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Bud Shank & Clare Fisher: Bossa Nova Jazz Samba

In December 1962, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bossa Nova Jazz Samba”, an album by Bud Shank and Clare Fischer. It was recorded in September 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by Albert Marx.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – alto saxophone
  • Clare Fischer – piano
  • Ralph Pena – bass
  • Larry Bunker, Frank Guerrero, Milt Holland, Bob Neel – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Clare Fischer, except where noted.

  1. Samba da Borboleta
  2. Illusao
  3. Pensativa
  4. Joao
  5. Misty – Erroll Garner
  6. Que Mais?
  7. Wistful Samba
  8. Samba Guapo

John Hicks: Steadfast

On September 19, 1991, “Strata-East” label released “Steadfast”, the second John Hicks studio album. It was recorded in May 1975, in London.

Personnel:

  • John Hicks – piano
  • Ulrich Hofmann – design
  • Malcolm Addey – digital mastering
  • Duncan Stanbury – digital transfer
  • Manfred Rinderspacher – photography

Track listing:

  1. One for John Mixon – John Hicks
  2. Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  4. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  5. Hamp’s Dance – John Hicks
  6. My One and Only Love – R. Guy
  7. Steadfast – John Hicks
  8. Serenade – J. Walters
  9. Without a Song – Vincent Youmans
  10. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz
  11. Soul Eyes – Mal Waldron
  12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square – Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin
  13. The Bright Eyes – John Hicks