Laurindo Almeida - Guitar from Ipanema

Styles: Guitar Jazz, Brazilian Jazz

Year: 1964

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 30:07

Size: 69,2 MB

Art: Front

(2:20)  1. Girl from Ipanema

(3:10)  2. Manhã de Carnaval

(2:08)  3. Sarah's Samba

(2:59)  4. Winter Moon

(2:34)  5. Izabella

(2:49)  6. Choro for People in Love

(2:43)  7. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

(3:51)  8. Old Guitaron

(2:13)  9. Um Abraço No Bonfa

(3:04) 10. Twilight in Rio

(2:10) 11. The Fiddler's Wolf Whistle

It is a bit ironic that guitarist Laurindo Almeida found himself in the 1960's jumping on the bossa-nova bandwagon a bit late for he had actually pioneered the movement a decade earlier. The Brazilian guitarist plays well enough on the 11 bossa tunes included on this out-of-print Lp (mostly originals plus covers of "The Girl From Ipanema," "Manha De Carnaval" and "Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars") but the arrangements (which sometimes utilize the whistling of Jack Marshall, George Field's harmonica and flutist Harry Klee among others) are commercial and overly concise; all but two of the songs are under three minutes. Irene Kral's two vocals (quite early in her career) are a plus and the music is quite pleasing but there are no surprises. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/guitar-from-ipanema-mw0000573855

Personnel: Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Irene Kral (vocals); Jack Marshall (whistling, guitar); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Fafá Lemos (violin); Harry Klee (flute); George Fields (harmonica); Djalma Ferreira (organ).

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