Holiday in Brazil Hybrid Stereo SACD
Bud Shank
Bud Shank Holiday in Brazil
Hybrid Stereo SACD | Stereo
CATALOG: IMP8331
BCN: 856276002763
MSRP: $34.99 USD
Street Date: May 8, 2026
Gorgeously Jazzy Follow-Up to Almeida’s & Shank’s Landmark Cross-Genre Classic, Brazilliance, Vol. 1!
Mastered from the Original Analog Tape by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!
First Time on Analog-Sourced Hi-Rez SACD!
In 1953, Brazilian master guitarist Laurindo Almeida and altoist/flutist Bud Shank collaborated on their first LP for Richard Bock’s Pacific Jazz label. Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank was a groundbreaking recording, blending American jazz with Brazilian samba for the first time, years before the advent of bossa nova. Almeida and Shank enjoyed such early success with the record that they reunited five years later for their second collaboration, Holiday in Brazil (alternatively titled Brazilliance, Vol. 2).
Whereas Brazilliance, Vol. 1 was led by Almeida and focused on the traditional Brazilian influences, Vol. 2 allowed Shank room to contribute more of his signature silky soloing and energetic motifs. The vibe is almost as relaxed, but bristles with an adventurous energy and swing that serves Almeida’s arrangements and solid guitar accompaniment perfectly. The session is immeasurably enhanced by the adept chops of bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Chuck Flores, while Dayton “Bones” Howe’s warm and detailed recording brings forth every nuance of this inspired date.
Shank and Almeida’s harmonious collaborations continued into the 1970s, forming the famed L.A. jazz group The LA4 with icons Ray Brown and Chuck Flores (later replaced by Shelly Manne, then Jeff Hamilton). Together, these titans would record lauded albums for Concord Records, including the direct-to-disc audiophile classic Just Friends.
Our deluxe package reproduces the reverse-tip-on jacket and brown paper label of the original release. Like Barefoot
Adventure (IMP6048 LP / IMP8330 SACD), Holiday in Brazil is a perfect summer jazz confection: light, soulful, and breezy. It goes down easy and satisfies deeply. Impex Records is proud to reintroduce this musically stunning and sonically superb Holiday in Brazil.
Features
- Super Audio CD
- SACD Stereo SACD Layer
- Designed to Play on Standard CD Players, SACD Players & Other SACD-Capable Players
- Hybrid CD layer plays in all Compact Disc players
- First Time on Analog-Sourced Hi-Rez SACD
- Mastered from the Original Analog Tape by Grammy® Winner Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
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“This is exactly the kind of release that highlights what makes Impex so compelling as a label. In a reissue landscape often dominated by familiar titles, this offers something increasingly rare: an unfamiliar work, thoughtfully produced and beautifully executed, that reveals its value over time.”
-Scott Wilson, Audiophilia
Read Scott’s article HERE!
“The sound is super-clean and detailed, and though the musicians play quietly most of the time, the dynamics can startle when Almeida vigorously rakes the strings, and during ‘Mood Antigua,’ there’s a solo spot where Flores hits the tablas hard and it’s a jump in your seat moment. The beauty of this recording is in the tonality and dynamics of the instruments. Because the album is so sparse instrumentally, it’s easy to hear every nuance of Bud Shank’s vibrato and Laurindo Almeida’s fingerings.”
-Frank Doris, Copper
Read Frank’s article HERE!
