Artist: Paul Winter
Album: Jazz Meets the Bossa Nova
Genre: Jazz, Bossa Nova
Release Date: 1962/2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 39:04
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 432 MB

Tracklist:

1-01. Paul Winter – Journey to Recife (Remastered) (02:41)
1-02. Paul Winter – Con Alma (Remastered) (04:10)
1-03. Paul Winter – The Spell of the Samba (Samba da Minha Terra) (Remastered) (02:48)
1-04. Paul Winter – Maria Nobody (Maria Ninguem) (Remastered) (03:06)
1-05. Paul Winter – The Anguish of Longing (Chega de Saudade) (Remastered) (03:03)
1-06. Paul Winter – Foolish One (Insensatez) (Remastered) (03:41)
1-07. Paul Winter – Little Boat (O Barquinho) (Remastered) (03:06)
1-08. Paul Winter – Longing for Bahia (Saudade da Bahia) (Remastered) (04:30)
1-09. Paul Winter – Don’t Play Games with Me (Bolinha de Papel) (Remastered) (01:59)
1-10. Paul Winter – Song of the Sad Eyes (Cancao dos Olhos Tristes) (Remastered) (05:04)
1-11. Paul Winter – Adeus, Passaro Preto (Bye Bye Blackbird) (Remastered) (02:01)
1-12. Paul Winter – Only You and I (Voce e Eu) (Remastered) (02:49)

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Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was exploring the bossa nova in some of his most successful releases when the Paul Winter Sextet recorded the bossa nova date in this compilation. Getz was a seasoned veteran with an identifiable, fully developed sound. Winter’s group was an assemblage of leading college musicians from the Chicago area. On this 1962 date, the difference in experience shows in the sextet’s tidy, proficient, often faceless performances.While the early Winter sextet was searching for a personality, the band did have distinctive voices in the warm, fluid piano of Warren Bernhardt and the appealing gruffness of Les Rout’s baritone sax. Saxophonist Winter and the rest of the sextet, though, generally contribute a characterless approximation of the bossa nova’s pulsating, gentle sensuality. It’s a different story on the folk song portion of this compilation. Recorded about 15 months later, the group has now loosened up. New members Cecil McBee on bass and Freddie Waits on drums bring some welcome muscle. Bernhardt is noticeably inspired by the new kick in the rhythm section. Winter also comes through with creative arrangements and good work on soprano sax. Flute virtuoso Jeremy Steig makes very effective appearances on three tracks. The folk song theme works well in evoking the Americana of composer Aaron Copeland and the troubadour spirit of Pete Seeger. The best moments hint at the folk fusion elements heard in Winter Consort, the Keith Jarrett trio of the late ’60s, and in guitarist Pat Metheny’s early work.