Description
20TH CENTURY MASTERWORKS – 180g COLOURED VINYL SERIES
Contains new specially prepared liner notes by PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ
writer BRIAN MORTON and by Paris' prestigious JAZZ MAGAZINE.
QUINCY JONES BIG BAND BOSSA NOVA + 2 bonus tracks (Yellow Vinyl)
"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 Guide 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: featuring Clark Terry (trumpet) Phil Woods (alto sax), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Stritch, alto sax), Lalo Schifrin (piano), Jim Hall (guitar), Chris White (bass), Rudy Collins (drums), José Paula, Carlos "Bala" Gómez, Jack Del Río (percussion), Quincy Jones (conductor). Recorded in New York, August 13 & September 4-12, 1962.
*BONUS TRACKS: Quincy Jones and His Orchestra. Similar personnel as Big Band Bossa Nova, also including Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute, tenor sax, Stritch). New York, June 15, 1962. Original session produced by Quincy Jones. Originally issued in 1962 on the Mercury single 72012.
