''Bahiana'' is an album by
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
recorded in 1975 and released on the
Pablo label.
[Dizzy Gillespie discography](_blank)
accessed April 17, 2012
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review called the album "one of Dizzy Gillespie's finest albums of the decade... Those wanting to explore Dizzy Gillespie's Latin side should start here".
[Mason, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed April 17, 2012
Track listing
''All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated''
# "Carnival" - 8:02
# "Samba" (Mike Longo) - 9:41
# "Barcelona" (Al Gafa) - 12:24
# "In the Land of the Living Dead" (Gafa) - 10:34
# "Behind the Moonbeam" (Gafa) - 7:35
# "The Truth" (Longo) - 8:27
# "Pele" (Gafa) - 7:15
# "Olinga" - 20:00
Personnel
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Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but addi ...
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trumpet
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*Roger Glenn -
flute
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bass flute
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vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist,' ...
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Al Gafa
Alexander "Al" Gafa (born April 9, 1941, New York City) is an American jazz guitarist.
Career
Gafa worked extensively as a session musician for recordings in the mid and late 1960s in New York. In jazz he worked in that decade with Kai Winding, M ...
, Michael Howell -
guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
*Earl May -
bass
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Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
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** Acoustic bass gui ...
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Mickey Roker
Granville William "Mickey" Roker (September 3, 1932 – May 22, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography
Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived wi ...
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drums
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Paulinho Da Costa -
percussion
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References
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Pablo Records albums
Dizzy Gillespie albums
Albums produced by Norman Granz
1976 albums