South American Cookin' Explained

South American Cookin'
Type:Album
Artist:Curtis Fuller Quintet featuring Zoot Sims
Cover:South American Cookin'.jpg
Released:1961
Recorded:August 23, 1961
Studio:New York City
Genre:Jazz
Length:39:24
Label:Epic
LA 16020
Producer:Mike Berniker
Chronology:Curtis Fuller
Prev Title:The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller
Prev Year:1961
Next Title:Soul Trombone
Next Year:1961

South American Cookin' is an album by jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller, released in 1961 on the Epic label.[1] [2] It contains a version of One Note Samba, the Antônio Carlos Jobim that was made famous in North America when Stan Getz recorded it the following year.

Reception

The Allmusic website awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Hello, Young Lovers" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 5:20
  2. "Bésame Mucho" (Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez) - 9:13
  3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 6:43
  4. "One Note Samba" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 4:11
  5. "Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) - 6:48
  6. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 7:09

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/FullerCurtis-ldr.php Curtis Fuller Discography
  2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/curtis-fuller/catalog/#epic-la-16020 Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog
  3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/south-american-cookin-mw0000031693 Allmusic Review