Bossa Antigua

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Released 1965 Artist Paul Desmond Producer George Avakian Genre Jazz		Length 58:45 Release date 1964 Label RCA Records

Recorded July 28 & 29, 1964, August 20, 1964 and September 8, 1964RCA Studio A, New York City Bossa Antigua(1964) Glad to Be Unhappy(1964) Similar Paul Desmond albums, Jazz albums

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Bossa Antigua is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 which were released on the RCA Victor label. The album title is a kind of pun: Bossa Antigua ("old thing") in contrast to the popular musical genre Bossa Nova ("the new thing").

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating " The playing is wonderful throughout, though just missing the full-throttle inspiration of Take Ten".

Track listing

All compositions by Paul Desmond except where noted.

"Bossa Antigua" – 4:43
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier) – 5:04
"O Gato" (Jane Herbert) – 4:33
"Samba Cantina" – 5:38
"Curacao Doloroso" – 4:30
"A Ship Without a Sail" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:18
"Alianca" – 4:29
"The Girl from East 9th Street" – 6:13
"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" [alternate take] (Brainin, Bernier) – 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Samba Cepeda" – 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
"O Gato" [alternate take] – 4:53 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded Webster Hall on June 13, 1964 (track 8) at RCA Studio A in New York City on July 28, 1964 (tracks 1, 4 & 10), July 29, 1964 (tracks 2, 6 & 9), August 20, 1964 (tracks 3, 5 & 11), and September 8, 1964 (track 7).