Bossa Nova Soul Samba is an album by American saxophonist Ike Quebec recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] It was Quebec's final recording before his death in January 1963.

Soul Samba
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedOctober 5, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreBossa nova, soul jazz, latin jazz
Length37:47
LabelBlue Note
BST 84114
ProducerAlfred Lion
Ike Quebec chronology
Easy Living
(1962)
Soul Samba
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Quebec emphasizes warm, long tones (reminiscent of Coleman Hawkins in a romantic fashion), and his sidemen play light and appealing but nonetheless authoritative bossa rhythms."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ike Quebec except where noted

  1. "Loie" (Kenny Burrell) - 3:10
  2. "Lloro Tu Despedida" (Aldo Cabral, Joraci Camargo, Emanuel Lacordaire) - 3:01
  3. "Goin' Home" (Antonín Dvořák, William Arms Fisher) - 5:39
  4. "Me 'n You" - 5:58
  5. "Liebesträume" (Franz Liszt) - 3:42
  6. "Shu Shu" (Antônio Almeida, Carlos Monteiro DeSouza) - 3:31
  7. "Blue Samba" - 5:18
  8. "Favela" (Joraci Camargo, Heckel Tavares) - 4:00
  9. "Linda Flor" (Henrique Vogeler) - 3:28

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Loie" [alternate take] (Burrell) - 3:32
  2. "Shu Shu" [alternate take] (Almeida, DeSouza) - 3:19
  3. "Favela" [alternate take] (Camargo, Tavares) - 3:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed October 29, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 29, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1187. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.