Stan Getz, Laurindo Almeida – Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Stan Getz, Laurindo Almeida – Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 32:13 minutes | 1,29 GB | Genre: Jazz, Bossa Nova
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

Stan Getz With Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida is an album by American saxophonist Stan Getz and guitarist Laurindo Almeida, recorded in 1963 and originally issued on Verve as V/V6-8665.

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Laurindo Almeida – It’s A Bossa Nova World! (1963/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Laurindo Almeida – It’s A Bossa Nova World! (1963/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 29:23 minutes | 628 MB | Genre: Bossa Nova
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

It’s definitely a bossa nova world when Laurindo Almeida’s around – given that the player first got the whole sound going in the 50s, then returned the favor in the 60s with some great albums like this for Capitol Records! The set’s a bright blend of LA jazz and bossa rhythms – played by a group that also features Howard Roberts on electric guitar, Jimmy Rowles on organ, Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Bob Cooper on tenor, and Shelly Manne, Victor Feldman, and Chico Guererro on lots of percussion! Almeida plays guitar and cavaquinho on the session – and titles include “Rio Bonito”, “Lisbon Antigua”, “More”, “Danke Shoen”, “Till Then”, “Say Wonderful Things”, and “Sukiyaki”.

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