Bossa Nova is an album of Bossa nova compositions by Ramsey Lewis' Trio featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label.Argo Records discography accessed October 9, 2012
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "the Ramsey Lewis Trio embraced the sunkissed Rio groove to create one of its most unusual and engaging LPs".Ankeney, J. Allmusic Review accessed October 9, 2012
Track listing "Samba de Orpheus" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá) – 3:35 "Maha de Carnaval (The Morning of the Carnaval)" (Jobim, Bonfá) – 4:41 "A Criancinhas (The Children)" (El Dee Young) – 2:37 "A Noite Do Meu Bem (The Night of My Love)" (Dolores Duran) – 4:17 "O Pato (The Duck)" (Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira) – 2:37 "Generique (Happiness)" (Traditional) – 5:00 "Roda Moinho (Whirlpool)" (Vince Guaraldi) – 3:19 "Cara de Palhaco (The Face of the Clown)" (Traditional) – 2:22 "Canacao para Geralda (A Song for Geraldine)" (Ramsey Lewis) – 6:17
Personnel Ramsey Lewis – piano El Dee Young – bass Issac "Red" Holt – drums Josef Paulo – guitar, pandeiro, vocals Carmen Costa – cabaça, vocals
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