Quincy Jones And His Band – Big Band Bossa Nova LP

Quincy Jones And His Band – Big Band Bossa Nova

• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs
• HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL PRESSING FOR SUPER FIDELITY
• THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 1 BONUS TRACK
• 180 gram VINYL - AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

Bossa nova was in vogue in 1962, and following the release of the Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd LP Jazz Samba, jazz record producers were anxious to get their signed artists to jump on the “jazz bossa nova” bandwagon.

Another LP titled Big Band Bossa Nova was also recorded in 1962, which featured Stan Getz fronting an orchestra conducted by Gary McFarland. As Mercury’s musical director at that time, Quincy Jones was his own producer and decided to take advantage of the opportunity with his Big Band Bossa Nova, which puts together some Jobim classics of the genre and a few original compositions all wonderfully arranged by Jones.

PERSONNEL:
QUINCY JONES and His Orchestra: featuring Clark Terry (tp & flghrn on A2, B5 and probably more tracks), Phil Woods (as on B2, B4, B5 & B6), Paul Gonsalves (ts on A2, A4 & B2), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (stritch & as on A1), Lalo Schifrin (p), Jim Hall (g), Chris White (b), Rudy Collins (d), José Paula, Carlos “Bala” Gómez, Jack Del Río (perc), Quincy Jones (cond).

Recorded in New York on August 13 (A1 & B6), September 4 (A2, A4 & B2), September 7 (B1, B3 & B4), September 8 (A3 & B5), and September 12 (A5), 1962.

Tracklist:
SIDE A
A1 SOUL BOSSA NOVA
A2 BOOGIE BOSSA NOVA [aka BOOGIE STOP SHUFFLE]
A3 DESAFINADO
A4 MANHA DE CARNAVAL (MORNING OF THE CARNIVAL)
A5 SE É TARDE, ME PERDOA (FORGIVE ME IF I’M LATE)

SIDE B
B1 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
B2 SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SÓ (ONE NOTE SAMBA)
B3 LALO BOSSA NOVA
B4 SERENATA
B5 CHEGA DE SAUDADE (NO MORE BLUES)
B6 A TASTE OF HONEY (*)
(*) BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions

Label: Jazz Wax Records
Released: 2024