Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz

Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz
Studio album by Lalo Schifrin
Released	1962
Recorded	June 1962 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Audio Fidelity AFSD 5981
Lalo Schifrin chronology
Lalo = Brilliance (1962) Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz (1962) Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova (1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[1]
Allmusic	[2]

Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1962 and released on the Audio Fidelity label.^[3][4] The album was released during the height of the popularity of bossa nova music in the early 1960s and was one of Schifrin's earliest solo albums after leaving Dizzy Gillespie's band.

Reception

The album peaked at 35 on the Billboard Albums Chart in 1963.^[5]

Track listing

1. "Boato (Bistro)" (J.R. Kelly) - 2:26
2. "Chora Tua Tristeza" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luvercy Fiorini) - 2:38
3. "Poema Do Adeus" (Luís Antônio) - 3:19
4. "Apito No Samba" (Antônio, Luís Bandeira) - 2:50
5. "Chega De Saudade" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 5:19
6. "Bossa Em Nova York" (Jose Paulo, D. Madrid) - 1:52
7. "O Amor E A Rosa" (João Pernambuco, Antônio Maria) - 3:34
8. "O Menino Desce O Morro (Little Brown Boy)" (De Rosa, Vera Brasil) - 2:28
9. "Menina Feia" (Castro-Neves) - 2:25
10. "Ouça" (Maysa) - 3:56
11. "Samba De Uma Nota So" (Jobim, N.F. De Mendonca) - 3:44
12. "Patinho Feio (aka Ugly Duckling)" (Castro-Neves) - 3:01

• Recorded in New York City in June 1962

Personnel

• Lalo Schifrin - piano, arranger
• Leo Wright - alto saxophone, flute
• Christopher White - bass
• Rudy Collins - drums
• Jose Paulo, Carmen Costa - Latin percussion
• Unidentified harp and strings

References

1. Down Beat: October 25, 1962 vol. 29, no. 27
2. Allmusic Review accessed March 1, 2012
3. Discogs album entry accessed March 6, 2012
4. Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Lalo Schifrin accessed March 6, 2012
5. Lalo Schifrin Charts and Awards at Allmusic accessed March 15, 2012.