Bossa Antigua
| Bossa Antigua | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 28 & 29, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 8, 1964 RCA Studio A, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:45 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor LPM 3320 | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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Bossa Antigua is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3] The album title is a kind of pun: Bossa Antigua ("old thing") in contrast to the popular musical genre Bossa Nova ("the new thing").[4] However Antigua is a proper pronoun, naming the island that is paired with Barbuda. The word for ‘old’ is ‘antigo’ in Portuguese, a cognate maybe of Antigua
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating " The playing is wonderful throughout, though just missing the full-throttle inspiration of Take Ten".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Paul Desmond except where noted.
- "Bossa Antigua" – 4:43
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier) – 5:04
- "O Gato" (Jane Herbert) – 4:33
- "Samba Cantina" – 5:38
- "Curacao Doloroso" – 4:30
- "A Ship Without a Sail" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:18
- "Alianca" – 4:29
- "The Girl from East 9th Street" – 6:13
- "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" [alternate take] (Brainin, Bernier) – 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Samba Cepeda" – 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "O Gato" [alternate take] – 4:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded Webster Hall on June 13, 1964 (track 8) at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 28, 1964 (tracks 1, 4 & 10), July 29, 1964 (tracks 2, 6 & 9), August 20, 1964 (tracks 3, 5 & 11), and September 8, 1964 (track 7).
Personnel
- Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
- Jim Hall – guitar
- Gene Cherico (track 8), Eugene Wright (tracks 1-7 & 9-11) – bass
- Connie Kay – drums
References
- ^ Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
- ^ Paul Desmond Discography Part Three: 1960-1969 Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
- ^ Berry, S. Jim Hall discography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
- ^ Album liner notes Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed May 1st, 2015
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Bossa Antigua – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.