Big Band Bossa Nova [Original recording remastered]

Quincy Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000DLUR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,521 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cocktail Party Quincy, January 14, 2001

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"pursuit7" (Monroe, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Band Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

I love this CD. It's so reminiscent of the cocktail party music for those old movies from the late 50's and 60's with folks like Rock Hudson, Jack Lemmon, David Niven, Doris Day, Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, etc. Bossa Nova was THE MAJOR COCKTAIL PARTY music for films like Casino Royale (It helped to make "The Look of Love," as done by Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 so popular). Bossa Nova was king then, and this is a fabulous feel good nostalgia recording. This CD makes me want to throw a cocktail party! This treatment of bossa nova fits in perfectly with the musical culture of those days gone by. It's a time travel trip to the suburban set and penthouse parties in Manhattan. It's soothing, calm, and simply . . . Quincy does Bossa Nova in the early 60's. Got to go . . . it's martini time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential, January 5, 2005

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Nine-Oh-Nine "Tommy" (Holland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Band Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

This record his become much more than just a soundtrack. As pursuit7 already stated it is a symbol of a lifestyle and an era.
It might be cooler than any music you have heard.
How many records can be played in the trendiest Lounge bars and most conservative country clubs at the same time? at lest we have one here.
Soul Bossa Nova takes a special position mostly because it has been used in so many occasion everybody recognises it, it is to say the pop-music from this record, but this track is definately not the (only) reason to buy BBBN.
So this all means that how good or bad it is is almost irrelevant since it is sort of a reference itself. A must have.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Bossa Nova. I have the original 33 1/3 alblum., November 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Big Band Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

This alblum was my first encounter with the music of Quincy Jones. We played it in stage band in high school. If you enjoy the sounds of bossa nova music, this is some of the best! I'm a great fan of new types of music with a beat and performed by great artists. In the early 60's, this was quite original - even ahead of the times. I've been watching for the CD for some time.