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Perhaps Antonio Carlos Jobim's best-known album, 1967's WAVE was Jobim's first release for his longtime producer Creed Taylor's special CTI imprint at A&M Records. In fact, it was only the label's second release--after Wes Montgomery's A DAY IN THE LIFE--and WAVE went a long way towards establishing both the sound and even the look of the fledging label. Playing guitar, piano and harpsichord on these 10 original instrumentals, Jobim is backed by a small combo and Claus Ogerman's usually tasteful but occasionally overbearing strings. The tracks are brief--over half are under three minutes--introducing a theme, coloring it with a few brief solos and a lot of solid ensemble playing, and then fading. The overall mood is mellow without being sleepy, and as a whole, WAVE is a soothing, almost intoxicating delight. While it's probably not Jobim's best album, it's certainly one of his most offhandedly entertaining.
Composer: Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Personnel: Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar, piano, celesta, harpsichord); Lewis Eley, Julius Held, Leo Kruczek, Joseph Malignaggi, Louis Stone, Louis Haber, Bernard Eichen, Raoul Poliakin, Gene Orloff, Irving Spice, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky (violin); Abe Kessler, Charles McCracken , Harvey Shapiro , George Ricci (cello); Raymond Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson, Romeo Penque (flute, piccolo); Joseph Singer (French horn); Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (trombone); Domun Roma, Claudio Gion, Bobby Rosengarden (drums, percussion); Dom Um Romao, Claudio Slon (drums).
Liner Note Authors: Norman Gimbel; George Frazier.
Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (05/22/1967-06/15/1967).
JOBIM AT HIS BEST Smooth-cool-light & breezy, original bossa nova at its best. Submitted by a reviewer (ny usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Classic Jobim Jobim and Ogerman together again! By this time, Jobim's improvisational skills had developed as compared to his earlier album "The Composer Plays." Here, we have the smooth soothing sounds of Jobim, with two songs that became classics, "Wave" and "Triste." If you want classic, soothing Bossa Nova, this just what you need. Submitted by a reviewer (Manteca, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
WAVE / JOBIM / REVIEW This CD is not as good as "Tide" (which is similar), but features
excellent arrangements. Many of
these tracks were later "Re-Mixed
and Re-Issued" on "Stone Flower"
by Deodato - which I highly recommend
to any Jobim fan. Submitted by PACIFICEXCHANGE (SAN MATEO, CA USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
Exquisite Exquisite, beautiful music. The album that first introduced me to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim back in the early '70s. Still one of favourite albums to this day.
I have been searching for several years for a decent re-master on CD and this Japanese release is excellent. Submitted by jimpauley (England) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
JOBIM AT HIS BEST
WAVE / JOBIM / REVIEW
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