Bossa Nova (Eddie Harris album) explained

Bossa Nova
Type:	Album
Artist:	Eddie Harris
Cover:	Bossa Nova (Eddie Harris album).jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	November 1962 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:41
Label:	Vee-Jay LP/SR 3034
Producer:	Sid McCoy
Chronology:	Eddie Harris
Prev Title:	Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Half and Half
Next Year:	1963

Bossa Nova is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris, featuring some early compositions by Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1962 and released on the Vee-Jay label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review states "far from being a casual response to a fad, this is a great record, one where Harris came to his own comfortable accommodation with the Brazilian idiom".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Lalo Schifrin except as indicated

1. "Mima" - 7:39
2. "Lolita Marie" (Eddie Harris) - 4:54
3. "Cev y Mar" (Johnny Alf) - 8:29
4. "Whispering Bossa Nova" - 5:42
5. "Samba Para Dos" - 5:29
6. "Tel Eco Teco No. 2" (Nelsinado O. Magalhaes) - 3:28

Personnel

• Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone
• Lalo Schifrin - piano, arranger
• Jimmy Raney - guitar
• Art Davis - bass
• Chuck Lampkin - drums
• Jack del Rio, Osvaldo Cigno - Latin percussion
• George Okamoto, Ray London - cover illustration

Notes and References

1. Payne, D. Lalo Schifrin discography accessed May 4, 2012
2. http://www.eddieharris.com/#discography Eddie Harris discography
3. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed May 4, 2012