Latin Contrasts Explained

Latin Contrasts
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Bud Shank
Cover:	Latin_Contrasts.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	March 1958 Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	World Pacific WP 1281
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Bud Shank
Prev Title:	Holiday in Brazil
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	I'll Take Romance
Next Year:	1958

Latin Contrasts (also released as Brazilliance Vol. 3) is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida first released on the World Pacific label in 1959.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Laurindo Almeida, except as indicated.

1. "Harlem Samba" - 2:26
2. "North of the Border" - 2:38
3. "Sunset Baion" - 2:04
4. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) - 3:54
5. "Toro Dance" (Bud Shank) - 2:52
6. "Serenade for Alto" - 3:35
7. "Xana-Lyn" (Shank) - 3:28
8. "Blowing Wild" (Dmitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:30
9. "Gershwin Prelude" (George Gershwin) - 3:28
10. "Frio Y Color" (Shank) - 3:20

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
• Laurindo Almeida - guitar
• Gary Peacock - bass
• Chuck Flores - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-1200-series/#wp-1281 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series
2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. World Pacific Album Discography, accessed January 9, 2016