Backgrounder: Bossa Nova Modern Quartet

By now I'm sure you've guessed that I have a sizable digital collection of rare Brazilian bossa nova albums from the early 1960s, when the new genre was at its peak. Collecting that period is one of my many obsessions. If I were to blindfold you and lead you into a used record store, where I placed your hands on albums in a bin of Brazilian LPs released between 1962 and 1966, you could pull out as many as you wanted, take them to the cashier and you'd be happy with all of them at home. It's like prospecting for gold at Fort Knox.

Included in my collection is the Bossa Nova Modern Quartet's Bossa Nova Jazz Samba. Released in 1964 on Brazil's Nilser label, the album featured Jorginho on tenor saxophone and flute, José Cláudio das Neves on vibes, Luiz Marinho on bass and Plinio on drums.

The tracks are Ed Lincoln's Bossa Nova Jazz Samba, Orlann Divo and Waltel Branco Brincando Gostei, Johnny Alf's Fim de Semana Em Eldorado, Lincoln's Sambette Nº 3, Luvercy Fiorini and Oscar Castro-Neves's Chora Tua Tristeza, Antonio Carlos Jobim's Corcovado, Jobim and Vinicius De Moraes's Garota de Ipanema, Lincoln's Do Jeito Que A Gente Quer, Orlann Divo and Roberto Jorge's Vira Lata and Walter Branco's Beduíno.

Here's the Bossa Nova Modern Quartet's Bossa Nova Jazz Samba. Put it on as background and enjoy free of ads...