Bahiana
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 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
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[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. ^ 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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