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Latin Contrasts

1959 studio album by Bud Shank

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Latin Contrasts (also released as Brazilliance Vol. 3) is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida first released on the World Pacific label in 1959.

01Reception

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AllMusic

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.

02Track listing

All compositions by Laurindo Almeida, except as indicated.

  1. "Harlem Samba" - 2:26
  2. "North of the Border" - 2:38
  3. "Sunset Baion" - 2:04
  4. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) - 3:54
  5. "Toro Dance" (Bud Shank) - 2:52
  6. "Serenade for Alto" - 3:35
  7. "Xana-Lyn" (Shank) - 3:28
  8. "Blowing Wild" (Dmitri Tiomkin, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:30
  9. "Gershwin Prelude" (George Gershwin) - 3:28
  10. "Frio Y Color" (Shank) - 3:20

03Personnel

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