Stan Getz and Gary McFarland Orchestra Big Band Bossa Nova (jazz)(flac)[rogercc]

Stan Getz and Gary McFarland Orchestra Big Band Bossa Nova
Recorded : August 27 and 28, 1962, at the CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City, New York, United States
Label : Verve
Released : 1962
Format : Flac



Fresh from the sudden success of Jazz Samba and "Desafinado," Stan Getz asked the 28-year-old, strikingly gifted Gary McFarland to arrange a bossa nova album for big band as a follow-up. Getz is always his debonair, wistful, freely-floating self, completely at home in the Brazilian idiom that he'd adopted only a few months before. McFarland usually keeps things nice and spare (although "One Note Samba" is uncharacteristically cluttered and a bit too discordant for the material), letting his pungent voicings stab the air now and then, while allowing the soloists all the room they want within the confines of producer Creed Taylor's tight timings. Four of the eight songs are by McFarland (none of which would become standards), and Getz makes relaxed impressions with "Manha de Carnival" and "Chega de Saudade." Jim Hall takes the role of acoustic guitarist from Charlie Byrd with his usual fluidity, and Hank Jones ruminates in a boppish way on piano. This album also charted quite respectably (number 13) in the first flush of the bossa nova boom.

Tracklist
1.Manha de Carnival (Morning of the Carnival) – 5:48
2.Balanço no Samba (Street Dance) – 2:59
3.Melancólico (Melancholy) – 4:42
4.Entre Amigos (Sympathy Between Friends) – 2:58
5.Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) – 4:10
6.Noite Triste (Night Sadness) – 4:56
7.Samba de Uma Nota Só (One Note Samba) – 3:25
8.Bim Bom – 4:31[5]

Personnel
Stan Getz (tenor saxophone)
Doc Severinsen, Bernie Glow or Joe Ferrante and Clark Terry or Nick Travis (trumpet)
Ray Alonge (French horn)
Bob Brookmeyer or Willie Dennis (trombone)
Tony Studd (bass trombone)
Gerald Sanfino or Ray Beckenstein (flute)
Ed Caine (alto flute)
Ray Beckenstein and/or Babe Clark and/or Walt Levinsky (clarinet)
Romeo Penque (bass clarinet)
Jim Hall (unamplified guitar)
Hank Jones (piano)
Tommy Williams (bass)
Johnny Rae (drums)
José Paulo (tambourine)
Carmen Costa (cabassa)
Gary McFarland (arranger, conductor)

With Special Thanks to my friend “daba” for providing this .