Mercury · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Big Band Bossa Nova

Quincy Jones And His Orchestra

Recorded	Jun 15 & Sep 8, 1962
Label	Mercury
Released	1962
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 108013

The record

Cut as the bossa nova craze hit American shores, this finds Quincy Jones scoring the new Brazilian rhythms for full big-band brass, with Jim Hall's guitar and Lalo Schifrin's piano threading through the percussion-heavy arrangements. A crossover date that shows Jones's arranging chops applied to a fad with real staying power.

Session personnel

Chris White — bass
Jim Hall — guitar
Carlos Gomez — percussion [latin american percussionists]
Jack del Rio — percussion [latin american percussionists]
José Paula — percussion [latin american percussionists]
Rudy Collins — percussion [standard jazz percussion instruments]
Lalo Schifrin — piano [pianist]

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 63 pressings on file.

1962	Mercury · MG 20751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1962	Mercury — MONO
1962	Mercury · SR 60751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Mercury · SR 60751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Mercury · MCL 125 258 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Mercury · 135 258 MCY — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Mercury · MMC 14125 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Philips · PD 56 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Mercury · MG 20751(C) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Mercury · MG 20751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1962	Mercury · SR 60751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1962	Mercury · MG 20751 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono
1962	Mercury · MC 125 258 L — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · laminated sleeve
1962	Mercury · ST 60751 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album