| Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | April and October 1962 Plaza Sound Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:54 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 436 | |||
| Producer | Bill Grauer | |||
| Charlie Byrd chronology | ||||
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Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros is an album by American jazz guitarist Charlie Byrd featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album three stars stating, "Byrd was at the top of his form in those days. Unlike some of his earlier sets, these pretty and melodic recordings are very concise (lacking a sense of adventure), clocking in between one-and-a-half and three-and-a-half minutes".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Charlie Byrd except as indicated
- "Yvone" - 1:57
- "Um Abraço No Bonfá (A Salute to Bonfá)" (João Gilberto) - 2:22
- "Meditação (Meditation)" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 3:12
- "Você e Eu (You and I)" (Carlos Lyra, Vinícius de Moraes) - 2:57
- "Coisa Mais Linda (A Most Beautiful Thing)" - 2:40
- "O Barquinho (Little Boat)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) - 1:56
- "Desafinado (Slightly Out of Tune)" (Jobim, Mendonça) - 2:31
- "Samba Triste" (Billy Blanco, Baden Powell) - 2:02
- "Bim-Bom" (Gilberto) - 1:51
- "Hô-Bá-Lá-Lá" (Gilberto) - 2:14
- "Ela Me Deixou (She Has Gone)" (Byrd, Benito DiPaula) - 2:34
- "O Pássaro (The Bird)" - 3:11
Personnel
- Charlie Byrd - guitar
- Gene Byrd - guitar (tracks 4, 10 and 12)
- Keter Betts - bass
- Bill Reichenbach - drums
- Earl Swope - trombone (tracks 4, 10 and 12)
- Charlie Hampton - alto saxophone, flute (tracks 4, 10 and 12)
- Willie Rodriguez - bongos (tracks 4, 10 and 12)
- Orchestra conducted by Walter Raim (tracks 1, 3, 6 and 8)
References
- ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed October 31, 2012
- ↑ Down Beat: January 31, 1963 Vol. 30, No.3
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 31, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 35. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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