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1966 Fantasy First Pressing White Label Promo Monaural Release of bandleader/Composer/Guitar Master Bola Sete Entitled Autentico!: Bola Sete and His New Brazilian Trio, Engineer Is Sgt. James R. Hursh Sr., Mastering By Wally Heider, Liner Notes by Sue Cox & Judy Briscoe - "Bola Sete was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. His unique, highly improvisational style offered an approach that wed Brazilian styles to flamenco, classical, jazz, American folk, bossa nova, and pop.  cut half-a-dozen albums for Odeon before leaving Brazil in 1959, including  (1957) and Ritmolândia (1959). He met  while playing at a Sheraton lounge one evening and promptly joined the trumpeter's band. In 1962, he issued his American debut, , for Fantasy. After he released  in 1963, he joined the pianist's group as a full collaborator; they recorded several more albums together through 1967. That year, Verve released that featured his all-Brazilian trio; it made the jazz charts. After 1971's Latin jazz classic Shebaba for Fantasy, he cut albums for Paramount (Workin' on a Groovy Thing, 1971) and Columbia (Goin' to Rio, 1973). He signed with 's Takoma label and released the enduring solo guitar set Ocean in 1975.  played live and toured almost constantly, but released only one more album during his lifetime, 1985's solo , produced by  for Dancing Cat. After his death, his widow  set up the Samba Moon label for reissues and archival material including 2004's . In 2021, Tompkins Square released , comprised of unreleased live trio recordings. The words "" are Portuguese for the seventh ball in the billiard game -- the only black one. Born  in Rio De Janeiro in 1923, the guitarist got his nickname after being the only Black man in a small group. From an early age, he was a constant at Praça Tiradentes, Rio, where musicians met. At 17, he joined composer 's group, which was going to Marília for an eight-month season. Returning to Rio, he played at every available venue in Campinas SP and Niterói RJ. In 1945, Rio's Rádio Transmissora instituted a violão (acoustic guitar) contest, in which he was the winner. He continued to play throughout Minas Gerais and Rio. At last, he was hired contractually by Rádio Transmissora and worked in the famous Trem da Alegria show for three years at the João Caetano Theater with , Iara Sales, and . At the end of the '40s, he formed his own group, Bola Sete e Seu Conjunto. In that time, , who went on to be a famous singer and composer, was a crooner at the Béguin nightclub and once invited, became the group's singer at the Drink and Vogue nightclubs. In 1952, he went to Italy and played in several clubs and hotels until 1954. That year, he returned to Brazil and formed an orchestra, with which he toured Argentina, Uruguay, and Spain. In 1955, he toured again, this time through Lima, Peru and Santiago do Chile. In 1959,  moved to the U.S. and in 1962 was hired directly by the general manager of Sheraton Hotels to play in the several units of that chain. In 1960, the label Sinter, which had already recorded several cuts with him, released the LP Bola Sete. He had also recorded for Odeon, which released Bola Sete e 4 Trombones with his own compositions and  standards. In 1962, he appeared at the historic Bossa Nova Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York. He also played at the Village Gate and Vanguard. The same year, Odeon Brasil issued O Extraordinário Bola Sete and Fantasy released . He was then playing at New York's Park Sheraton and later in the year, he moved to San Francisco to play at the Sheraton Palace.  was staying there and listened to him every night. When 's pianist, , came to the hotel, he met , with whom he had become acquainted and played with when the Brazilian toured Argentina. Invited by ,  played with him at the Ninth Annual Monterey Jazz Festival with great success. Following tours and a recorded album with ,  moved again to San Francisco and joined 's trio. This two-year association, profitable for both artists, consolidated the already expressive popularity of  in the U.S. They recorded together 1963's  (Fantasy). Then he formed his own trio with Brazilian musicians  (bass) and  (drums), whom he performed with at the 1966 Monterey Jazz Festival, again with great success. (Verve's charting album  was drawn from this performance). From November 11 to 13, 1966,  was featured at the Fillmore Auditorium. His releases in the U.S. included 1964's  and  (with ), 1965's  and , 1966's  (with ) and , 1969's Shebaba (all issued by Fantasy). He signed to paramount for 1971's Workin' on a Groovy Thing and released Goin' to Rio for Columbia in 1973. Guitarist  often saw  play on the West Coast and became first an admirer, then a friend. His Takoma label initially licensed 's iconic Ocean in 1975 (Recorded in the Brazilian's Marin County home, it was offered to Fantasy first; but it was considered so "out" that they declined to release it). Reportedly 's favorite album in the label's catalog, it was licensed later to Sonet in 1976 and then the Windham Hill-affiliated Lost Lake Arts in 1981. 's final outing, 1985's , appeared from pianist 's Dancing Cat label. Bola Sete died of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia in 1987. He was 64. Widow  set up Samba Moon Records in 1998 for the purpose of issuing private archival recordings and catalog reissues. The label's first release was 1999's , which comprised Ocean and eight unreleased tracks from the sessions that were recorded for a sequel that never materialized. It was followed by Shambala Moon in 2001, offering a reissue of  and the previously unissued title track. 2004's  was drawn from a solo guitar concert May 21, 1976. In 2008, the label released , drawn from solo home recordings cut during the last year of 's life with a pair of live tracks from a concert at The Boarding House in San Francisco in 1971. In 2011, Samba Moon released , a repackaging of 1973's Goin' to Rio; it also contained five unissued tracks from the original sessions. 2014's  was produced for release by . The lion's share of its 14 cuts were recorded in a San Francisco kitchen in 1959 on 1/4" tape by , shortly after 's arrival on the West Coast. Two other cuts from 1971 showcased him playing a hollow-body electric guitar; others were drawn from home studio tapes. In December 2021, Resonance Records' boss  and Tompkins Square's  teamed up to release the three-disc box set , comprised of unreleased live trio recordings from radio broadcast tapes by . Compiled with complete cooperation from , the set included concerts, a slew of rare photos, and liner essays from music historian , , , , and , who also conducted interviews with  and ." - "With the solid classical technique of  leading the way, this is a gently swinging set of mostly low-key Brazilian jazz (with a few livelier exceptions), as played by 's New Brazilian Trio. Like several Brazilian guitarists of the period,  is not a jazz player per se, following the contours of the rhythms with classical flourishes, sometimes, as in the case of 's "Consolacao," turning out lengthy, ritual-like incantations on one chord. The drummer simply known as Paulinho makes a versatile showing in all kinds of related rhythms; "Baion Blues" actually finds him simulating a rock & roll beat, perhaps a harbinger of tropicalismo developments to come in Brazil. Sebastiao Neto, on his way to fame in ' bands, provides a hypnotic bass presence." - Sensational Personnel for the New Brazilian Trio Features legendary Composer Bola Sete on Guitar, the Brilliant Sebastian Neto on Bass and Paulinho on Drums! - Selections on Side One Are the Bola Sete Penned Bajon Blues & Traditional Brazilian Compositions Pau De Arara, Coisa at 6 Minutes 20 Seconds, Odeon, Mulher Rendeira - Tracks for Side Two Consist of Traditional Brazilian Compositions Brejeiro, Consolacao at 6 Minutes Even, Quindim De Yaya and the Bola Sete Penned Soul Samba - Used Copy, Cover Is Slightly Faded with a very Light Surface Ring, Record Has a Few very Light Marks - Mono Recording, Fantasy White Label Promotional Album with Stamp on Middle & Back Cover, Product Code 3375 - California Residents Add 10.25% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -