Jones said that it took him twenty minutes to compose the piece,[4] which features prominently a
cuíca (responsible for the distinctive "laughing" in the first bars).
Roland Kirk was the flute soloist,
Lalo Schifrin was the pianist,
Chris White was the bassist,
Rudy Collins was the drummer, and
Jerome Richardson was the alto flutist.[1] The album liner notes do not specify the brass players.
It was used as a theme music of the
ABC 5 sketch comedy show Ispup.
In 2014, Jones executive produced Canadian jazz singer
Nikki Yanofsky's album
Little Secret, which featured a song entitled "Something New". The song interpolated melodic references to "Soul Bossa Nova".[9]
A version of the song was used as the title theme in the German comedy show Was guckst du?!.
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abcTower, Chris (January 1, 1998). "Quincy Jones". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit:
Visible Ink Press. pp. 254–256.