Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank

by Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank

Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: Pacific Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:10:23
  • Community rating: 3.87/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Gathering groundbreaking 1953 and 1954 Pacific Jazz sessions, this compilation highlights the early, seamless integration of Brazilian rhythms with West Coast cool jazz. The intricate interplay between Almeida's classical guitar and Shank's alto saxophone foreshadowed the ensuing bossa nova explosion.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, acoustic, improvisation, guitars, flute, dance

Tracklist

  1. Atabaque (2:51)
  2. Amor Flamengo (2:57)
  3. Stairway To The Stars (3:02)
  4. Acertate Mas (3:04)
  5. Terra Seca (3:12)
  6. Speak Low (2:22)
  7. Speak Low (alternative take) (2:31)
  8. Inquietacao (3:05)
  9. Baa-Too-Kee (3:04)
  10. Carinoso (3:36)
  11. Tocata (4:48)
  12. Hazardous (2:50)
  13. Nono (3:01)
  14. Noctambulism (4:40)
  15. Blue Baiao (3:20)
  16. Bourree (2:36)
  17. Mystified (3:02)
  18. Malaguena (2:43)
  19. Sueno (2:33)
  20. Insomnia (3:03)
  21. Eili-Eili (2:10)
  22. Brazilliance (2:54)
  23. Tea For Two (2:48)

Credits

  • 袛邪胁懈写 孝褍褏屑邪薪芯胁 - primary artist, music by
  • 孝邪褌褜褟薪邪 小邪褕泻芯 - lyrics by
  • 袦懈褏邪懈谢 袩谢褟褑泻芯胁褋泻懈泄 - lyrics by
  • leon berger - soloist
  • 袦懈褏邪懈谢 袧芯卸泻懈薪 - lyrics by

More from Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank: full discography