An Easy Introduction to Jazz-Bossa Nova

This collection contains 18 complete albums from the bossa nova-jazz craze, including two 1953 precursors by tenor saxophonist Bud Shank and Brazilian guitarist Laurindo Almeida, as well as brilliant works in the genre by such stars as Stan Getz, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Zoot Sims, and Coleman Hawkins, among others, and the landmark early recordings by Joâo Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim which introduced Bossa Nova to the world.

INCLUDED HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING 18 ALBUMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY:

• Laurindo Almeida/Bud Shank: Brazilliance (World Pacific WP-1412) & Brazilliance Vol.2 (WP1419)

• Stan Getz: Jazz Samba (Verve V6-8432) & Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve V6-8494)

• Zoot Sims: New Beat Bossa Nova (Colpix SCP435) & New Beat Bossa Nova Vol. 2 (Colpix SCP437)

• Coleman Hawkins: Desafinado (Impulse AS-28)

• Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova (Mercury SR-60751)

• Dave Brubeck: Bossa Nova U.S.A. (Columbia CS9364) • Bud Shank/Clare Fischer: Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz PJ ST58) & Brasamba! (Pacific Jazz PJ ST64)

• Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy on the French Riviera (Phillips PHS600048) & New Wave! (Phillips PHS600070)

• Joâo Gilberto: Chega de Saudade /aka The Warm World of Joâo Gilberto (Odeon 3073 / Atlantic 8076)

• Joâo Gilberto: O Amor, O Sorriso e a Flor /aka Brazil’s Brilliant Joâo Gilberto (Odeon 3151/ Capitol T-10280)

• Joâo Gilberto: Joâo Gilberto / aka The Boss of the Bossa Nova (Odeon 3202/Atlantic 8070)

• Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Greatest Bossa Nova Composer Vol.1 & Vol.2 (Malanga MLP01 & MLP02)