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Title: Herb Ellis - Three Guitars In Bossa Nova Time
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1963, Jazz, Bossa Nova Guitar, Los Angeles, California 5/26
Matrix #: LA 16036
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Herb E (21' - 10'), Charlie B (25' - 99'), Laurindo A (17' - 95')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Laurindo Almeida built a U.S. career after leaving Brazil, carrying bossa nova and classical guitar language into rooms that often treated Brazilian music as a novelty.
2. Scene Ecology: The record captures the early-60s American bossa nova wave, when jazz guitarists were translating Brazilian rhythm for U.S. lounge, jazz, and hi-fi audiences.
3. Studio Lore: Pairing Ellis, Byrd, and Almeida made the album a guitar conversation rather than a normal band date, built around touch, rhythm, and cross-cultural exchange.