The L.A. Four • The L.A. Four Scores!

 

 

Review by Scott Yanow
Altoist Bud Shank (who doubles on flute) and acoustic guitarist Laurindo Almeida first teamed up in 1954 to make a couple of albums called Brazilliance that hinted at but greatly predated bossa nova. Shank and Almeida came together 20 years later to form the L.A. Four, a quartet also including bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne. Their debut recording as a unit was made at the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival, and it finds the appealing musicians blending together well on bossa nova tunes (including "Manha de Carnaval"), Almeida's classical-oriented originals, and some swing. This was a particularly inventive chamber jazz band.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-la-4-scores%21-mw0000196876

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El altoista Bud Shank (que toca la flauta) y el guitarrista acústico Laurindo Almeida se unieron por primera vez en 1954 para hacer un par de álbumes llamados Brazilliance que insinuaban pero eran muy anteriores a la bossa nova. Shank y Almeida se unieron 20 años después para formar L. A. Four, un cuarteto que también incluía al bajista Ray Brown y la baterista Shelly Manne. Su grabación debut como unidad se realizó en el Festival de Jazz de Concord de 1974, y encuentra a los atractivos músicos mezclándose bien en melodías de bossa nova( incluida "Manha de Carnaval"), los originales orientados a la música clásica de Almeida y algo de swing. Se trataba de una banda de jazz de cámara particularmente inventiva.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-la-4-scores%21-mw0000196876

Colaborador / Contributor:  Ketmokin

Tracks:
01 - Sundancers (Shank)
02 - Carioca Hills (Almeida)
03 - Allemande and Fox (Weiss-Almeida)
04 - Berimbau Carioca (Almeida)
05 - Cielo (Almeida)
06 - Prelude, Op.28 No.4 (Chopin)/How Insensitive (Jobim-Gimbel)
07 - Old Time Rag (Almeida)
08 - Manha de Carnaval (Maria-Bonfa)


Credits:
Laurindo Almeida (Guitar);
Ray Brown (Bass, cello #6);
Shelly Manne (Drums, percussion, whistle #2, berimbau #4);
Bud Shank (Flute #1,4,5, Alto saxophone #2,8).

Label:    Concord Jazz – CJ-8
Country:    US
Released:    1975
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bossa Nova, Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2717445-The-LA-Four-The-LA-Four-Scores

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