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L.A. 4 - The L.A. Four Scores! (1975/2014) [Bossa Nova, Cool]; FLAC (image+.cue)

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L.A. 4 - The L.A. Four Scores! (1975/2014) [Bossa Nova, Cool]; FLAC (image+.cue)

Unread postby Mike1985 » 08 Jul 2018, 15:20


Artist: L.A. 4
Album: The L.A. Four Scores!
Genre: Bossa Nova, Cool
Label: Concord/Universal Classics & Jazz
Released: 1975/2014
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. Sundancers (Shank) - 7:58
  2. Carioca Hills (Almeida) - 4:07
  3. Allemande and Fox (Weiss-Almeida) - 4:41
  4. Berimbau Carioca (Almeida) - 7:18
  5. Cielo (Almeida) - 5:26
  6. Prelude, Op.28 No.4 (Chopin)/How Insensitive (Jobim-Gimbel) - 6:03
  7. Old Time Rag (Almeida) - 2:17
  8. Manha de Carnaval (Maria-Bonfa) - 8:58

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    Personnel:
  • Laurindo Almeida - guitar
  • Ray Brown - bass, cello (#6)
  • Shelly Manne - drums, percussion, whistle (#2), berimbau (#4)
  • Bud Shank - flute (#1,4,5), alto saxophone (#2,8)

Altoist Bud Shank (who doubles on flute) and acoustic guitarist Laurindo Almeida first teamed up in 1954 to make a couple of albums called Brazilliance that hinted at but greatly predated bossa nova. Shank and Almeida came together 20 years later to form the L.A. Four, a quartet also including bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne. Their debut recording as a unit was made at the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival, and it finds the appealing musicians blending together well on bossa nova tunes (including "Manha de Carnaval"), Almeida's classical-oriented originals, and some swing. This was a particularly inventive chamber jazz band.
Review by Scott Yanow

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