Roger Glenn - My Latin Heart - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rota Roger - I Suoni Narranti [COMPACT DISCS] Italy - Import date 09/25/2009

Brazilian master guitarist Laurindo Almeida first came to prominence in the US as a member of Stan Kenton's band during the height of it's success in the 1940 s and then became one of the world's most sought after studio musicians. In 1953 he recorded two of the first Brazilian styled jazz albums with Bud Shank called Brazilliance, which led to sessions with Baden Powell, Stan Getz and Herbie Mann, among others. In 1961, Almeida won multiple Grammy Awards for Best Engineered Album, Classical and Best Chamber Music Performance. The following year he won Grammy Awards for Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo and Best Contemporary Classical Composition..The rare mid-1970's album presented here features Almeida's guitar with Chuck Flores (percussion) and Mike Lanf (keyboards), and finally sees the light of day in the digital domain. All selections newly re-mastered. Album Tracks 1. Mozart in Samba Motion 2. Garoto 3. Escadoo 4. That Lazy Thing 5. Songs from Black Orpheus 6. Impromptu 7. Invocation to Xango (From Brazilian Popular Suite) 8. Toada (From Brazilian Popular Suite) 9. Choro (From Brazilian Popular Suite) 10. Samba Cancao (From Brazilian Popular Suite) 11. Baiao (From Brazilian Popular Suite) 12. Marcha (From Brazilian Popular Suite)

The RCA Victor Jazz Greatest Hits series, designed to recreate the success of RCA's Classical Greatest Hits series, features eye-catching Hirschfeld illustrations and an unbeatable price point perfect for attracting both the beginning jazz consumer and the collector. This features InchMoonlight Serenade,Inch InchChattanooga Choo-Choo,Inch InchThat Old Black Magic,Inch InchLittle Brown Jug,Inch InchWhen You Wish Upon a Star,Inch InchDon't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)Inch and much more. Album Tracks 1. In the Mood 2. Moonlight Serenade 3. Tuxedo Junction 4. Chattanooga Choo-Choo 5. A String of Pearls 6. When You Wish Upon a Star 7. That Old Black Magic 8. Moon Love 9. Little Brown Jug 10. Sunrise Serenade 11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 12. (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo 13. American Patrol 14. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) 15. King Porter Stomp