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Milo's Other Samba – Gary McFarland
A catchy samba with a festive attitude. Our lead sheet is mostly based on Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer's quintet version, but with the intro from Gary McFarland's big band arrangement.
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- Recording: Gary McFarland - Profiles
- Recorded on: February 6, 1966
- Label: Impulse (A-9112)
- Concert Key: F
- Style: Latin (Samba)
- Trumpet - Bernie Glow, Clark Terry, Bill Berry, John Frosk, Joe Newman
- French Horn - Bob Northern
- Valve Trombone - Bob Brookmeyer
- Trombone - Jimmy Cleveland
- Tuba - Jay McAllister
- Piccolo - Jerome Richardson
- English Horn - Richie Kamuca
- Alto Sax, Flute - Jerry Dodgion
- Alto Sax, Clarinet - Phil Woods
- Tenor Sax, Clarinet - Zoot Sims
- Guitar - Gabor Szabo, Sam Brown
- Bass - Richard Davis
- Drums - Joe Cocuzzo
- Percussion - Tommy Lopez
For a detailed description of this song, click on the second album cover. Gary McFarland's big band arrangement has one notable difference in the changes from the Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer quintet version: measures 3, 4, 11, and 12 of both the A and C sections all hold out G7 instead of going from Gm7 to C7. This arrangement modulates to several keys for different soloists; solos are all on the A section (same changes as in the head) without the bridge.
Our lead sheet has the intro from this arrangement. The intro vamps on Fmaj7 with a bass line that really sets up the half note foundation of the samba groove. Also in our lead sheet is the last measure of the in head from this arrangement, an ascending figure which is not played in the Terry/Brookmeyer recording but is similar to the last measure of the latter version's out head.
Our lead sheet has the intro from this arrangement. The intro vamps on Fmaj7 with a bass line that really sets up the half note foundation of the samba groove. Also in our lead sheet is the last measure of the in head from this arrangement, an ascending figure which is not played in the Terry/Brookmeyer recording but is similar to the last measure of the latter version's out head.
This live recording from Lincoln Center was Gary McFarland's second album as the leader of a big band. "Profiles" is one of two live albums recorded by engineer Rudy Van Gelder in February 1966; two weeks later Van Gelder went to Town Hall to record Bill Evans' trio for Verve. Evans' Town Hall concert also included a set with a big band, playing arrangements by Al Cohn. Recorded but never released, this big band featured several of the same members as McFarland's on "Profiles," including Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer and Jerry Dodgion.
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- Recording: Clark Terry - Gingerbread Men
- Recorded on: 1966
- Label: Mainstream (56086)
- Concert Key: F
- Style: Latin (Samba)
- Trumpet - Clark Terry
- Valve Trombone - Bob Brookmeyer
- Piano - Hank Jones
- Bass - Bob Cranshaw
- Drums - Dave Bailey
A classic '60s jazz samba—simple, bright-toned and catchy with that characteristic McFarland elegance. The form is 48 measures long, ABC with 16-measure sections; C is the same as A except for the last four measures. The melody and changes are quite diatonic; the B section modulates to B♭, but still sounds relative to the tonic key of F due to the melody phrases ending on C and F.
On this recording, the solo changes are slightly different from the head changes: the 7th and 8th measures of the A and C sections go from F to B♭7 on the head but have a I-VI7-II-V7 progression in the solos.
Our lead sheet shows the intro from the original big band recording, as well as the last measure of the in head from that version; click on the first album cover for more details. This quintet recording has a different vamp intro on C7.
On this recording, the solo changes are slightly different from the head changes: the 7th and 8th measures of the A and C sections go from F to B♭7 on the head but have a I-VI7-II-V7 progression in the solos.
Our lead sheet shows the intro from the original big band recording, as well as the last measure of the in head from that version; click on the first album cover for more details. This quintet recording has a different vamp intro on C7.
"Gingerbread Men" was the last recording and the third studio album by the Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet. Unlike the quintet's other studio albums, this one does not include any Brookmeyer compositions. Another Gary McFarland song, Weep, was recorded by Terry and Brookmeyer on their first quintet studio album, "Tonight".
The cowbell heard on this version of Milo's Other Samba is uncredited—there is definitely a sixth unknown musician on this track, as there is cowbell on the in and out heads while the horns and rhythm section are all playing.
The cowbell heard on this version of Milo's Other Samba is uncredited—there is definitely a sixth unknown musician on this track, as there is cowbell on the in and out heads while the horns and rhythm section are all playing.
Gary McFarland
Oct 23, 1933 – Nov 3, 1971
Gary McFarland, though not a well-known name today, was one of the most important forces in orchestral jazz and bossa nova in the mid-20th century. Critic Gene Lees aptly described him as an "adult prodigy;" his compositions and arrangements were regarded as complex, sensitive, emotional, and sometimes delightfully simple. He was a talented vibraphonist and singer as well. Read more...