Soul Bossa Nova
| "Soul Bossa Nova" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Quincy Jones | |
| from the album Big Band Bossa Nova | |
| Released | 1962 |
| Recorded | September 7, 1962; A & R Studios, New York City [1] |
| Genre | Swing, jazz, samba, bossa nova |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Songwriter(s) | Quincy Jones |
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones |
"Soul Bossa Nova" is a popular instrumental, composed and first performed by musician and record producer Quincy Jones. It appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova album on Mercury Records.[2]
Jones said that it took him twenty minutes to compose the piece,[3] which features prominently a cuíca (responsible for the distinctive "laughing" in the first bars). Roland Kirk was the flute soloist, Lalo Schifrin was the pianist, Chris White was the bassist, Rudy Collins was the drummer, and Jerome Richardson was the alto flutist.[1] The album liner notes do not specify the brass players.
Media use[]
- The song is used in the 1964 Sidney Lumet film The Pawnbroker.
- The song is used in the 1969 Woody Allen film Take the Money and Run.
- The theme was used in a long-running Canadian television game show, Definition.[4]
- Canadian hip hop group Dream Warriors sampled the title heavily for their popular track "My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style", in their debut album And Now the Legacy Begins in 1991.[5]
- Like Dream Warriors, Canadian comedian Mike Myers grew up watching Definition, and as a homage to his childhood used the title as the theme for his James Bond parody film series Austin Powers.[2]
- It was used as a theme for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[6]
- It was sampled by Ludacris for his Austin Powers-themed 2005 single, "Number One Spot".[5]
- In 2014, Jones executive produced Canadian jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky's album Little Secret, which featured a song entitled "Something New". The song interpolated melodic references to "Soul Bossa Nova".[7]
- It was used an act of humour magic show on America's Got Talent and Britain's Got Talent.
- A version of the song was used as title theme in the German comedy show Was guckst du?!.
- The song appears as a playable track in the video game Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mercury Records Discography: 1962" jazzdisco.org Retrieved November 7, 2018
- ^ Jump up to: a b Henry, Clarence Bernard (2008-08-21). Let's Make Some Noise: Axé and the African Roots of Brazilian Popular Music. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 167. ISBN 9781604730821. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ Jones, Quincy (2001-10-01). Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 263. ISBN 9780385488969. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "CTV Produced Shows Over the Years". CTV.ca. BellMedia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Michael, Eric Dyson (2009-12-08). Born to Use Mics. Basic Civitas Books. p. 91. ISBN 9780786727650. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ Rear cover of 1998 CD reissue of Big Band Bossa Nova.
- ^ Krewen, Nick (2014-05-12). "'This lady is really special,' the legendary producer says of his 20-year-old Canadian protégé". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
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