Bahiana is a 1976 double album by American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1975 and released on Pablo.Dizzy Gillespie discography accessed April 17, 2012
Reception
Stewart Mason, in his review for AllMusic, called the album "one of Dizzy Gillespie's finest albums of the decade", commending the "richly expansive tunes [...] built on pure carnival rhythms".
Alun Morgan of Jazz Journal highlighted a "subtle interplay" between the jazzmen and Paulinho Da Costa. The journalist praised both the group as a whole, for their "control and sensitivity", and Dizzy Gillespie specifically, for his "exemplary" trumpet control.
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 Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet Roger Glenn – flute, bass flute, vibraphone Al Gafa, Michael Howell – guitar Earl May – bass Mickey Roker – drums Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
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