Best of Bossa Nova Jazz [Import]

Paulo Alencar (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle/Pie
• ASIN: B00004SPQI
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #953,710 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. West Samba

2. Odeas

3. Where Was I

4. Ziriguidum

5. Why Do I Remember

6. A Broken Coin

7. Verbo Amar

8. It's Really Bossa

9. Adeus America

10. There's No Reason

11. Bossa No.2

12. Coconut

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun 'Sixties kitsch from Brazil, July 4, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Bossa Nova Jazz (Audio CD)

I'm normally pretty resistent to '60s pop kitsch, but these swanky pop-jazz recordings are pretty swinging, especially the backbeat-heavy "Ziriguidum," which is as perky and cheerful a loungecore classic as you could ever hope for. Alencar was a Rio native who moved to LA and did session work with Neil Diamond and others, and made a few albums for Stateside labels such as Atco and Kapp. This CD appears to be a near-exact reissue of a 1963 Atco album, "Jazza Nova," with two extra tracks of indeterminate origin... there are a few mediocre tracks, but mostly it's fun stuff, a notch or two above the standard-issue bossa-jazz ensembles of the time. The downside of this British import is there are no liner notes -- none -- making it kinda difficult to find out when these recordings are from, or who played on these "all-star" sessions. (In particular, who was the adorable female vocalist on "Ziriguidum"?) Still, it's definitely worth checking out, especially if you're looking for fun early '60s fare. Recommended!

4.0 out of 5 stars nice ensemble jazz with a Brazilian touch, November 30, 2005

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Pink Noodle (Duncanville, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Bossa Nova Jazz (Audio CD)

Small-ensemble jazz from the 60s, with original tunes and not 'standards.' Instrumentation includes piano, guitar, acoustic bass, traps, percussion, sax, and a few horns. It has a strong sound and feeling of Blue Note recordings from this time period.