Remembering Antonio Carlos Jobim

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Verve

Read a personal statement about Verve's Creed Taylor here.

[1990 CD Reissue]

[2008 CD Reissue]

Original Soundtrack, "Black Orpheus", Verve #V/V6-________ (1959).[Original LP]
Original Soundtrack, "Black Orpheus", Verve #830783-2 (1990).[CD Reissue]
Original Soundtrack, "Black Orpheus", Verve #001218502 (2008).[Remastered CD Reissue with Bonus Tracks]

Original score composed by Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Includes the following compositions by Jobim:

A Felicidade (Jobim/de Moraes)

Frevo (Jobim)

O Nosso Amor (Jobim)

Scene du Lever du Soleil (Jobim)

Personnel: Luiz Bonfa (guitar), Elizeth Cardoso and Agostinho dos Santos (vocals).

This CD reissue includes, as a bonus track, a Black Orpheus Medley performed by Bola Sete which was not in the original LP release.

[Mono LP]

[Stereo LP]

[Verve Master Edition CD Reissue]

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd, "Jazz Samba", Verve #V/V6-8432 (1962).[Original LP]
Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd, "Jazz Samba", Verve Master Edition #31452 14132 (19__).[CD Reissue]

Contains Jobim's "Desifinado", "Samba de Uma Nota Só"; the CD Master Edition also contains as a bonus track the 45 rpm issue of "Desafinado".

Musician personnel: Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Byrd (g), Gene Byrd (g, b), Keter Betts (b), Buddy Deppenschmidt, Bill Reichenbach (d).

All Souls Unitarian Church, Washington, DC, where this recording took place!

Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd, "Jazz Samba" - GRAMMY® Best Instrumental Jazz Performance for "Desafinado" (1962); GRAMMY® Hall Of Fame (2000).

Original LP produced by Creed Taylor.

Webmaster's Note: to read a great multi-part interview with album producer Creed Taylor which at this link talks about recording "Jazz Samba" and "Getz/Gilberto" - as well as meeting and working wth both Antonio Carlos Jobim and Claus Ogerman, click HERE.

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