CD of the Day - "Bossa Nova Guitar"

BOSSA NOVA GUITAR
A.C. JOBIM, JOÃO GILBERTO, GEORGE BENSON, JOE PASS & OTHERS (Verve)
Release Date in the USA: December 11, 2009
Distributed by DustyGroove

Compilation Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Verve

Tracklist
1. JOÃO GILBERTO: Um Abraço No Bonfá (An Embrace To Bonfá)
2. LUIZ BONFÁ: Samba de Orfeu
3. CHARLIE BYRD: Bim Bom
4. GABOR SZABO: Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
5. STAN GETZ & CHARLIE BYRD: Desafinado
6. BADEN POWELL: Tristeza
7. ROBERTO MENESCAL: Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba)
8. ROSINHA DE VALENÇA: Minha Saudade
9. BOLA SETE: Coisa Número Um
10. JOE PASS: Meditação (Meditation)
11. JIM HALL: Simple Samba
12. STAN GETZ & LAURINDO ALMEIDA: Outra Vez (Once Again)
13. BADEN POWELL: Canto de Ossanha
14. GEORGE BENSON: Jackie, All
15. WES MONTGOMERY: Insensatez (How Insensitive)
16. ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Batidinha
17. KENNY BURRELL: Minha (All Mine)
18. JOE PASS: The Gentle Rain
19. STAN GETZ & LUIZ BONFÁ: Um Abraço No Getz (A Tribute To Getz)

Compiled by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Personal Assistant to Mr. DeSouteiro: Patricia Balaban
Digitally Mastered at Universal Music Eastside Mastering Studios (Berlin, Germany) in September, 2009
Cover Photo: Ingo Müller
Album Design: Knut Schoetteldreier
Special Thanks to João Gilberto, Douglas Payne, Creed Taylor, Lisa Marie Smith, Helana Muniz, Diana Krall, Matthias Künnecke & Oliver Soellner
In memoriam to Helana Muniz with endless affection and love

1. JOÃO GILBERTO: Um Abraço No Bonfá (An Embrace to Bonfá)
(João Gilberto) (P) 1964
João Gilberto - acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Helcio Milito - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded October 9, 1964, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Getz/Gilberto # 2“ (Verve V6-8623)
(PLEASE NOTE that Stan Getz doesn't plays on this track; on the "Getz/Gilberto #2" LP, Getz plays with his group on Side A, while Gilberto plays with his trio on Side B).

2. LUIZ BONFÁ: Samba de Orfeu
(Luiz Bonfá/Antonio Maria) (P) 1965
Luiz Bonfá - acoustic guitar / Bobby Scott - acoustic piano / Helcio Milito - drums / Dom Um Romão - percussion
Produced by Bobby Scott / Recorded 1965 in New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Braziliana" (Philips PHS 600-199)
(NOTE: "Braziliana" is shared with singer Maria Toledo, but she doesn't performs on this track; on the 2008 CD reissue, on "Verve Originals", Helcio Milito was mispelled "Helico" and Dom Um Romão was mispelled "Doum")

3. CHARLIE BYRD: Bim Bom
(João Gilberto) (P) 1962
Charlie Byrd - acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Bill Reichenbach - drums
Recorded September 28, 1962, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros" (Riverside 9436)

4. GABOR SZABO: Corcovado (Quiet Nights)
(Antonio Jobim) (P) 1967
Gabor Szabo - electric guitar / Jimmy Stewart – acoustic guitar / Louis Kabok – bass / Marty Morell – drums / Hal Gordon – percussion /
Produced by Bob Thiele / Recorded April 14-15, 1967, Jazz Workshop, Boston, Mass., USA / Original LP: “More Sorcery” (Impulse AS-9167)

5. STAN GETZ & CHARLIE BYRD: Desafinado
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça) (P) 1962
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Charlie Byrd - amplified acoustic guitar / Keter Betts - acoustic bass / Gene Byrd - rhythm guitar / Buddy Deppenschmidt & Bill Reinchenbach - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded February 13, 1962, Washington D.C. / Original LP: "Jazz Samba" (Verve V6-8432)

6. BADEN POWELL: Tristeza
(Haroldo Lobo/Niltinho) (P) 1966
Baden Powell - acoustic guitar / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Milton Banana - drums
Produced by Joachim Ernst-Berendt & Wadi Gebara Neto / Recorded June 1st, 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Tristeza On Guitar" (MPS 15.090)
NOTE 1: this track is performed only by the trio, with no additional percussion.
NOTE 2: on the 3-CD box set released in 2008, co-producer Wadi Gebara Neto was mispelled as Adi (without the "W") and Sergio Barroso was credited only as Sergio.

