''The Swinger from Rio'' is a 1966

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. Recorded over three days in December 1964 for the

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label, it features guest artists

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, Art Farmer, and

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, plus

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

on rhythm guitar. It has also been released under the title ''Bossa Nova York''.

Track listing

#"Maria Moita" (Carlos Lyra,

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) #"Sambinha Bossa Nova (Só Tinha De Ser Com Você)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira) #"Batida Diferente" (Durval Ferreira, Maurício Einhorn) #" Só Danço Samba" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) #"Pau Brazil" (Sérgio Mendes) #"

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" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) #"Useless Panorama" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) #"The Dreamer (Vivo Sonhando)" (Antônio Carlos Jobim,

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) #"Primavera" (Carlos Lyra) #"Consolação" ( Baden Powell) #"

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" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)

Personnel

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* Art Farmer - flugelhorn (tracks 2, 6, 7) (recorded 7 December 1964) *

- alto saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 8) (recorded 8 December 1964) *

- flute (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11) (recorded 9 December 1964) *

- rhythm guitar * Tiao Neto - bass * Chico de Souza - drums *

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- audio engineer

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swinger from Rio, The Sérgio Mendes albums 1966 albums Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun Atlantic Records albums