(World Fusion, Brazilian Jazz, Cool) L.A. 4 (L.A. Four, LA4) (Bud Shank, Laurindo Almeida, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne, Jeff Hamilton) - Коллекция - 1975-2003 (12 альбомов), MP3, 320 kbps

Altoist/flutist Bud Shank and Brazilian acoustic guitarist Laurindo Almeida first teamed up in the 1950s to create music that predated but strongly hinted at bossa nova. In 1974, they reunited to form the L.A. Four with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Chuck Flores. With Shelly Manne and later Jeff Hamilton replacing Flores on drums, the L.A. Four recorded eight albums for Concord through 1982, breaking up shortly afterward. Their mixture of cool-toned bop, Brazilian-oriented music, and ballads was quite attractive.

L.A. 4 - The L.A. Four Scores!
Год издания диска: 2014 (Concord Jazz/Universal Classics & Jazz UCCO-90304)
Продолжительность: 46:50
Треклист:
01. Sundancers (Shank) - 7:59
02. Carioca Hills (Almeida) - 4:07
03. Allemande and Fox (Weiss-Almeida) - 4:42
04. Berimbau Carioca (Almeida) - 7:18
05. Cielo (Almeida) - 5:26
06. Prelude, Op.28 No.4 (Chopin)/How Insensitive (Jobim-Gimbel) - 6:03
07. Old Time Rag (Almeida) - 2:17
08. Manha de Carnaval (Maria-Bonfa) - 8:58
Состав:
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass, cello (#6)
Shelly Manne - drums, percussion, whistle (#2), berimbau (#4)
Bud Shank - flute (#1,4,5), alto saxophone (#2,8)
Recorded live at Concord Boulevard Park, Concord, CA on July 27, 1974.

L.A. 4 - The L.A. Four Scores! [LP]
Год издания диска: 1975 (Concord Jazz CJ-8)
Продолжительность: 46:47
Треклист:
01. Sundancers (Shank) - 8:00
02. Carioca Hills (Almeida) - 4:05
03. Allemande and Fox (Weiss-Almeida) - 4:42
04. Berimbau Carioca (Almeida) - 7:18
05. Cielo (Almeida) - 5:27
06. Prelude, Op.28 No.4 (Chopin)/How Insensitive (Jobim-Gimbel) - 6:00
07. Old Time Rag (Almeida) - 2:19
08. Manha de Carnaval (Maria-Bonfa) - 8:56
Состав:
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass, cello (#6)
Shelly Manne - drums, percussion, whistle (#2), berimbau (#4)
Bud Shank - flute (#1,4,5), alto saxophone (#2,8)
Recorded live at Concord Boulevard Park, Concord, CA on July 27, 1974.
Запись с пластинки.

L.A. 4 - Concierto de Aranjuez
Год издания диска: 1976 (Concord Jazz CCD 4018)
Продолжительность: 46:01
Треклист:
01. Dindi (Gilbert-Jobim) - 5:56
02. Rainbows (Shank) - 6:46
03. Rondo Espressivo (C.P.E.Bach) - 4:45
04. Manteca (Gillespie-Fuller) - 7:47
05. St. Thomas (Rollins) - 7:31
06. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) - 13:16
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Shelly Manne - drums

L.A. 4 - The L.A. 4
Год издания диска: 1976 (Concord Jazz CJ-18)
Продолжительность: 46:04
Треклист:
01. Dindi (Gilbert-Jobim) - 5:56
02. Rainbows (Shank) - 6:46
03. Rondo Espressivo (C.P.E.Bach) - 4:45
04. Manteca (Gillespie-Fuller) - 7:46
05. St. Thomas (Rollins) - 7:31
06. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo) - 13:20
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Запись с пластинки.

L.A. 4 - Going Home
Год издания диска: 1977 (East West EW-1004)
Продолжительность: 33:19
Треклист:
01. Going Home (Dvorak) - 8:12
02. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (Romberg-Hammerstein) - 4:24
03. Greensleeves (Trad.) - 4:11
04. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ellington-Persons) - 4:34
05. Recipe of Love (Almeida) - 4:57
06. Romance de Amor (Trad.) - 2:23
07. Django (Lewis) - 4:38
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, alto flute, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Recorded at Warner Brothers Recording Studios, CA on September 29-30, 1977.
Запись с пластинки.

