Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Bossa Nova Soul Samba
| Recorded | Oct 5, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | ST-84114 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 338764 |
The record
Willie Bobo's percussion snaps beneath Burrell's supple comping as the tenor eases into the era's bossa nova craze. A late-career date that trades ballad warmth for Latin rhythm without losing the after-hours feel.
Session personnel
- Wendell Marshall — bass
- Willie Bobo — drums
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Ike Quebec — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
The earliest on file is the 1962 US mono, listed here simply as 4114, with an RVG stamp, Plastylite ear and laminated sleeve. The 1962 stereo ST-84114 matches it and adds a deep groove on side one. Blue Note reissued from 1966 onward with the ear gone. For a modern copy the serious ones are Classic Records' 1997 ST-84114 and the Analogue Productions 45 RPM AP-84114 from 2009.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 39 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Blue Note · 4114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 2009 | Analogue Productions · AP-84114 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, RTI 180 gram Analogue Productions |
| 2011 | Analogue Productions · AP-84114 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, QRP 180 gram Analogue Productions |
| 1962 | Blue Note · ST-84114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, DG side 1 · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1971 | Blue Note · BST 84114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1996 | Blue Note · CDP 7243 8 52443 2 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2007 | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2012 | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| 2016 | Blue Note · ST-84114 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 gr · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
| — | Blue Note · 0946 3 92783 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp |
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