Herbie Mann - Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues – this gentle and warm blend of jazz and bossa nova was inspired by flautist Herbie Mann’s 1961 Brazilian tour.
A well-chosen, simpatico group invests these attractive compositions with warmth while slipping deftly into the blend of relaxation and lyricism the idiom calls for. As leader, Mann generally takes on the theme statements, but his unpretentious – yet always melodic – playing works well in this context. A major benefit to the sessions is Billy Bean, a superb guitarist with a great gift for improvisation, whose versatility adds considerably more orchestral colour and texture to Mann’s group.
Vibist Haygood Hardy’s rhythmically sinuous and serpentine solos are also consistently well constructed, while the rhythm section, which carries the soloists along irresistibly, yet always with restraint, is one of the best Mann ever had.


HERBIE MANN

Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues

1962




CD / 320Kbps


Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues:

01 Brazil.mp3 11 MB

02 Copacabana.mp3 16 MB

03 Minha De Saudade.mp3 12 MB

04 B.N. Blues.mp3 8 MB

05 One Note Samba.mp3 10 MB

06 Me Faz Recorar.mp3 18 MB


Personnel:

Herbie Mann, flute

with

Haygood Hardy, vibes

Dave Pike, marimba

Billy Bean, guitar

Bill Salter, bass

Willie Bobo, drums

Carlos “Patato” Valdés, conga

Jose De Paula, tambourine

Carmen Costa, maracas


Recorded in New York City, early 1962