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Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights

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Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2013
RecordedJune 10–11, 2012
StudioVisom Digital Studio, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenreJazz
Length73:25
LabelSunnyside
SSC 3093
ProducerJacques 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
PopMatters[7]
Tom HullB+((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[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

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

Personnel

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References

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  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. ^ a b Collar, Matt. Kenny Barron – Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Faulkner, B. PopMatters Review, August 1, 2013
  8. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Kenny Barron". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ^ West, M. J. JazzTimes Review, accessed January 31, 2016