Artist Biography by Alvaro Neder
The
words Bola Sete are Portuguese for the seventh ball in the billiard
game, which is the only black one. He got his nickname after being the
only black man in a small group. From an early age, he was habitual at
the Bohemian circles of Praça Tiradentes, Rio, where musicians met. At
17, he joined composer Henricão'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 through Minas Gerais and Rio. At last, he
was hired contractually by Rádio Transmissora and he worked in the
famous Trem da Alegria show for three years at the João Caetano Theater
with Lamartine Babo, Iara Sales, and Héber de Bôscoli.
At the end
of the '40s, he formed his own group, Bola Sete e seu Conjunto. In that
time, Dolores Durán, 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. In that year,
he returned to Brazil and formed an orchestra, with which he toured
through Argentina, Uruguay, and Spain. In 1955, he toured again, this
time through Lima, Peru, and Santiago do Chile. In 1959, he 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 at the same
time Bola Sete e Quatro Trombones with his own compositions and
Gershwin 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. In the same year, Odeon Brasil released O
Extraordinário Bola Sete and Fantasy released Bossa Nova. He was then
playing at New York's Park Sheraton and later in the same year, he moved
to San Francisco to play at the Sheraton Palace. Dizzy Gillespie was
staying there and listened to him every night. When Gillespie's pianist,
Lalo Schifrin, came to the hotel, he met Sete, with whom he had become
acquainted and played with when the Brazilian toured Argentina. Invited
by Gillespie, Sete played with him at the Ninth Annual Monterey Jazz
Festival with great success. Following tours and a recorded album with
Gillespie, Sete moved again to San Francisco and joined Vince Guaraldi's
trio. This two-year association, profitable for both artists,
consolidated the already expressive popularity of Sete in the U.S. They
recorded together 1963's Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete & Friends
(Fantasy). Then he formed his own trio with Brazilian musicians Tião
Neto (bass) and Chico Batera (drums), with which he performed at the
1966 Monterey Jazz Festival, again with great success. From November 11
to 13, 1966, Sete was featured at the Fillmore Auditorium. His releases
in the U.S. include 1964's Tour de Force and From All Sides (with Vince
Guaraldi), 1965's The Solo Guitar of Bola Sete and The Incomparable Bola
Sete, 1966's Live at El Matador (with Vince Guaraldi) and Autentico,
1967's At the Monterey Jazz Festival, 1969's Shebaba (all through
Fantasy), 1976's Working on a Groovy Thing (Paramount), 1981's Ocean and
Ocean II (Lost Lake), and 1985's Jungle Suite (Dancing Cat). In 1969,
he appeared at the Mexico Brazilian and American Music Festival,
together with Eumir Deodato, Milton Nascimento, and Airto Moreira.
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A finales de los años 40, formó su propio grupo, Bola Sete e seu Conjunto. En esa época, Dolores Durán, que llegó a ser una cantante y compositora famosa, fue cantante en el club nocturno Béguin y una vez invitada, se convirtió en la cantante del grupo en los clubes nocturnos Drink y Vogue. En 1952, fue a Italia y tocó en varios clubes y hoteles hasta 1954. En ese año, volvió a Brasil y formó una orquesta, con la que hizo una gira por Argentina, Uruguay y España. En 1955, volvió a hacer una gira, esta vez por Lima, Perú y Santiago de Chile. En 1959, se mudó a los Estados Unidos y en 1962, fue contratado directamente por el gerente general de los Hoteles Sheraton para tocar en las diversas unidades de esa cadena. En 1960, el sello Sinter, que ya había grabado varios cortes con él, lanzó el LP Bola Sete. También había grabado para Odeon, que lanzó al mismo tiempo Bola Sete e Quatro Trombones con sus propias composiciones y estándares de Gershwin. En 1962, se presentó en el histórico Festival de Bossa Nova en el Carnegie Hall de Nueva York. También tocó en el Village Gate y Vanguard. En el mismo año, Odeon Brasil lanzó O Extraordinário Bola Sete y Fantasy lanzó Bossa Nova. Luego tocó en el Park Sheraton de Nueva York y más tarde en el mismo año, se mudó a San Francisco para tocar en el Sheraton Palace. Dizzy Gillespie se alojaba allí y le escuchaba todas las noches. Cuando el pianista de Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, vino al hotel, conoció a Sete, con quien se había familiarizado y con quien tocó cuando el brasileño hizo una gira por Argentina. Invitado por Gillespie, Sete tocó con él en el Noveno Festival Anual de Jazz de Monterrey con gran éxito. Después de las giras y un álbum grabado con Gillespie, Sete se mudó de nuevo a San Francisco y se unió al trío de Vince Guaraldi. Esta asociación de dos años, provechosa para ambos artistas, consolidó la ya expresiva popularidad de Sete en los EE.UU. Grabaron juntos Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete & Friends (Fantasía) de 1963. Luego formó su propio trío con los músicos brasileños Tião Neto (bajo) y Chico Batera (batería), con los que actuó en el Festival de Jazz de Monterrey de 1966, de nuevo con gran éxito. Del 11 al 13 de noviembre de 1966, Sete se presentó en el Fillmore Auditorium. Sus lanzamientos en los Estados Unidos. incluyen el Tour de Force y From All Sides de 1964 (con Vince Guaraldi), The Solo Guitar of Bola Sete y The Incomparable Bola Sete de 1965, Live at El Matador de 1966 (con Vince Guaraldi) y Autentico, 1967 en el Festival de Jazz de Monterrey, 1969 en Shebaba (a través de Fantasía), 1976 en Working on a Groovy Thing (Paramount), 1981 en Ocean and Ocean II (Lost Lake), y 1985 en Jungle Suite (Dancing Cat). En 1969, se presentó en el Festival de Música Brasileña y Americana de México, junto con Eumir Deodato, Milton Nascimento y Airto Moreira.
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