Bahiana

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Bahiana
Bahiana (album).jpg
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie
Released1976
RecordedNovember 19 & 20, 1975
Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length75:23
LabelPablo
2625-708
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Trumpet Kings at Montreux '75
(1975) 		Bahiana
(1976) 		Carter, Gillespie Inc.
(1976)
Original LP Cover
Bahiana LP.jpg

Bahiana is an album by Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1975 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic 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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 stars[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except as indicated

  1. "Carnival" - 8:02
  2. "Samba" (Mike Longo) - 9:41
  3. "Barcelona" (Al Gafa) - 12:24
  4. "In the Land of the Living Dead" (Gafa) - 10:34
  5. "Behind the Moonbeam" (Gafa) - 7:35
  6. "The Truth" (Longo) - 8:27
  7. "Pele" (Gafa) - 7:15
  8. "Olinga" - 20:00

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 17, 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 17, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 83. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 555. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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