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For today’s Bond on Vinyl post from the archives, we’re going ahead a year and listening to music featured in From Russia With Love!
While Samba music is a broad term for quick and lively rhythms that relate to African and Brazilian music, it’s not a genre that typically appears on my playlist. When I think of samba, I reminisce about the Carnivale scenes from Moonraker and party music – not something you hear in a quiet bar or elevator.
This 1965 album’s softer flute and acoustic guitar styling were slower than expected and may eventually put you to sleep. The talent of the artist, as heard in a selection of songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, as well as the main theme to From Russia With Love, is evident, even without the intensity of Matt Munro’s vocals on the original soundtrack.
67. Gary McFarland – Soft Samba
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