Lalo Schifrin “Piano, Strings And Bossa Nova”

Lalo Schifrin

“Piano, Strings And Bossa Nova”
( LP MGM Records, 1962 )
Catalog # SE 4110
Also Reissued on Verve Records 589 763-2

Tracklisting:
01 The Wave (2:41)
02 Insensatez (2:19)
03 You And Me (Voce E Eu) (1:45)
04 Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos) (2:13)
05 Silvia (3:09)
06 Murmurio (Murmur) (1:56)
07 Maria (2:27)
08 Rapaz De Bem (2:32)
09 Samba No Perroquet (Parrot Samba) (2:01)
10 Rio After Dark (2:30)
11 Time For Love (2:24)
12 I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (1:51)

Personnel:
Bass – Chris White
Drums – Rudy Collins
Guitar – Jim Hall
Percussion – Carmen Costa , José Paulo
Piano, Arranged By – Lalo Schifrin
Recorded: October 1962 in New York City

Review :
A wonderful album from Lalo Schfrin! This one mixes together bossa piano and sweeping string arrangements — in a style that’s incredibly dark-edged and driving, with a sound that’s at once spooky and lovely — a dancing groove that makes the best tracks really sparkle! The album’s light years away from other “piano with strings” albums of the time — proof that Schifrin was easily one of the most imaginative forces of his generation, and an arranger who really helped reshape music in the 60s.
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By Rob