Saturday, October 6, 2007

Vinyl of the Day: "Bobby/Billy/Brasil"

Vinyl of the Day
Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield & Luiz Henrique: "Bobby/Billy/Brasil" (Verve LP V6-8723)
An intriguing bossa-nova session produced & arranged by Al Ham in 1968
Supervised by Bob Morgan, Verve's A&R man at that time
Liner Notes by Sidney Eden
Featuring: Bobby Hackett (cornet), Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Luiz Henrique (vocals, acoustic guitar), Mary Mayo (vocals), Sivuca (doing those trademark accordion/vocal unisons), Warren Bernhardt (piano), Don Payne & Art Koenig (bass), Joe Hunt (drums), Doug Allen & Mitch Kerper (vibes).

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