Desafinado (album)

Desafinado is an album by American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins featuring performances recorded in 1962 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "The simplified style of this album overall perfectly suited the amiable, good-natured, and laid-back Hawkins".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) — 5:49
2. "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba)" (Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods) — 2:53
3. "Samba Para Bean" (Manny Albam) — 5:29
4. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) — 3:59
5. "One Note Samba" (Jobim, Mendonça) — 6:01
6. "O Pato (The Duck)" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira) — 4:12
7. "Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa)" (João Gilberto) — 4:52
8. "Stumpy Bossa Nova" (Coleman Hawkins) — 2:30

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 12, 1962 (tracks 2-5) and September 17, 1962 (tracks 1 & 6-8)

Personnel

• Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
• Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith — guitar
• Major Holley — bass
• Eddie Locke — drums, percussion
• Tommy Flanagan — claves
• Willie Rodriguez — percussion
• Manny Albam — arranger

References