This version does have bossa nova feel to it, but the original has more of a Cuban feel to it, the keyboard style of comping is known as "tumbao", that's a Cuban style, not Brazilian. Not to mention this one switched to a more modern sound, almost sounds like Spain during the solos.
Well, technically, he is a percussionist, so he must be able to play most of the percussive instruments used on orchestras and jazz groups. Just saying that to give him the credit he deserves for being part of the ones who keep everybody in the tempo.
This sounds great but I’ve never seen so many percussionists in a jazz band lol. Are the brass players just playing aux percussion for this particular piece or is there no brass section and just a bunch of saxes and percussion? Everyone sounds great I’m just genuinely curious
As the players finish switching to the correct page, it's as if life is going by in slow motion. You look at the group of saxophonists, wielding their instruments like weapons beyond measurable strength. The drummer is visibly sweating, and you wait. Suddenly, the silence is broken by a small bunch of keystrokes on the piano. You look over and instantly recognise the tune. *Doot, doot toot doot da dududu* You shudder and the drummer begins tapping on one of the shining cymbals, generating a light but still audible sound. Waves of near-silent giggling comes from the audience around you. You are scared. The saxophonists begin playing the jazzy chorus of the song. As you look at them, your vision begins fading to black. You scream. The screech is like music to the orchestra's ears and they play louder, the drummer hitting the cymbals harder, the pianist putting more oomf in each key. As you close your eyes, the last thing you see is the staring at you for several moments before pointing finger guns at you and slithering away. You lay unconscious.
