Bossa Nova Bacchanal | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | November 26, 1962 & January 22, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:29original LP | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84119 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Charlie Rouse chronology | ||||
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Bossa Nova Bacchanal is an album by American saxophonist Charlie Rouse recorded in 1962 and released in 1963 on the Blue Note label. [1] It was the only album Rouse recorded as a leader for Blue Note. The CD reissue includes a bonus track recorded in 1965. [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
All About Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Rouse's embrace of bossa nova, as well as other Latin and Caribbean music, is firmly rooted in jazz -- and not American jazz trying to be Brazilian. Rhythmically, Rouse, who is a hard bopper if there ever was one, takes the rhythmic and harmonic concepts of the samba, marries them to Afro-Caribbean folk styles, and burns it all through with the gloriously unapologetic swing of jazz... Ultimately, this is one of Rouse's finest moments as a leader". [3]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "If you know Charlie Rouse only as a Monk sideman, or from the tribute group Sphere, this will be a pleasant revelation." [4]
Marc Davis of All About Jazz exclaimed: "What a happy record! And what a delightful change from the usual 1960s Blue Note formula." He concluded: "for any fan of happy, infectious, Latin-tinged jazz, Bossa Nova Bacchanal is a must have." [5] AAJ's Joshua Weiner called the recording "a fine album," and noted that "the selection of tunes is perfect." [6]
Recorded on November 26, 1962 (1-7) and January 22, 1965 (8).
On bonus track