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Album · 1962

Filed under Exotica
By LAURINDO ALMEIDA

Tracklist

A1 Naked City Theme 2:18
A2 Lazy River 2:25
A3 Ramblin' Rose 2:14
A4 Maria 2:23
A5 Petite Fleur 2:17
A6 Teach Me Tonight 2:19
B1 Lollipops And Roses 2:32
B2 Moon River 2:03
B3 Desafinado 3:12
B4 Mr. Lucky 1:52
B5 One Note Samba 2:12
B6 Theme From "Route 66" 2:02

Total Time: 28:21

Line-up/Musicians

Bass – Max Bennett
Flute – Justin Gordon
Guitar – Al Viola, Howard Roberts
Guitar, Ukulele [Cavaquinha] – Laurindo Almedia
Organ [Electric] – Jimmy Rowles
Percussion – Chico Guerrero, Milt Holland, Shelly Manne
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Cooper
Trumpet – Don Fagerquist

About this release

Capitol Records ‎– T 1759 (US)

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Although Laurindo Almeida was involved in many top notch authentic Bossa Nova albums, he was hardly a purist and didn’t mind mixing pop elements with Bossa Nova with the intent of reaching a broader audience. Such is the case with “Viva Bossa Nova!” from 1962, the rhythms are pure Bossa Nova, and they are expertly played, but the melodies come from popular movies and TV shows. Adding to the early 60s pop appeal is Jimmy Rowles playing a beautifully cheezy electric organ, the ultimate in ‘lounge cool’ in this pre-hippie era. It all adds up, real Bossa Nova fans may not dig this, but its perfect for fans of exotica and 60s bachelor pad mystique.

Although this was mostly meant to be a pop album, none of these excellent musicians checked their creativity and talent at the door. All of the arrangements are varied and interesting and almost every tune provides a solo or two. Some top tune honors go to “Maria”, with a great sax solo from Bob Cooper, and “Petite Le Fleur” with a beautiful bass flute melody from Justin Gordon. “Mr Lucky” and “Theme from Route 66” are also successes in arrangement and execution. Throughout this album, Almeida and his producers stay away from overplayed tunes and the kind of super corny songs that can often drag these kind of records down. “Moon River” is probably the only song close to that category, everything else on here sounds fairly fresh.

Although the choice of songs pushes this album more in a pop/exotica type direction, the high musicianship and general good-taste in presentation might make this appealing to fans of real Bossa Nova too.

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