Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights
# Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights

Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights is an album by pianist Kenny Barron recorded in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and released on the Sunnyside label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| PopMatters | |
| Tom Hull | B+ |

In the review on Allmusic, Matt Collar said "This is highly engaging Brazilian jazz". On PopMatters Brent Faulkner wrote "Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights is a superb Brazilian jazz album. It not only highlights Kenny Barron's prodigious pianistic skills, but provides much deserved recognition to relatively unknown Brazilian musicians". In JazzTimes Michael J. West observed "Brazilian Knights is a high-quality recording from a musician whose high quality is inevitable".

## Track listing

All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted.

* "Rapaz de Bem" (Johnny Alf) – 5:59
* "Já Era" (Maurício Einhorn) – 4:44
* "Ilusão à Toa" (Alf) – 7:07
* "Só Por Amor" (Baden Powell) – 11:10
* "Curta Metragem" (Einhorn) – 5:03
* "Nós" (Alf) – 6:54
* "Triste" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 5:29
* "Sonia Braga" - 7:12
* "Tristeza de Nós Dois" (Einhorn) – 7:56
* "Chorinho Carioca" (Alberto Chimelli) – 4:11
* "São Conrado" (Einhorn) – 7:06
* "Phantoms – 8:43 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes
* "É Só Amar" (Alf) – 7:46 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes
* "É Só Amar" [alternate take] (Alf) – 7:46 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes
* "Nós" [alternate take] (Alf) – 6:54 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes
* "Ilusão à Toa" [alternate take] (Alf) – 7:08 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes
* "São Conrado" [alternate take] (Einhorn) – 7:06 Bonus track on deluxe edition and iTunes

## Personnel

* Kenny Barron – piano
* Maurício Einhorn – harmonica
* Idriss Boudrioua – alto saxophone
* Claudio Roditi – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Lula Galvão – guitar
* Alberto Chimelli – synthesizer
* Sérgio Barrozo – bass
* Rafael Barata – drums
