Tour de Force (Bola Sete album)

Tour de Force
Studio album by Bola Sete
Released	1963
Recorded	June 18, 1963 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Samba, jazz
Length	35:40
Label	Fantasy
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All songs written and composed by Bola Sete, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baccara (Baccarat)"		3:37
2.	"Moon River"	Mancini and Mercer	2:58
3.	"Mambeando"		3:15
4.	"Céu e Mar"		3:30
5.	"Asturias"	Albéniz	4:40

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Samba de Orpheus"	Bonfá and Salvet	3:12
2.	"Sad Note"		2:10
3.	"Tour de Force"	Gillespie	4:48
4.	"A Noite do Meu Bem"	Duran	4:00
5.	"Bourrée"	Bach	3:23

Personnel

• Johnny Rae – drums
• Freddie Schreiber – bass guitar
• Bola Sete – guitar

Release history

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

References

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

External links

• Tour de Force at Discogs (list of releases)