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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 11/10/2009
Run Time: 48:11
This was veteran tenor saxophonist
Ike Quebec's final recording as a leader. It was cut in October 1962 and produced by
Alfred Lion a little more than three months before the saxophonist's death.
Bossa Nova Soul Samba was recorded and released during the bossa nova craze, as Brazilian music was first brought to the attention of pop listeners via
Stan Getz and
Charlie Byrd's smash hit with
Tom Jobim's
"Desafinado," on their
Jazz Samba record for
Verve in February. After that, seemingly everyone was making a bossa nova record.
Quebec's effort is a bit unusual in that none of the musicians (guitarist
Kenny Burrell, bassist
Wendell Marshall, drummer
Willie Bobo, and percussionist
Garvin Masseaux) was associated with Brazilian (as opposed to Afro-Cuban) jazz before this, and that there isn't a single tune written by
Jobim on the set.
Quebec emphasizes warm, long tones (reminiscent of
Coleman Hawkins in a romantic fashion), and his sidemen play light and appealing but nonetheless authoritative bossa rhythms. Standout tracks here include
Burrell's own
"Loie," which opens the disc, "Goin' Home," based on a tune by classical composer
Antonin Dvorák and arranged by
Quebec -- he does the same with
"Liebestraum" two tunes later -- and the stunning
"Favela," by the crack composing team of
Joraci Camargo and
Heckel Tavares. The result is high-quality melodic Brazilian dance music with
Burrell shining in particular.
~Scott Yanow and Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
;)
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