One of my favorite little-known bossa nova albums was recorded by a British big-band leader born in 1919. Inconceivable, but true. Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova at Home and Away was recorded in Los Angeles in January 1963 and in London in February as an RCA-EMI joint venture. The L.A. tracks were done with top Hollywood jazz artists while the balance was r…
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