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Backgrounder: Vic Lewis - Plays Bossa Nova

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Marc Myers
Jun 16, 2023
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Vic Lewis was a British jazz guitarist and bandleader with enormous taste and ease. In 1963, he recorded a superb album entitled Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova at Home and Away (HMV). The first side was recorded in London in February and the second side was recorded in Hollywood in January. What's remarkable about this album are the musicians brought in for…

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