- jazz
- 29 min
- 12 tracks
- Verve
Soft Samba is a 1965 album by jazz arranger and vibraphonist Gary McFarland. A follow-up album, Soft Samba Strings, was released in 1966.
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Grave, character-led, warm and spare.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Ringo1:48
- A2From Russia With Love2:36
- A3She Loves You2:18
- A4A Hard Day’s Night3:05
- A5The Good Life2:06
- A6More (Theme from the Film 'Mondo Cane')2:20
- B1And I Love Her3:57
- B2The Love Goddess1:58
- B3I Want to Hold Your Hand3:14
- B4Emily1:52
- B5California, Here I Come1:54
- B6La Vie en rose2:05
12 tracks, 29 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gary McFarland
- Label
- Verve
- Released
- 1965
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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