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Quincy Jones has back catalogue of songs with his name on it, that’s bigger than the average Joe’s entire record collection. Named as a producer on television programmes, number #1 hit singles, albums, movies and writer for about half of them, the song ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ can seem brushed under the rug for Q, whereas most people would kill to have their name on the record.
Somehow the same lead melody played on flute sounds abstractly different to when the saxophones join in, and amongst the layers of trumpet solos, piano accompaniment and cuica pangs, there is an over-riding essence of cool that would make a suitable theme music for any occasion.
The Story
Although the song is more recently associated with the Austin Powers movies, the track first appeared in 1962 on Quincy Jones’ Big Band Bossa Nova album.
‘Soul Bossa Nova’ has appeared in a number of movies before the Mike Myers trilogy; The Pawnbroker directed by Sidney Lumet and Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run.
The song is simple enough that Quincy Jones said it took him twenty minutes to write, it is the beautiful adlibs and execution of the band that make ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ a timeless listen.
Somehow the same lead melody played on flute sounds abstractly different to when the saxophones join in, and amongst the layers of trumpet solos, piano accompaniment and cuica pangs, there is an over-riding essence of cool that would make a suitable theme music for any occasion.
WATCH // 'Soul Bossa Nova' (Live) on the Late Show
The Story
Although the song is more recently associated with the Austin Powers movies, the track first appeared in 1962 on Quincy Jones’ Big Band Bossa Nova album.
‘Soul Bossa Nova’ has appeared in a number of movies before the Mike Myers trilogy; The Pawnbroker directed by Sidney Lumet and Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run.
The song is simple enough that Quincy Jones said it took him twenty minutes to write, it is the beautiful adlibs and execution of the band that make ‘Soul Bossa Nova’ a timeless listen.
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