Sambao

Last updated
Sambao
Kenny Barron - Sambao.jpg
Studio album by Kenny Barron
Released 1992
Recorded May 11–13, 1992
Studio BMG Studio, New York City.
Genre Jazz, latin
Length59:20
Label Verve Records 314 514 472-2
Producer Joanne Klein
Kenny Barron chronology
Confirmation
(1991) Confirmation1991		Sambao
(1992)		 Other Places
(1993) Other Places1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Sambao is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, which was released in 1992 on Verve Records label. [2] [3] The album contains eight original instrumental compositions written by Barron.

Kenny Barron American pianist

Kenny Barron is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.

Verve Records American record label

Verve Records, also known as The Verve Music Group, founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz and Billie Holiday, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier labels, Clef Records, founded in 1946, Norgran Records, founded in 1953, and material previously licensed to Mercury Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Kenny Barron.

No.TitleLength
1."Sambao"6:16
2."Yalele"5:45
3."Bacchanal"6:33
4."Belem"5:37
5."Encounter"10:50
6."Ritual"6:04
7."Gardenia"10:07
8."On the Other Side"8:08
Total length:59:20

Personnel

Band

Nico Assumpção, was a Brazilian bass player.

Toninho Horta Brazilian musician

Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and vocalist.

Production

Jay Newland American record producer

Jay Newland is an American music producer, engineer and mixer.

Related Research Articles

"'Round Midnight" is a 1944 composition by pianist Thelonious Monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. A version recorded by Monk's quintet was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. It is the most recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician.

<i>Struttin</i> album by The Meters

Struttin' is the third studio album by the funk group The Meters. It is the band's first album featuring vocal performances.

<i>A Time for Love</i> (Arturo Sandoval album) album by Arturo Sandoval

A Time for Love is the title of a studio album released by Cuban performer Arturo Sandoval. It was released by Concord Records on May 11, 2010. The album was produced by Jorge Calandrelli and Gregg Field and features collaborations by Chris Botti, Kenny Barron and Monica Mancini. The album includes a collection of classical pieces, standards, and ballads written by several writers such as Gabriel Fauré, Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer, Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill, Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino, Maurice Ravel, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Marty Panzer, Ástor Piazzolla, Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, James Phillips, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand and Cole Porter. Sandoval originally wanted to record and release the album by himself, until pianist Shelly Berg brought him to Gregg Field, of Concord Records, who brought in Grammy Award-winning arranger Jorge Calandrelli. They co-produced while Calandrelli arranged eight of the nine string charts, Berg arranged the rest and brought in his trio to back up Sandoval. Sandoval mentioned that his two greatest inspirations for this album were trumpeter Bobby Hackett's playing with the Jackie Gleason Orchestra, and the album Clifford Brown with Strings.

This is the discography for American jazz musician Kenny Barron.

<i>The Art of Conversation</i> album by Dave Holland

The Art of Conversation is a studio album by English jazz bassist Dave Holland and American jazz pianist Kenny Barron. The record was released via the Impulse! Records label on October 14, 2014. The album contains 10 compositions: a mix of jazz standards and original tunes. The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) recognized the record as the Record of the Year 2014.

<i>Book of Intuition</i> album by Kenny Barron

Book of Intuition is a studio album by jazz pianist Kenny Barron with bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Jonathan Blake. The album was released on March 4, 2016 via Impulse! Records label.

<i>Lost in Sound</i> album by Yusef Lateef

Lost in Sound is a studio album by American multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef released in 1961 via Charlie Parker label. This record is the Yusef Lateef's only album for the Charlie Parker label. Since its initial release, the album has been re-released several times via various labels.

<i>Other Places</i> (album) album by Kenny Barron

Other Places is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron, which was released in 1993 on Verve Records label. The album includes original compositions by Barron and jazz standards.

<i>Wanton Spirit</i> album by Kenny Barron

Wanton Spirit is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron together with drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Charlie Haden. The album was released in 1994 on Verve Records label. Wanton Spirit was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance.

<i>Things Unseen</i> (album) album

Things Unseen is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron released in 1997 via Verve Records label. The album contains eight original and previous compositions written by Barron.

<i>Canta Brasil</i> album by Kenny Barron

Canta Brasil is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 2002 and released on the Sunnyside label.

<i>Images</i> (Kenny Barron album) album

Images is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in New York in 2003 and released on the Sunnyside label.

<i>Work!</i> album by Mulgrew Miller

Work! is the second studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller, recorded together with Charnett Moffett on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. The album was released in April 1986 by Landmark Records. The album is named after the song "Work" by Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins from their 1954 album Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins.

<i>Wingspan</i> (Mulgrew Miller album) album

Wingspan is the third studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller with a quintet of other musicians. The album was released on May 11, 1987 by Landmark Records.

<i>Hyde Park After Dark</i> album by Clifford Jordan

Hyde Park After Dark is an album by saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in Chicago in 1981 together with Victor Sproles on bass, Wilbur Campbell on drums, Norman Simmons on piano, Cy Touff on bass trumpet, and Von Freeman on saxophone. The album is a tribute to the Chicago jazz scene and a reunion of important players from the 1950s.

<i>From Day to Day</i> album by Mulgrew Miller

From Day to Day is a 1990 studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller recorded together with drummer Kenny Washington and bassist Robert Hurst. This is his seventh album as a leader.

<i>Hand in Hand</i> (Mulgrew Miller album)

Hand in Hand is a studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller with Kenny Garrett on alto saxophone, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Christian McBride on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. The record was released in 1992 by Novus Records. This is Miller's ninth album as a bandleader.

<i>Swingin</i> (Kenny Burrell album) album by Kenny Burrell

Swingin' is a 1980 studio album by American jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell. The album includes five tracks taken from three different studio sessions and a live recording between 1956-1959.

<i>Concentric Circles</i> (Kenny Barron album)

Concentric Circles is a studio album by American jazz pianist Kenny Barron. The record was released on May 4, 2018 via Blue Note label.

References

  1. ↑ Nastos, Michael G. "Kenny Barron: Sambao". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kenny Barron – Sambao". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kenny Baron catalogue". Jazzdisco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.