Antonio Carlos Jobim - Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour

Label:
Catalog#:
069 490 669-2
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
27 Jun 2000
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Bossa Nova

Tracklist

1   The Girl From Ipanema 5:25 X
    Bass - Tommy Williams (3)
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Norman Gimbel , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Drums - Milton Banana
  Guitar, Vocals - João Gilberto
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz
  Vocals - Astrud Gilberto
2   Desafinado 4:14
    Bass - Tommy Williams (3)
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Newton Mendonça
  Drums - Milton Banana
  Guitar, Vocals - João Gilberto
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz
3   Corcovado 4:16 X
    Bass - Tommy Williams (3)
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Gene Lees
  Drums - Milton Banana
  Guitar, Vocals - João Gilberto
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Stan Getz
  Vocals - Astrud Gilberto
4   Agua De Beber 2:53 X
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Trombone - Jimmy Cleveland
5   O Morro Não Tem Vez 3:37 X
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
6   Insensatez 2:55 X
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
7   Samba De Uma Nota Só 2:17
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Newton Mendonça
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
8   Meditation 3:18 X
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Newton Mendonça
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Trombone - Jimmy Cleveland
9   Chega De Saudade 4:21 X
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - George Duvivier
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Flute - Leo Wright
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
10   Wave 2:56 X
    Bass - Ron Carter
  Celesta, Harpsichord - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Drums, Percussion - Bobby Rosengarden , Claudio Slon , Dom Um Romao
  Flute - Jerome Richardson , Ray Beckenstein , Romeo Penque
  French Horn - Joseph Singer
  Trombone - Jimmy Cleveland , Urbie Green
11   The Girl From Ipanema 4:53 X
    Bass - Ron Carter
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Norman Gimbel , Vinícius De Moraes*
  Drums - João Palma
  Flute - Hubert Laws , Jerry Dodgion , Joe Farrell , Romeo Penque
  French Horn - Joe De Angelis , Ray Alonge
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Percussion - Airto Moreira
  Piano, Arranged By, Conductor - Eumir Deodato
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jerry Dodgion
  Trombone - Garnett Brown , Urbie Green
  Trumpet - Burt Collins , Marvin Stamm
12   Remember 4:02 X
    Bass - Ron Carter
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Congas - Everaldo Ferreira
  Drums - João Palma
  Electric Piano, Arranged By, Conductor - Eumir Deodato
  Flute - Hubert Laws , Jerry Dodgion , Joe Farrell , Romeo Penque
13   Un Rancho Nas Nuvens 4:06
    Arranged By, Conductor - Claus Ogerman
  Bass - Richard Davis (2) , Ron Carter
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Drums, Percussion - Airto Moreira , João Palma
  Flute - Don Hammond , Jerry Dodgion , Phil Bodner , Ray Beckenstein , Romeo Penque
  Guitar - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Percussion - George Devens
  Trombone - Urbie Green
  Violin [Tenor], Concertmaster - Harry Lookofsky
14   Aguas De Março 3:34
    Acoustic Guitar - Hélio Delmiro , Oscar Castro-Neves
  Bass - Luizão Maia
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Drums - Paulo Braga*
  Piano - Cesar Camargo Mariano*
  Vocals - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Elis Regina
15   Inútil Paisagem 3:13 X
    Composed By - Aloysio De Oliveira , Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Vocals - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Elis Regina
16   Passarim 3:38 X
    Arranged By [Strings], Woodwind - Paulo Jobim
  Bass - Sebastião Neto
  Cello - Jaques Morelenbaum
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Paulo Jobim
  Drums - Paulo Braga*
  Flute, Vocals - Danilo Caymmi
  Guitar, Vocals - Paulo Jobim
  Vocals - Ana Lontra Jobim , Antonio Carlos Jobim , Elisabeth Jobim , Maucha Adnet , Paula Morelenbaum , Simone Caymmi
17   Looks Like December 3:45 X
    Bass - Sebastião Neto
  Cello - Jaques Morelenbaum
  Composed By - Antonio Carlos Jobim , Chico Buarque
  Drums - Paulo Braga*
  Flute, Vocals - Danilo Caymmi
  Guitar, Vocals - Paulo Jobim
  Vocals - Antonio Carlos Jobim

Credits

Artwork By [Art Direction, Design, Collage] - Robert Appleton
Artwork By [Art Production Managed By] - Sherniece Johnson-Smith
Compilation Producer - Bryan Koniarz
Compilation Producer [Assistant], Other [Research Assistant] - John Wriggle
Compilation Producer [Coordinator], Other [Research Coordinated By] - Carlos Kase , Tom Greenwood (3)
Compiled By, Sequenced By - Linda Dahl
Mastered By - Jeff Willens
Other [Liner Notes] - Linda Dahl
Other [Notes Edited By] - Peter Keepnews
Other [Research Managed By] - Ben Young
Other [Verve Creative Director] - Hollis King
Photography [Cover & The Rest] - William Claxton
Photography [Research] - Cynthia Sesso
Piano - Antonio Carlos Jobim
Producer - Aloysio De Oliveira (tracks: 14, 15) , Claus Ogerman (tracks: 13) , Creed Taylor (tracks: 1 to 12) , Jaques Morelenbaum (tracks: 16, 17) , Paulo Jobim (tracks: 16, 17)

Notes

Antonio Carlos Jobim was one of the originators of the bossa nova. Here is the Brazilian master doing his own versions of sixteen of his best-known and best-loved compositions, with help from Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, and many others.

Compilation
  • Mastered at Universal Mastering Studios - East
  • Special thanks to Deborah Hay, Nate Herr, Richard Seidel, the Institute of Jazz Studies, and the staff at Universal Mastering Studios - East

    Technical
  • Tracks 1 to 3 recorded March 18 or 19, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
  • Tracks 4, 6, 8, and 9 recorded May 9, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
  • Tracks 5 and 7 recorded May 10, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
  • Track 10 recorded May 22-24 and / or June 15, 1967 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
  • Tracks 11 and 12 recorded March 16; April 23, 24, 29; May 8, 20, and / or 22, 1970 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
  • Track 13 recorded between December 11 and 14, 1972 at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City.
  • Tracks 14 and 15 recorded between February 22 and March 9, 1974 in Los Angeles.
  • Tracks 16 and 17 recorded between November 1986 and March 1987 at Polygram Studios, Rio de Janeiro.

    Packaging: Jewel Case
    Total Playing Time: 63 mins, 32 secs
    Barcode Number: 6 06949 06692 5
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    Shortcut Code: [r740566]
    Data Quality Rating: Correct

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