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If the world doesn't already know, I love me some early Jorge Ben samba. Jazzy, propulsive rhythms, and Ben's voice make for great music nearly every time. This particular musical gem telling a beautiful girl to not cry is an under-appreciated track from Ben's first album, one of my favorites. Though Jorge would later move beyond the jazz arrangements, I still long for more Brazilian music like this. Unlike bossa nova, this samba-jazz was more of a mixture of jazz and samba rhythms (as well as the lack of restraint and nearly cool jazz vibes of so much bossa nova).