Brazilian Serenata (Dori Caymmi)
Festa (Rosa Passos)
Bosco (João Bosco)
Song for Maura (Paquito D'Rivera and Trio Corrente)
Corrupião (Edu Lobo)
A voz e o Violão (Djavan)
Noites de Gala, Samba na Rua (Mônica Salmaso)
Chico Pinheiro (Chico Pinheiro)
Todos os Sons (Raphael Rabello)
Zimbo Trio (Zimbo Trio)
Tamanduá (Hamilton de Holanda)
Ouro Negro (Moacir Santos)