The Work of Claus Ogerman

Claus Ogerman - Verve:

Read a personal statement about Verve's Creed Taylor, HERE.

Above and below: The Verve "Wheel" of Artists, featured on an album's innersleeve from 1966;
albums listed on the innersleeve for which Claus Ogerman provided original compositions and arrangements:

Kai Winding: "More!"

Bill Evans: "Bill Evans With Symphony Orchestra"

Stan Getz: "Reflections"

Astrud Gilberto: "The Shadow of Your Smile"

Cal Tjader: "Warm Wave"

Jack Teagarden, "Think Well of Me", Verve #V6-8465 (1962).[LP]

Album contains one track arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman: "Where Are You?"

Tracks:

Where Are You? (arr. Ogerman)

Cottage for Sale

Guess I'll Go Back Home This Summer

I'm a Fool About My Mama

Don't Smoke in Bed

In a Little Waterfront Cafe

Think Well of Me

Old Folks

Country Boy Blues

Tain't So Honey, Tain't So

'Round My Old Deserted Farm

Personnel: Bob Brookmeyer--Arranger, Conductor; Art Davis--Bass; Don Goldie--Trumpet; Jack Teagarden--Trombone, Vocals; Bernie Leighton--Piano, Celeste; Russ Case--Arranger, Conductor; Claus Ogermann--Arranger, conductor; Barry Galbraith--Guitar; Richard Seidel--Executive Producer; Creed Taylor--Producer.

[Original LP]

[Original LP labels]

[CD Reissue]

[Japan LP Reissue]

Note: Despite what the back cover section of the slipsleeve says, the "original cover art" was not maintained for this import LP Reissue!

[German CD Reissue]

[Japan "Supreme Special Edition" Super Audio CD Reissue]

[Japan 2008 CD Reissue]

Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve #V6-8547 (1963).[Original LP]
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve [U.S.] #314 521 431-2 (1998).[CD Reissue]
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve Jazz Classics/Polydor [Japan] #UMP 3080 (1981).[LP Reissue]
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve [Germany] #823011-2 (1985).[CD Reissue]
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve/Universal "Supreme Special Edition" [Japan] #UCGU-7038 (2004).[Super Audio CD Reissue]
Antonio Carlos Jobim, "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays", Verve/Universal [Japan] #UCCU-5001 (2008).[CD Reissue]

Entire album arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman.

Tracks:

The Girl from Ipanema

Amor Em Paz (mislabled on LP as "O Morro")

Agua de Beber

Dreamer

Favela

Insensatez

Corcovado (Quiet Nights)

One Note Samba

Meditation

Jazz Samba (Do Danco Samba)

Chega de Saudade

Desafinado

LINER NOTES:

Green-album-liners.pdf - Original LP liner notes written by Dom Cerulli.

Personnel: Claus Ogerman, arranger and conductor; Antonio Carlos Jobim, piano - guitar - vocals; Jimmy Cleveland - trombone; Leo Wright - flute; George Duvivier (bass) and Edson Machado (drums).

This album was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

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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