Bola Sete – Samba in Seattle : Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968 is the first official release of the legendary and influential Brazilian acoustic guitarist BOLA SETE’s live recordings at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA featuring bassist SEBASTIO NETO and drummer PAULINHO MAGALHES.

Produced by Grammy-nominated jazz detective ZEV FELDMAN, and remastered from the original tape reels in cooperation with THE BOLA SETE ESTATE, this deluxe 3-CD set includes an extensive 40 page booklet with rare photos from THE PENTHOUSE; essay by music critic and GREG CASSEUS (aka GREG CAZ); new interviews and statements by guitar icon CARLOS SANTANA, legendary composer/pianist LALO SCHIFRIN, Sete’s friend, pianist and producer, GEORGE WINSTON, and Bola Sete’s widow ANNE SETE; plus an effusive tribute by the late guitar great JOHN FAHEY.

Samba in Seattle is a significant addition to the recorded legacy of an oftsampled musician (A Tribe Called Quest, J Dilla and Dan The Automator) whose career straddled bossa nova, jazzpop and early New Age.

Tracklist:

1. Consolao Baden Powell, Vinicius de Moraes
2. Meditao Antnio Carlos Jobim, Newton Ferreira de Mendona
3. Prelude No. 1 Heitor Villa-Lobos
4. Soul Samba Bola Sete
5. Deve Ser Amour Baden Powell, Vinicius de Moraes
6. Valsa de Uma Cidade Ismael Netto, Antnio Maria
7. Garota de Ipanema Antnio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
8. Malaguea – Ernesto Lecuona
9. The Shadow of Your Smile Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis
10. Webster
11. Satin Doll Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
12. Spanish Dance No. Five Enrique Granados
13. Prelude No. 3 in A Minor Heitor Villa-Lobos
14. Manh de Carnaval Luiz Bonf, Antnio Maria
15. A Felicidade Antnio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
16. Samba de Orfeu – Luiz Bonf, Antnio Maria
17. Samba de Avio Antnio Carlos Jobim
18. Samba de Vero Marcos Valle, Paulo Valle
19. Valsa de Uma Cidade Ismael Netto, Antnio Maria
20. Asturias – Isaac Albniz
21. Partita in E Major, BMV 1006a III. Gavotte en Rondeau Johann Sebastian Bach
22. Flamenco Fantasy Bola Sete
23. Tristeza Haroldo Lobo, Niltinho
24. Corcovado Antnio Carlos Jobim
25. Deve Ser Amour Baden Powell, Vinicius de Moraes
26. Consolao Baden Powell, Vinicius de Moraes
27. O Barquinho Roberto Menescal, Ronaldo Bscoli
28. One Note Samba Antnio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendoa
29. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Billy Strahorn
30. Recuerdos de la Alhambra Francisco Terraga

UPC: 856225005852
Label: Tompkins Square
Release Date: 12.3.21
Format: CD