Tudo Bem!

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Tudo Bem!
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Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedMay 8, 1978
StudioHollywood
Genre Jazz
Length51:41
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Joe Pass chronology
Virtuoso No. 3
(1977)
Tudo Bem!
(1978)
Chops
(1979)

Tudo Bem! is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and percussionist Paulinho da Costa that was released in 1978.

Contents

"I Live to Love" is a duet with Brazilian guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Pass plays warm solos on a variety of Brazilian tunes. Highlights include three songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim (including "Corcovado" and "Wave"), Deodato's "Tears," and Luiz Bonfa's "The Gentle Rain." A melodic and infectious date..." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Corcovado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) – 6:20
  2. "Tears (Razao de Viver)" (Eumir Deodato, Paulo Sérgio Valle) – 3:32
  3. "Wave" (Jobim) – 10:08
  4. "Voce (You)" (Ronaldo Bôscoli, Roberto Menescal) – 3:10
  5. "If You Went Away" (Marcos Valle) – 3:04
  6. "Que Que Ha?" (Octavio Bailly, Jr., Don Grusin) – 6:50
  7. "The Gentle Rain (Chuva Delicada)" (Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey) – 4:11
  8. "Barquinho" (Bôscoli, Menescal) – 6:11
  9. "Luciana" (de Moraes, Jobim, Gene Lees) – 4:55
  10. "I Live to Love" (Oscar Castro-Neves, Luverci Fiorini, Ray Gilbert) – 3:20

Personnel

Production notes

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Tudo Bem! > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 159. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1133. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.