''Do the Bossa Nova with Herbie Mann'' (subtitled ''Recorded in Rio de Janeiro with the Greatest Bossa Nova Players'') is an album by American jazz flautist

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz Flute, flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ...

recorded in 1962 for the

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label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series
accessed August 10, 2015

Reception

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awarded the album 4 stars with its review by

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stating "Rather than play a watered-down version of bossa nova in New York studios (which was becoming quite common as the bossa nova fad hit its peak in 1962), flutist Herbie Mann went down to Brazil and recorded with some of the top players of the style. ...the music is as much Brazilian as it is jazz. This 'fusion' works quite well".

Track listing

# "Deve Ser Amor (It Must Be Love)" (

Vinícius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrig ...

, Baden Powell) – 4:19 # "Menina Feia (Ugly Girl)" (

Oscar Castro-Neves Oscar Castro-Neves (May 15, 1940 – September 27, 2013), was a Brazilian guitarist, arranger, and composer who is considered a founding figure in bossa nova. Biography He was born in Rio de Janeiro as one of triplets and formed a band with his ...

) – 5:30 # " Amor Em Paz (Love in Peace)" (

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

, de Moraes) – 2:36 # "Voce e Eu" (

Carlos Lyra Carlos Eduardo Lyra Barbosa (11 May 1933 – 16 December 2023) was a Brazilian singer, and composer of numerous bossa nova and Música popular brasileira classics. He has also worked as a writer, with notable contributions to musical films suc ...

, de Moraes) – 4:21 # "

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" (

Newton Mendonça Newton Ferreira de Mendonça (February 14, 1921 – November 22, 1960) was a musician, composer, and lyricist. He began as a pianist in 1950. Mendonça was born in Rio de Janeiro. In 1953 he started working with Antônio Carlos Jobim, somethi ...

) – 3:30 # "The Blues Walk" (

Clifford Brown Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Sprin ...

) – 4:06 # "Consolação (Consolation)" (Powell, de Moraes) – 4:26 # "Bossa Velha (Old Bossa)" (Herbie Mann) – 4:23

Personnel

– flute *Durval Ferreira (tracks 2 & 6), Baden Powell (tracks 1 & 7) – guitar *Pedro Paulo – trumpet (tracks 2 & 6) *

Paulo Moura Paulo Moura (15 July 1932 – 12 July 2010) was a Brazilian clarinetist and saxophonist. Born in São José do Rio Preto, where his father was the maestro of a marching band and encouraged his son to train as a tailor, Paulo instead studied in t ...

–

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(tracks 2 & 6) *

– piano, vocals, arranger (tracks 3 & 5) *Luis Carlos Vinhas (track 4),

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(tracks 2 & 6) – piano *Gabriel (tracks 1 & 7), Papao (track 1), Otavio Bailly Jr. (tracks 2 & 6) –

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*Juquinha (track 7),

Dom Um Romão Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, An ...

(tracks 2 & 6), – drums *Zezinho e Sua Escola de Samba – percussion (track 8) *Other unidentified musicians

References

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