''Wave'' is the fifth studio album by Brazilian jazz musician

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

, released in 1967 on

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. Recorded in the US with mostly American musicians, it peaked at number 114 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, as well as number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart. ''Wave'' was arranged and conducted by

Claus Ogerman Claus Ogerman (born Klaus Ogermann; 29 April 1930 – 8 March 2016) was a German arranger, conductor, and composer best known for his work with Billie Holiday, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Frank Sinatra, Bill Evans, Michael Brecker, and Diana Krall. ...

, and features jazz musicians including trombonists

Urbie Green Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than twenty albums a ...

and

Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

, flautist

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, and bassist

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, as well as a

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. Photographer Pete Turner created the solarized cover photo of a giraffe.

Reception

In a 2014 review, Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic praised the album for "Wave" and "Triste" (deeming them two "instant standards") and its "absolutely first-rate tunes... that escaped overexposure and thus sound fresh today." He concluded, "one only wishes that this album were longer; 31:45 is not enough." Chris May, in a review on ''

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,'' said

's simple string arrangements added to the "modern appeal" through "vivid evocation of a long-gone time and place." He added, "as jazz, ''Wave'' has no more authenticity than its cover shot suggesting an African giraffe traversing a Brazilian beach, but it remains an elegant and delightful album." A review on ''

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'' said, "with ''Wave....''you'll find repeated listening will become a must." In 2007, ''Rolling Stone Brasil'' magazine ranked ''Wave'' number 92 in "''Os 100 Maiores Discos da Música Brasileira"'' ( The 100 greatest Brazilian music records). ''Guitar Player'' magazine included it on their list of ''The 40 Greatest Guitar Albums Of 1967.''

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– piano, guitar, harpsichord, vocals *

– arranger, conductor *

– trombone *

Jimmy Cleveland James Milton Cleveland (May 3, 1926 – August 23, 2008) was an American jazz trombonist born in Wartrace, Tennessee.

– trombone * Raymond Beckenstein – bass flute, flute, piccolo * Romeo Penque – bass flute, flute, piccolo *

– bass flute, flute, piccolo * Joseph Singer – French horn *

– double bass *

Dom Um Romão Dom Um Romão (3 August 1925 – 27 July 2005) was a Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. Noted for his expressive stylings with the fusion band Weather Report, Romão also recorded with artists such as Cannonball Adderley, Paul Simon, An ...

– drums * Bobby Rosengarden – drums * Claudio Slon – drums Strings * Bernard Eichen – violin * Lewis Eley – violin * Paul Gershman – violin * Emanuel Green – violin * Louis Haber – violin * Julius Held – violin * Leo Kruczek – violin *

Harry Lookofsky Harry William Lookofsky (1 October 1913 – 8 June 1998) was an American jazz violinist. He was also the father of keyboardist-songwriter Michael Brown, who most notably was a founding member of the Left Banke and Stories. Early life and fa ...

– violin * Joseph Malignaggi – violin *

Gene Orloff Gene Orloff (June 14, 1921 – March 23, 2009) was an American violinist, concertmaster, arranger, contractor and session musician. Background The son of a Russian immigrant violin maker, Orloff would try and get his father's violin down from th ...

– violin * Raoul Poliakin – violin * Irving Spice – violin * Louis Stone – violin * Abe Kessler – cello * Charles McCracken – cello * George Ricci – cello * Harvey Shapiro – cello Production * Sam Antupit – album design * Pete Turner – photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1967 albums Antônio Carlos Jobim albums Albums produced by Creed Taylor Albums arranged by Claus Ogerman Albums conducted by Claus Ogerman A&M Records albums Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio