Blue Bossa (original) (raw)

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1963 instrumental by Kenny Dorham

"Blue Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One.[1] A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961.[2][3] The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard.[4]

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First eight measures of Blue Bossa[5]

• List of post-1950 jazz standards

1. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Page One > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
2. ^ Oliphant, Dave (1996). Texan jazz. University of Texas Press. p. 257. ISBN 0-292-76045-0.
3. ^ Oliphant, Dave (2007). Jazz Mavericks of the Lone Star State. University of Texas Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-292-71496-0.
4. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books. p. 344. ISBN 0-87930-717-X.
5. ^ Dorham, Kenny (2006). "Blue Bossa". The Real Book. C Instruments. Vol. 1 (6 ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-634-06038-0.