Bossa Nova (Bola Sete album)

Bossa Nova
Studio album by Bola Sete
Released 1962
Recorded October 22 – 26, 1962 at RCA Studios, New York City, NY
Genre Samba, jazz
Length 30:54
Label Fantasy
Bola Sete chronology
O Extraordinario Bola Sete
(1961)		 Bossa Nova
(1962)		 Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends
(1963)

Bossa Nova is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1962 through Fantasy Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Richie Unterberger of allmusic declared Bossa Nova to be an excellent showcase of for Sete's approach to bossa nova, calling it "masterfully virtuosic, yet at the same time imbued with passion and taste." He gave the album four and a half out of five stars, praising Bola's guitar playing and emphasis on rhythm.[1]

In 2001, Bossa Nova was issued on CD coupled with Tour de Force on a compilation titled after the latter.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Bola Sete, except where noted. 

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Up The Creek"    2:08
2. "My Different World"    2:00
3. "Dilemma"    2:47
4. "Sweet Thing"    3:14
5. "If You Return"  Rodrigues 2:35
6. "Samba in the Perrotque!"  Ferreira 2:50
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Manhã de Carnaval"  Bonfá, Creatore, Maria, Peretti, Weiss 2:16
2. "Brazilian Bossa Galore"    2:35
3. "You're the Reason"  Duran, Jobim 3:15
4. "Wagging Along"    2:53
5. "Ash Wednesday"  Marçal 2:46
6. "Without You"    1:34

Personnel

Release history

Country Date Label Format Catalogue number
United States 1962 Fantasy mono LP 3349
stereo LP 8349

References

  1. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Bossa Nova". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

External links

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