Artist: Pat Thomas
Album: Desafinado
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Label: Verve Records
Released: 1962/2008
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- Carnival 02:53
- Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) 02:36
- Baia 02:59
- One Note Samba 01:53
- C'est Si Bon 01:51
- Recado Bossa Nova 02:22
- Could Be 02:16
- I Wish You Love 02:25
- Samba De Orfeu 02:14
- Once Again 03:14
- Soft Nights (E Luxo So) 02:46
- To Welcome The Day 02:30
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- Personnel:
- Pat Thomas - vocals
- Lalo Schifrin - arranger, conductor
- Laurindo Almeida - guitar
- Buddy Clark - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
- Jack Del Río, Chico Guerrero - percussion
Surprisingly, singer Pat Thomas is virtually forgotten even as part of the scene of which she was, all too briefly, a major talent. In Chicago, where she was born and raised, she was the most sought-after female singer by local and visiting musicians, who valued her way of handling lyrics. Pat could be classified as a pop-jazz vocalist. She had directness and clarity mixed with a subtle reading of a song, a warm vocal sound, impeccable intonation, and an unaffectedly sincere feel for the blues.
She was just 24 when she recorded the first English-language version of the bossa nova hit, Desafinado, for Verve in 1962; released as a debut single with One Note Samba it won her a Grammy nomination. Transferred to MGM for release, it was part of Desafinado, the album she made that year with some notable musicians, including Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida, Mel Lewis and arranger Lalo Schifrin, plus orchestra. It sold well .