Tour de Force (Bola Sete album)

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Tour de Force
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedJune 18, 1963 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA
GenreSamba, jazz
Length35:40
LabelFantasy
Bola Sete chronology
Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends
(1963)
Tour de Force
(1963)
From All Sides
(1964)

Tour de Force is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1963 through Fantasy Records.

Release and reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Richie Unterberger of allmusic gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it "quality by-the-fire jazz bossa nova music."[1]

In 2001, Tour de Force was issued on CD coupled with Bossa Nova on a compilation titled after the former.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Bola Sete, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baccara (Baccarat)" 3:37
2."Moon River"Mancini, Mercer2:58
3."Mambeando" 3:15
4."Céu e Mar" 3:30
5."Asturias"Albéniz4:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Samba de Orpheus"Bonfá, Salvet3:12
2."Sad Note" 2:10
3."Tour de Force"Gillespie4:48
4."A Noite do Meu Bem"Duran4:00
5."Bourrée"Bach3:23

Personnel[edit]

Release history[edit]

Country Date Label Format Catalogue number
United States 1963 Fantasy mono LP 3358
stereo LP 8358

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "Tour de Force". Allmusic. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

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