Bossa Antigua
| Bossa Antigua | ||||
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| Studio album by Paul Desmond | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded |
July 28 & 29, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 8, 1964 RCA Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:45 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 3320 | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
| Paul Desmond chronology | ||||
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Bossa Antigua is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3] The album title is a kind of pun: Bossa Antigua ("old thing") in contrast to the popular musical genre Bossa Nova ("the new thing").[4]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating " The playing is wonderful throughout, though just missing the full-throttle inspiration of Take Ten".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Desmond except as indicated
- "Bossa Antigua" - 4:43
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier) - 5:04
- "O Gato" (Jane Herbert) - 4:33
- "Samba Cantina" - 5:38
- "Curacao Doloroso" - 4:30
- "A Ship Without a Sail" (Richard Rogers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:18
- "Alianca" - 4:29
- "The Girl from East 9th Street" - 6:13
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" [alternate take] (Brainin, Bernier) - 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Samba Cepeda" - 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "O Gato" [alternate take] - 4:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded Webster Hall on June 13, 1964 (track 8) at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 28, 1964 (tracks 1, 4 & 10), July 29, 1964 (tracks 2, 6 & 9), August 20, 1964 (tracks 3, 5 & 11), and September 8, 1964 (track 7).
Personnel
- Paul Desmond - alto saxophone
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Gene Cherico (track 8), Eugene Wright (tracks 1-7 & 9-11) - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
References
- ↑ Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Paul Desmond Discography Part Three: 1960-1969 accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Berry, S. Jim Hall discography accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ Album liner notes Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. accessed May 1st, 2015
- 1 2 Ginell, Richard S.. Bossa Antigua – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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