Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights

Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released	June 18, 2013
Recorded	June 10–11, 2012
Studio	Visom Digital Studio, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:25
Label	Sunnyside SSC 3093
Producer	Jacques Muyal
Kenny Barron chronology
Witchcraft (2012) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2013) The Art of Conversation (2014)

Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and released on the Sunnyside label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
PopMatters	[7]
Tom Hull	B+( ) [8]

In the review on Allmusic, Matt Collar said "This is highly engaging Brazilian jazz". ^[6] On PopMatters Brent Faulkner wrote "Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights is a superb Brazilian jazz album. It not only highlights Kenny Barron's prodigious pianistic skills, but provides much deserved recognition to relatively unknown Brazilian musicians". ^[7] In JazzTimes Michael J. West observed "Brazilian Knights is a high-quality recording from a musician whose high quality is inevitable". ^[9]

Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

1. "Rapaz de Bem" (Johnny Alf) – 5:59
2. "Já Era" (Maurício Einhorn) – 4:44
3. "Ilusão à Toa" (Alf) – 7:07
4. "Só Por Amor" (Baden Powell) – 11:10
5. "Curta Metragem" (Einhorn) – 5:03
6. "Nós" (Alf) – 6:54
7. "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:29
8. "Sonia Braga" - 7:12
9. "Tristeza de Nós Dois" (Einhorn) – 7:56
10. "Chorinho Carioca" (Alberto Chimelli) – 4:11
11. "São Conrado" (Einhorn) – 7:06

Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes:

12. "Phantoms – 8:43
13. "É Só Amar" (Alf) – 7:46
14. "É Só Amar" [alternate take] (Alf) – 7:46
15. "Nós" [alternate take] (Alf) – 6:54
16. "Ilusão à Toa" [alternate take] (Alf) – 7:08
17. "São Conrado" [alternate take] (Einhorn) – 7:06

Personnel

• Kenny Barron – piano
• Maurício Einhorn – harmonica
• Idriss Boudrioua – alto saxophone
• Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Lula Galvão – guitar
• Alberto Chimelli – synthesizer
• Sérgio Barrozo – bass
• Rafael Barata – drums

References

1. Kenny Barron Catalog accessed January 31, 2017
2. Kenny Barron: recordings, accessed January 31, 2017
3. Sunnyside Records Catalogue, accessed January `31, 2017
4. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Kenny Barron accessed January 31, 2017
5. Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 31, 2019
6. Collar, Matt. Kenny Barron – Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 31, 2017.
7. Faulkner, B. PopMatters Review, August 1, 2013
8. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull . Retrieved July 10, 2020.
9. West, M. J. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 31, 2016