Bossa Nova Plus Explained

Bossa Nova Plus
Type:Studio
Artist:Willis Jackson
Cover:Bossa Nova Plus.jpg
Released:1962
Recorded:October 30, 1962
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Bossa nova, latin jazz
Label:Prestige
PRLP 7260
Chronology:Willis Jackson
Prev Title:Johnny "Hammond" Cooks with Gator Tail
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Neapolitan Nights
Next Year:1962

Bossa Nova Plus (also released as Shuckin') is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "His second great album that year".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Cachita" (Rafael Hernández) – 3:47
  2. "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (George Cory, Douglass Cross) – 3:21
  3. "Amor" (Ricardo López Méndez, Gabriel Ruíz) – 7:48
  4. "Mama Inez" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Eliseo Grenet) –
  5. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 5:09
  6. "Shuckin'" (Willis Jackson) – 5:27

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7260 Prestige Records discography
  2. Wynn, R. Allmusic listing accessed February 20, 2013