Ocean (Bola Sete album)

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Ocean
Bola Sete - Ocean.jpg
Studio album by Bola Sete
Released 1975
Recorded 1972
Genre Samba, jazz
Length40:43
Label Takoma
Producer Doug Decker, John Fahey
Bola Sete chronology
Goin' to Rio
(1973)		Ocean
(1975)		 Jungle Suite
(1985)

Ocean is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1975 through Takoma Records.

Guitarist person who plays the guitar

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Bola Sete Brazilian musician

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Takoma Records

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Contents

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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allmusic critic Brandon Burke praised the sombre mood of the record, asserting that "more traditional numbers like the opener, "Vira Mundo Penba," take on a sadness that goes beyond what most people understand about Brazilian "saudade," while "Macumba" is just downright dark." He gave Ocean a four out of five, saying that it has "a depth not found in the majority of his catalog." [1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bola Sete, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vira Mundo Penba" 4:11
2."Guitar Lamento" 4:39
3."Let Go" Powell 4:36
4."Macumba" 3:37
5."The Lonely Gaucho in the Pampas Awaiting the Advent of Christmas" 2:27
6."Inn of the Beginning, Cotati" 2:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Xengo Xengo Xererengo" 2:36
2."Ocean Waves" Caymmi 8:47
3."O Astronauta" Moraes, Powell2:58
4."Black Mommy"Chargas, Martius4:28

Personnel

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John Fahey (musician) 1939–2001; American fingerstyle guitarist

John Aloysius Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been enormously influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitive Guitar, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the self-taught nature of the music and its minimalist style. Fahey borrowed from the folk and blues traditions in American roots music, having compiled many forgotten early recordings in these genres. He would later incorporate 20th-century classical, Portuguese, Brazilian, and Indian influences into his work.

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue number
United States1975 Takoma LP C-1049
United Kingdom1976 Sonet LP SNTF 695
United States1981Lost Lake Arts LP LL-82

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References

  1. 1 2 Burke, Brandon. "Vol. 1". Allmusic. Retrieved October 14, 2012.


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