Plays Cool Quiet Bossa Nova

Steve Allen | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (July 20, 1993)
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001W6U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,647,194 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Morning Light

2. You May Have Been Loved Before

3. Hopelessly

4. Smooth Bossa Nova

5. You Don't Need Me

6. Tonight

7. Tango Moon

8. Dream Girl

9. Where Will I Find You?

10. The Final Curtain

11. Go

12. A Man Called Dagger (Theme)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bossa Nova for relaxin' night, July 17, 2004

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This review is from: Plays Cool Quiet Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

The perfect ensemble with major Jazz players from westcoast. With support by Laurindo Armeida & Bud Shank, this album gives you a perfect mood leading for a "romantic" night. One of the great "lost" album & shouldn't be neglected.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hobo Philosopher, March 27, 2010

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Richard E. Noble (Florida Panhandle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays Cool Quiet Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

Did you know that Steve Allen is in the Guinness Book of World Records. He is listed as the most prolific composer of modern times. Steve Allen created over 4,600 numbers. This little album contains 12 of his ballads.

As all us Steve Allen fans know, Steve was not only a comedic giant but a talented musical artist also. His was no slouch with history either.

I remember Steve's old tonight show. He would ask the audience to call out numbers. He would translate the numbers into notes on his piano keyboard and then compose a song on the spot. He was amazing.

Steve played the piano and organ but longed to play a horn. He cheated and got himself a melodica which is a horn like instrument with a miniature keyboard attached. The player blows into the horn-like mouth piece and then fingers the keyboard to get the sounds. Steve used to play it on his evening show in between passing out salamis and kosher bologna. Steve toots his melodica on this album.

In any case, this is a very interesting group of Steve Allen originals. I like to play it in the morning with my coffee. It is pretty, quiet and soothing. Great fun to listen to old Steve playing some of his beautiful creations.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steve was all about cool..., December 25, 2010

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Paul in Seattle (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Plays Cool Quiet Bossa Nova (Audio CD)

I'm a musician and I have the greatest respect for Steve Allen. His playing is very tasteful and his compositions are very intelligent. Steve was a Renaissance man: comedian, talk show host, author, composer, musician and singer. A wonderful role model. I encourage people to buy this CD and any material by Steve Allen.