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| ARTIST: | Charlie Rouse |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Blue Note Records |
| FEATURES: | Extra tracks, Original recording remastered |
| TYPE: | Jazz, Pop |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Back to the Tropics, Aconteceu, Velhos Tempos, Samba de Orfeu, Dia, Meci Bon Dieu, In Martinique, One for Five [*] |
| UPC: | 724359041629 |
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Customer Reviews of Bossa Nova Bacchanal
Three stars is a little harsh . . . . . . but otherwise Michael B Richman's review is pretty much on the money.
The main difficulty here is that Charlie Rouse just isn't a bossa nova kind of player. His declamatory, aggressive approach is much more suited to the music of Thelonius Monk, in whose employ he recorded some truly spectacular music. He just doesn't have either the rhythmic feel or legato fluidity that marked Stan Getz as such a wonderful interpreter of Brazilian samba. It also doesn't help that the first cut, which can't help but set the stage, sounds more like a calypso than a samba.
But you know what? Charlie Rouse is ALWAYS worth hearing, even when not optimally presented. I for one am glad to have this disc, despite its obvious difficulties.
Boring "Bossa Nova"
I love Blue Note's limited edition Connoisseur Series, but unfortunately they are running out of things to reissue. Of the six titles in this latest batch of releases, two are real duds -- Hank Mobley's "The Flip" (see my review) and this title. Charlie Rouse's "Bossa Nova Bacchanal" is a boring mainstream attempt to capitalize on the Brazilian fad that was sweeping the nation back in the early 1960s. Stan Getz successfully rode that wave, ultimately because of the authentic contributions of Joao Gilberto and Luis Bonfa. It is no surprise then that Bonfa penned this November 26, 1962 session's two best numbers -- the others are mere imitations. The album does feature some excellent guitar work from Kenny Burrell, but drummer Willie Bobo's contribution is surprisingly sedate. Rouse though is the biggest disappointment -- how could someone who produced so much memorable music with Monk stoop to this level? Ironically, the best track on this CD isn't even from the original album! It is a single song from an aborted January 22, 1965 session featuring Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins. It is called "One for Five" and it was the lone highlight of an earlier Connoisseur title called "The Lost Sessions." Why didn't Alfred Lion record more on this date, did he run out of tape? If so, he should've just recorded over the master for "Bacchanal."