Blue Bossa

For other uses, see Blue Bossa (disambiguation).

"Blue Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One.^[1] A blend of hard bop and bossa nova, the tune was possibly influenced by Dorham's visit to the Rio de Janeiro Jazz Festival in 1961.^[2][3] The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard.^[4]

First eight measures of Blue Bossa^[5]

"Blue Bossa"
Instrumental by Kenny Dorham
from the album Page One
Released	1963 (1963)
Genre	Jazz
Composer(s)	Kenny Dorham

See also

• List of post-1950 jazz standards