Concord Jazz Signed by Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton
Altoist Bud Shank (who doubles on flute) and acoustic guitarist Laurindo Almeida first teamed up in 1954 to make a couple of albums called Brazilliance that hinted at but greatly predated bossa nova. Shank and Almeida came together 20 years later to form the L.A. Four, a quartet also including bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne. Their debut recording as a unit was made at the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival, and it finds the appealing musicians blending together well on bossa nova tunes (including "Manha de Carnaval"), Almeida's classical-oriented originals, and some swing. This was a particularly inventive chamber jazz band.
Side 1.
1. Sundancers Shank 7:38
2. Carioca Hills Almeida 3:53
3. Allemande and the Fox Almeida, Weiss 3:58
4. Berimbau Carioca Almeida 6:29
Side 2.
5. Cielo Almeida 4:51
6. Prelude, Opus 28, No. 4/How Insensitive Chopí, Gimbel, Jobim 5:17
7. Old Time Rag Almeida 1:47
8. Manha de Carnaval Bonfa 8:30
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