Bossa Antigua

Bossa Antigua is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 which were released on the RCA Victor label.[1][2][3] The album title is a kind of pun: Bossa Antigua ("old thing") in contrast to the popular musical genre Bossa Nova ("the new thing").[4] However Antigua is a proper pronoun, naming the island that is paired with Barbuda. The word for ‘old’ is ‘antigo’ in Portuguese, a cognate maybe of Antigua

Bossa Antigua
Studio album by
Paul Desmond
Released1965
RecordedJuly 28 & 29, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 8, 1964
RCA Studio A, New York City
GenreJazz
Length58:45
LabelRCA Victor LPM 3320
ProducerGeorge Avakian
Paul Desmond chronology
Take Ten
(1963)		 Bossa Antigua
(1965)		 Glad to Be Unhappy
(1964)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating " The playing is wonderful throughout, though just missing the full-throttle inspiration of Take Ten".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Desmond except where noted.

  1. "Bossa Antigua" – 4:43
  2. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier) – 5:04
  3. "O Gato" (Jane Herbert) – 4:33
  4. "Samba Cantina" – 5:38
  5. "Curacao Doloroso" – 4:30
  6. "A Ship Without a Sail" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:18
  7. "Alianca" – 4:29
  8. "The Girl from East 9th Street" – 6:13
  9. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" [alternate take] (Brainin, Bernier) – 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Samba Cepeda" – 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "O Gato" [alternate take] – 4:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded Webster Hall on June 13, 1964 (track 8) at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 28, 1964 (tracks 1, 4 & 10), July 29, 1964 (tracks 2, 6 & 9), August 20, 1964 (tracks 3, 5 & 11), and September 8, 1964 (track 7).

Personnel
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References
  1. Paul Desmond Catalog accessed February 29, 2016
  2. Paul Desmond Discography Part Three: 1960-1969 Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  3. Berry, S. Jim Hall discography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  4. Album liner notes Archived March 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine accessed May 1st, 2015
  5. Ginell, Richard S.. Bossa Antigua – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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