L.A. 4 - The L.A. Four Scores! (1975-2014) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

 Altoist Bud Shank (who doubles on flute) and acoustic guitarist Laurindo Almeida first teamed up in 1954 to make a couple of albums called Brazilliance that hinted at but greatly predated bossa nova. Shank and Almeida came together 20 years later to form the L.A. Four, a quartet also including bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne. Their debut recording as a unit was made at the 1974 Concord Jazz Festival, and it finds the appealing musicians blending together well on bossa nova tunes (including "Manha de Carnaval"), Almeida's classical-oriented originals, and some swing. This was a particularly inventive chamber jazz band. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Sundancers 7:38
Bud Shank
2     Carioca Hills 3:53
Laurindo Almeida
3     Allemande and the Fox 3:58
Laurindo Almeida
4     Berimbau Carioca 6:29
Laurindo Almeida
5     Cielo 4:51
Laurindo Almeida
6     Prelude, Opus 28, No. 4/How Insensitive 5:17
Norman Gimbel / Antônio Carlos Jobim
7     Old Time Rag 1:47
Laurindo Almeida
8     Manha de Carnaval 8:30
Luiz Bonfá
Credits :
Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Shelly Manne
Flute – Bud Shank
Guitar – Laurindo Almeida
Saxophone [Alto] – Bud Shank