Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Soft Samba
| Recorded | Jun 15 & Oct 7, 1964 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1964 |
| Personnel | 11 credited players |
| Discogs | master 303118 |
The record
Bossa nova gets the Verve treatment here, and Jobim himself sits in on guitar to lend the breeze some quiet authority. Burrell and a percussion-heavy crew keep things plush and unhurried, easy-drifting from start to finish.
Session personnel
- Richard Davis — bass
- Seldon Powell — flute
- Spencer Sinatra — flute
- Antonio Carlos Jobim — guitar
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Gary McFarland — leader, vibraphone, arranged by, conductor
- Arnold Wise — percussion
- Sol Gubin — percussion
- Willie Bobo — percussion
- Patti Bown — piano
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Verve Records · V-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V6-8603 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Deep Groove · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1977 | Verve Records · MV 2102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · RVG stamp; gatefold |
| 1991 | Verve Records · POCJ-2110 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 2001 | Verve Records · UCCV-9018 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mini LP Sleeve · RVG stamp |
| 2004 | Verve Records · UCCU-5249 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2006 | Verve Records · UCCU-9223 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2009 | Verve Records · UCCU-9698 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve, SHM-CD · RVG stamp |
Follow the players
Richard Davis also plays on
Seldon Powell also plays on
Spencer Sinatra also plays on