L.A. 4 - Just Friends
Год издания диска: 2003 (Groove Note GRV1016-3)
Продолжительность: 35:48
Треклист:
01. Nouveau Bach (adapted from Bach's "Prelude in C Minor") - 7:07
02. Carinhoso (Vianna) - 4:25
03. Just Friends (Lewis-Klenner) - 7:24
04. Love Medley: Love for Sale (Porter)/Love Walked In (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 8:22
05. Spain (Corea) - 8:30
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Hollywood, CA on August 19, 1978.

L.A. 4 - Just Friends
Год издания диска: 2004 (JVC XRCD VICJ-61224)
Продолжительность: 35:30
Треклист:
01. Nouveau Bach (adapted from Bach's "Prelude in C Minor") - 6:59
02. Carinhoso (Vianna) - 4:18
03. Just Friends (Lewis-Klenner) - 7:25
04. Love Medley: Love for Sale (Porter)/Love Walked In (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 8:19
05. Spain (Corea) - 8:29
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Hollywood, CA on August 19, 1978.

L.A. 4 - Watch What Happens
Год издания диска: 1978 (Concord Jazz CCD-4063)
Продолжительность: 41:31
Треклист:
01. Watch What Happens (Legrand) - 5:25
02. Summertime (Gershwin) - 5:15
03. Mona Lisa (Livingston-Evans) - 4:56
04. Williwaw (Almeida-Shank) - 5:27
05. Land of Make Believe (Mangione) - 6:56
06. Nuages (Reinhardt) - 5:49
07. Misty (Garner-Burke) - 7:43
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Recorded at Sunwest Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.

L.A. 4 - Live at Montreux
Год издания диска: 1979 (Concord Jazz CJ-100)
Продолжительность: 48:13
Треклист:
01. I Love You (Porter) - 9:17
02. Hammertones (Hamilton) - 7:37
03. Just in Time (Comden-Green-Styne) - 6:56
04. Return of Captain Gallo (Almeida) - 9:23
05. Duke's Melange: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington-Mills-Nemo)/Caravan (Ellington-Mills-Tizol)/Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn)/Rockin' in Rhythm (Ellington-Mills-Carney) - 15:00
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1979.
Запись с пластинки.

L.A. 4 - Zaca
Год издания диска: 1980 (Concord Jazz CCD-4130)
Продолжительность: 42:53
Треклист:
01. Zaca (Shank) - 6:05
02. You Can't Go Home Again (Sebesky) - 5:21
03. A Child Is Born (Jones) - 4:25
04. O Barquinho (Little Boat) (Menescal-Boscoli) - 6:49
05. Close Enough for Love (Theme from "Agatha") (Mandel-Williams) - 5:51
06. Pavanne, Op.50 (Faure) - 7:34
07. Secret Love (Fain-Webster) - 6:48
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - percussion
Recorded at Berry Street Studio, London in June 1980.

L.A. 4 - Executive Suite
Год издания диска: 1983 (Concord Jazz CCD-4215)
Продолжительность: 41:54
Треклист:
01. Blues Wellington (Hamilton) - 5:47
02. Amazonia (Almeida) - 4:44
03. Voce e Eu (You and I) (De Moraes-Gimbel-Lyra) - 4:26
04. Simple Invention (J.S.Bach) - 6:32
05. Entr'acte (Ibert) - 7:00
06. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) - 7:41
07. Chega de Saudade (No More Blues) (Jobim-De Moraes) - 5:44
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums, percussion
Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA in June 1982.

L.A. 4 - Two by Four
Год издания диска: 2003
Продолжительность: 1:29:45
Треклист:
CD1 - Watch What Happens (1978) {41:24}:
01. Watch What Happens (Legrand) - 5:25
02. Summertime (Gershwin) - 5:15
03. Mona Lisa (Livingston-Evans) - 4:56
04. Williwaw (Almeida-Shank) - 5:27
05. Land of Make Believe (Mangione) - 6:56
06. Nuages (Reinhardt) - 5:49
07. Misty (Garner-Burke) - 7:43
CD2 - Live at Montreux (1979) {48:15}:
01. I Love You (Porter) - 9:21
02. Hammertones (Hamilton) - 7:38
03. Just in Time (Comden-Green-Styne) - 6:54
04. Return of Captain Gallo (Almeida) - 9:23
05. Duke's Melange: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington-Mills-Nemo)/Caravan (Ellington-Mills-Tizol)/Take the "A" Train (Strayhorn)/Rockin' in Rhythm (Ellington-Mills-Carney) - 15:04
Состав:
Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Ray Brown - bass
Jeff Hamilton - drums
CD1 recorded at Sunset Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.
CD2 recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1979.