Big Band Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones album)

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Big Band Bossa Nova
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJune 15, 1962 – September 8, 1962
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz, [1] big band
Length35:02
Label Mercury
Producer Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
The Quintessence
(1961)
Big Band Bossa Nova
(1962)
Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits
(1963)
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Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by American composer Quincy Jones.

Contents

Track listing

#TitleWritersLength
1"Soul Bossa Nova"Quincy Jones2:44
2"Boogie Bossa Nova" Charles Mingus 2:41
3"Desafinado" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça 2:53
4"Manhã de Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival)" Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria 2:55
5"Se É Tarde Me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Late)" Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra 4:21
6"On the Street Where You Live" Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner 2:32
7"One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça2:00
8"Lalo Bossa Nova" Lalo Schifrin 3:12
9"Serenata"Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish3:18
10"Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)"Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes 5:30
11"A Taste of Honey" (CD extra on some pressings) Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow 2:56

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Performers

Recording engineer: Phil Ramone

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Big Band Bossa Nova". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. Griffiths, David (13 July 1963). "Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova" (PDF). New Record Mirror . No. 122. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. Digital Re-issue, on Verve label