In the midst of lolling away his time in semi-retirement after the Dave
Brubeck Quartet broke up in 1967, Paul Desmond allowed himself to be
lured back into the recording studio by producer Creed Taylor, who knew
exactly what to do with his idle, but by no means spent, alto player.
The result is a beautifully produced, eclectic album of music that
revives Desmond's "bossa antigua" idea and sends it in different
directions, directly toward Brazil and various Caribbean regions, as
well as back to the jazzy States. "Samba With Some Barbecue" is a
marvelous bossa nova treatment of Louis Armstrong's New Orleans rouser
"Struttin' With Some Barbecue," whose opening bars bear an uncanny
resemblance to those of "Samba de Orpheus" (which the erudite Desmond
was no doubt aware of). No matter how many times you've heard "Autumn
Leaves," Desmond's bossa nova treatment will give you a fresh jolt as he
offhandedly tosses off the most exquisitely swinging ruminations; too
bad it fades after only three minutes. In a pliable mood, Desmond even
consents to record a then-new Beatles tune, "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,"
samba-style, quoting "Hey Jude" along the way (it's very possible that
he was attracted by the main character of the lyric, a fellow named
Desmond), and he makes potent music out of movie tunes like "Emily" and
even the snazzy "Lady in Cement." Don Sebesky brings in some
intelligently crafted arrangements for big band augmented by French
horns, Herbie Hancock turns in some often brilliant solo work in several
featured spots, Ron Carter is on bass, and Leo Morris and Airto Moreira
alternate on drums. Never before had Desmond's alto been recorded so
ravishingly -- Rudy Van Gelder's engineering gives it a new
golden-mellow glow -- and the original LP had a great, sarcastic cover:
gleaming icicles. by Richard S. Ginell
Tracklist
1.Samba with Some Barbecue [4:30]
Don Raye
2.Olividar [5:37]
Don Sebesky
3.Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da [2:16]
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
4.Emily [4:47]
Composed By – Johnny Mandel
Lyrics By – Johnny Mercer
5.Someday My Prince Will Come [3:10]
Frank Churchill, Larry Morey
6.Autumn Leaves [3:03]
Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert
7.Where Is Love? [5:34]
Lionel Bart
8.Lady in Cement [3:10]
Hugo Montenegro
9.North by Northeast [4:33]
Paul Desmond
10.Summertime [3:59]
George Gershwin
Lyrics By – DuBose Heyward
Time: 40:44
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Frank Bruno (tracks: 3), Ron Carter
Drums – Airto Moreira (tracks: 1, 8), Leo Morris
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
French Horn – Jim Buffington, Ray Alonge, Tony Miranda
Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli (tracks: 3), Eumir Deodato (tracks: 3), Jay Berliner (tracks: 6, 8,10), Joe Beck (tracks: 1)
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Producer – Creed Taylor
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