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Bahiana

Bahiana cover
RecordedNov 19-20, 1975
LabelPablo Records
Released1975
Personnel7 credited players
Discogsmaster 259245

The record

Mid-'70s Pablo date finding the trumpeter easing into Brazilian-inflected grooves, with Paulinho Da Costa's percussion and Roger Glenn's flute warming the guitars of Gafa and Howell. A loose, sun-drunk session that shows Gillespie's ear stayed open long past bebop's founding years.

Session personnel

  • Earl May — bass
  • Mickey Roker — drums
  • Roger Glenn — flute, bass flute, bass, vibraphone
  • Al Gafa — guitar
  • Michael Howell — guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa — percussion
  • Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1976Pablo Records · 2625 708 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold
1976Pablo Records
1976Pablo Records · 2625 708 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1976Pablo Records · 2625-708 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1976Pablo Records · 2335 739 — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold
1976Pablo Records · MW 9075/6 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1977Pablo Records · 2625 708 — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold
1977Pablo Records · SET 2625 708 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1996Pablo Records · CD 2625708-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
1996Pablo Records · PACD-2625-708-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2006Pablo Records · 0025218570824 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Follow the players

Earl May also plays on

Mickey Roker also plays on

Roger Glenn also plays on

Al Gafa also plays on