Carnival of the Spirits

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Carnival of the Spirits
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedMarch 17–20, 1975
Genre Jazz
Length32:17
Label Blue Note
Producer Dale Oehler
Moacir Santos chronology
Saudade
(1974)
Carnival of the Spirits
(1975)
Opus 3, No. 1
(1978)

Carnival of the Spirits is an album by Brazilian composer Moacir Santos recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Moacir Santos except as indicated
  1. "Quiet Carnival" (Moacir Santos, Mike Campbell) – 5:52
  2. "Jequie" – 2:53
  3. "Kamba" – 4:30
  4. "Sampaguita" (Graham Dee, Jack Keller, Lora Kaye) – 3:08
  5. "Coisa No. 2" – 4:38
  6. "Tomorrow Is Mine" (Santos, Campbell) – 3:31
  7. "Route ∞" – 3:32
  8. "Anon" – 4:13

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed January 18, 2011