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Shearing Bossa Nova
| Recorded | Dec 1962 |
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| Label | Capitol Records |
| Catalog | T 1873 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Discogs | master 300732 |
The record
Shearing rides the early-'60s bossa wave with his signature quintet touch -- block chords smoothed into something lighter and sun-warmed. A Capitol-era detour that finds him trading British cool for Brazilian lilt without losing his crystalline sense of swing.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1963 | Capitol Records · T-1873 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1962 | Capitol Records — STEREO |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · T 1873 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · T-1873 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · ST 1873 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · ST-1873 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · T 1873 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · ST 1873 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Capitol Records · T-1873 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Los Angeles Pressing |
| 2011 | Capitol Records · TOCJ-50111 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Capitol Records · UCCQ-3058 — CD, Reissue, Stereo, SHM-CD |