Que Pasa, Bossa? composed by Rafe Lyford
STYLE: Jazz
INSTRUMENTATION/PERSONNEL: Rafe Lyford - Trombone Scott Van Domelen - Alto Saxophone Max Wendt - Tenor Saxophone Jim Guckenberg - Drums Matt Netter - Bass
America is notorious for taking aspects of foreign cultures and homogenizing them to a point where they lose their original identities. As seen by the title (What's up, boss?), this tune is a musical parody of America's questionable adaptation habits. If you know anything about Latin rhythmic styles, you can hear that this tune is not anywhere close to a bossa nova. I would call it a frantic gringo attempt to play a Latin groove that finally gives up and breaks into a good old American swing.