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Big Band Bossa Nova (Enoch Light album)

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Big Band Bossa Nova
Studio album by
Enoch Light and His Orchestra
Released1962
GenreBossa nova
LabelCommand

Big Band Bossa Nova is a studio album by Enoch Light and His Orchestra. It was released in 1962 on Command Records (catalog no. RS 844-SD). The musicians performing solos included Doc Severinsen on trumpet, Tony Mottola on guitar, Phil Bodner on woodwinds, and Bobby Byrne on trombone.[1][2]

Big Band Bossa Nova debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on December 22, 1962, peaked at No. 8, and remained on the chart for 29 weeks.[3]

Track listing

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Side A

  1. "Desafinado" (A.C. Jobim, N. Mendonca) [2:30]
  2. "One Note Samba" (A.C. Jobim, N. Mendonca) [3:35]
  3. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol) [3:14]
  4. "E Luxo So" (A. Barroso, L. Peixoto) [2:53]
  5. "Galanura" (E. Light, L. Davies) [2:03]
  6. "Lullaby Of Birdland" (George Shearing) [3:29]

Side B

  1. "Rio Junction (Bossa Nova)" (E. Light, L. Davies) [2:10]
  2. "Sem Saudades De Voce" (H. Lyra) [2:34]
  3. "La Puerta Del Sol" (C. Severinsen, L. Davies) [2:45]
  4. "Brazil" (Ary Barroso) [2:07]
  5. "Bésame Mucho" (Consuelo Velazquez) [2:46]
  6. "Take The 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) [2:46]

Credits

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References

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  1. ^ a b Liner notes on back cover of "Big Band Bossa Nova" album.
  2. ^ "Enoch Light – Big Band Bossa Nova". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Albums. Billboard Books. p. 182. ISBN 0823076318.