Quincy Jones Big Band Bossa Nova

CONTAINS NEW SPECIALLY PREPARED LINER NOTES BY PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ’s WRITER BRIAN MORTON AND BY PARIS' PRESTIGIOUS JAZZ MAGAZINE

"Almost every track here is a small classic that you’re bound to have heard somewhere, without realising what it was. “Manha de Carnaval”, Luiz Bonfá’s peerless melody, is another that surfaces constantly in movies and behind commercials. Likewise Jobim’s “One Note Samba”, which varies the metre and changes the pace most effectively. Jones recognised that he had something that could change the metre and flavour of almost any piece. “On the Street Where You Live” loses its slightly plonking sentimentality and turns into a celebration of community. “A Taste of Honey” acquires a new and exotic quality. " - Penguin Jazz to Jazz

"There are few albums more enchanting than this one, which finds the perfect balance, among other things, to make everything swing, and to make us dance better. And you’ll be amazed to hear the voices of Roland Kirk, Paul Gonsalves, Jim Hall and Clark Terry. Yes, all of them are here".- Jazz Magazine
PERSONNEL:

    Quincy Jones and His Orchestra featuring:
    Clark Terry (tp & flghrn), Phil Woods (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (stritch & as), Lalo Schifrin (p), Jim Hall (g), Chris White (b), Rudy Collins (d), José Paula, Carlos “Bala” Gómez, Jack Del Río (perc), Quincy Jones (cond).

    (*) BONUS TRACKS: Quincy Jones and His Orchestra.
    Similar personnel as Big Band Bossa Nova, also including Rahsaan Roland Kirk (fl, ts).
    New York, June 15, 1962. Original session produced by Quincy Jones.
    Originally issued in 1962 on the Mercury single 72012.

TRACKS:

    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)
    A6 A TASTE OF HONEY (*)

    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 SHAG NASTY (*)