Big Band Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones album)

Not to be confused with Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz album) or Big Band Bossa Nova (Enoch Light album).

Big Band Bossa Nova
Studio album by Quincy Jones
Released	December 20, 1962
Recorded	June 15, 1962 – September 8, 1962
Studio	A&R Studios, New York City
Genre	Bossa Nova[1][2] Jazz[1][3] exotica[3] latin[3]
Length	35:02
Label	Mercury
Producer	Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones chronology
The Quintessence (1961) Big Band Bossa Nova (1962) Quincy Jones Plays Hip Hits (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
New Record Mirror	[4]

Big Band Bossa Nova is an album by American composer Quincy Jones.

Track listing

#	Title	Writers	Length
1	"Soul Bossa Nova"	Quincy Jones	2:44
2	"Boogie Bossa Nova"	Charles Mingus	2:41
3	"Desafinado"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça	2:53
4	"Manhã de Carnaval (Morning Of The Carnival)"	Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Maria	2:55
5	"Se É Tarde Me Perdoa (Forgive Me If I'm Late)"	Ronaldo Bôscoli, Carlos Lyra	4:21
6	"On the Street Where You Live"	Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner	2:32
7	"One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So)"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça	2:00
8	"Lalo Bossa Nova"	Lalo Schifrin	3:12
9	"Serenata"	Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	3:18
10	"Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)"	Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes	5:30
11	"A Taste of Honey" (CD extra on some pressings)	Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow	2:56

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Performers

• Quincy Jones – conductor, arranger
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
• Roland Kirk – flute, alto flute
• Jerome Richardson – flute, alto flute, woodwinds
• Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Julius Watkins – French horn
• Alan Raph – bass trombone
• Lalo Schifrin – piano
• Jim Hall – guitar
• Chris White – bass
• Rudy Collins – drums
• Jack Del Rio – percussion
• Carlos Gomez – percussion
• Jose Paula – percussion

Recording engineer: Phil Ramone

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Big Band Bossa Nova". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
2. "Quincy Jones & His Orch.* – Big Band Bossa Nova". discogs.com (Podcast). Discogs. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
3. Molanphy, Chris (June 15, 2024). "I Wanna Rock with Q. Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
4. Griffiths, David (13 July 1963). "Quincy Jones: Big Band Bossa Nova" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 122. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
5. Digital Re-issue, on Verve label