The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (Remaster) (CD)

Antonio Carlos Jobim is one of the founding figures of bossa nova. Starting with his work with guitarist Joao Gilberto in the late 1950s ("Chega de Saudade," "Desafinado"), Jobim composed a string of unforgettable songs that combined subtle rhythms, modern harmony, and poetic lyrics, and which quickly found their way from Brazil to the rest of the world. His music has been performed and recorded by countless musicians, and by the time of his death in 1994, Jobim was widely regarded as one of the great composers of popular song.

• Category:  Music  »  Latin Music  »  Bossa Nova
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Label: Verve (USA)
• UPC: 731452143129
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105797487
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #20149 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #218 in Latin Music (See Top 100 Latin Music Bestsellers)
• #9 in Bossa Nova (See Top 100 Bossa Nova Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano, guitar); Claus Ogerman (arranger); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Leo Wright (flute); George Duvivier (bass).

Producer: Creed Taylor.

Reissue producer: Michael Lang.

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, New York, on May 9 and 10, 1962. Includes liner notes by Dom Cerulli, Johnny Mandel and Bob Belden.

Digitally remastered by Chris Herles (Polygram).

This is part of the Verve Master Editions series.

This disc offers instrumental interpretations of some of Jobim's most famous compositions from the salad days of the early '60s Bossa Nova craze. It's also one of the earliest examples of Jobim's long-standing and fruitful collaboration with arranger Claus Ogerman. Trademarks like Jobim's single-note piano style, the accompanying flute melodies and Ogerman's arranging techniques (unison string parts, the bass clarinet underpinnings in "How Insensitive") would decorate Jobim's music for the next two decades. Similarly representative are the authentic Bossa Nova guitar and drums, subtle variations of which occur on each tune. Throughout the recording, Jobim's songs are powerful enough for the melodies to stand up even sans lyrics.

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