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Jungle Suite

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Jungle Suite
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedJuly 17, 1982 at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, California
GenreSamba, jazz
Length33:26 (vinyl edition)
41:30 (CD edition)
LabelDancing Cat
ProducerGeorge Winston
Bola Sete chronology
Ocean
(1975)
Jungle Suite
(1985)
Ocean Memories
(1999)

Jungle Suite is an album by Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete, released in 1985 through Dancing Cat Records. Recorded in 1982, it is the only known recording of Sete playing a steel-string acoustic guitar. Jungle Suite was his final album before his death from lung cancer in 1987.

Release and reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

AllMusic critic Thom Jurek noted that Sete's "fusion of Brazilian, classical, flamenco, jazz, and numerous folk styles was unprecedented and remains unmatched." He declared the sessions "among the most inspired examples of passionate and technically brilliant guitar playing in the recorded history of the instrument."[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bola Sete

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Sun Pours Through The Darkness Gently, Gently"5:49
2."Moonbeams, Moonlight, Midnight Magic"8:56
3."Morning Rises Through the Mist"3:06
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Night Shadows"4:47
2."Scorcerers, Spirits, Devas And Delights"4:10
3."Many Shades Of Green"4:15
4."Devas Lament"2:23
CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."The Sun Pours Through The Darkness Gently, Gently"5:51
2."Moonbeams, Moonlight, Midnight Magic"9:07
3."Morning Rises Through the Mist"3:13
4."Night Shadows"4:58
5."Scorcerers, Spirits, Devas And Delights"4:21
6."Shambhala Moon"6:09
7."Many Shades Of Green"4:17
8."Devas Lament"3:34

Release history

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Country Date Label Format Catalogue number
United States 1985 Dancing Cat LP DC-3005
United States 2001 Samba Moon CD 1190554

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Shambhala Moon". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
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