Bossa Nova Plus

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Bossa Nova Plus
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedOctober 30, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Bossa nova, latin jazz
Label Prestige
PRLP 7260
Willis Jackson chronology
Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
(1962)
Bossa Nova Plus
(1962)
Neapolitan Nights
(1962)

Bossa Nova Plus (also released as Shuckin') is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "His second great album that year". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Cachita" (Rafael Hernández) – 3:47
  2. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 3:21
  3. "Amor" (Ricardo López Méndez, Gabriel Ruíz) – 7:48
  4. "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) –
  5. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:09
  6. "Shuckin'" (Willis Jackson) – 5:27

Personnel

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References

  1. Prestige Records discography accessed February 20, 2013
  2. 1 2 Wynn, R. Allmusic listing accessed February 20, 2013