7. ROBERTO MENESCAL: Só Danço Samba
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes) (P) 1963
Roberto Menescal - electric guitar / Eumir Deodato - acoustic piano / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / João Palma - drums / Ugo Marotta - vibes / Henri Ackselrud - flute / Arranged by Eumir Deodato
Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded 1963, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "A Bossa Nova de Roberto Menescal e Seu Conjunto" (Elenco ME-3)

8. ROSINHA DE VALENÇA: Minha Saudade
(João Donato/João Gilberto) (P) 1964
Rosinha de Valença - acoustic guitar & vocal / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic piano / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Dom Um Romão - drums /
Produced by Aloysio de Oliveira / Recorded 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Apresentando Rosinha de Valença" (Elenco ME-16)

9. BOLA SETE: Coisa Numero Um
(Moacir Santos/Clovis Mello) (P) 1966
Bola Sete - lutar / Sebastião Neto - acoustic bass / Paulinho Magalhães - drums
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded September 17, 1966, Monterey, Calif., USA / Original LP: "Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival" (Verve V6-8689); Bonus Track on CD Reissue: Verve 314.543.379-2.
(IMPORTANT: the CD reissue wrongly credits the drummer as Paulinho da Costa, the famous Brazilian percussionist who NEVER played drums in any recording session and was a child in Brazil at the time of this recording; he only moved to the USA in 1973 to play with Sergio Mendes group; the real drummer was Paulinho Magalhães, a regular member of the Bola Sete Trio, having recorded several other albums with the guitarist for Fantasy)

10. JOE PASS: Meditation
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Newton Mendonça) (P) 1970
Joe Pass - electric guitar / Eberhard Weber - acoustic bass / Kenny Clare - drums
Produced by Hans George Brunner-Schwer / Recorded June 1970, Villingen, Germany/ Original LP: "Intercontinental" (MPS 15279)

11. JIM HALL: Simple Samba
(Jim Hall) Janhall Music (P) 1971
Jim Hall - electric guitar / Benny Aronov - acoustic piano / Malcolm Cecil - acoustic bass / Airto Moreira - drums & percussion
Produced by Dick Katz / Recorded July 1971, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "...Where Would I Be?" (Milestone 9037)

12. STAN GETZ & LAURINDO ALMEIDA: Outra Vez (Once Again)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim) (P) 1963
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Laurindo Almeida - acoustic guitar / George Duvivier - acoustic bass / Edison Machado - drums / José Suarez & José Paulo - percussion
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded 1963, New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida" (Verve V6-8665)
(NOTE: several other drummers/percussionists are credited on the original LP as well as on CD reissues, but they don't play on this specific track)

13. BADEN POWELL: Canto de Ossanha
(Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes) (P) 1966
Baden Powell - acoustic guitar / Sergio Barroso - acoustic bass / Milton Banana - drums / Alfredo Bessa - congas / Amauri Coelho (aka Amaury Rodrigues) - pandeiro
Produced by Joachim Ernst-Berendt & Wadi Gebara Neto / Recorded June 2nd, 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Original LP: "Tristeza On Guitar" (MPS 15.090)
NOTE: on the 3-CD box set released in 2008, co-producer Wadi Gebara Neto was mispelled as Adi (without the "W") and Sergio Barroso was credited only as Sergio.

14. GEORGE BENSON: Jackie All
(Eumir Deodato) (P) 1969
George Benson - electric guitar / Richard Tee - acoustic piano / Bob Bushnell - electric bass / Leo Morris (aka Idris Muhammad) - drums / Johnny Pacheco & Paul Alicea - percussion / Angel Allende - congas / Jerry Dodgion - flute / Lew Soloff - trumpet / Bob Porcelli & Jerome Richardson - flutes & alto sax / Joe Farrell & Arthur Clarke - tenor sax / Arranged & Conducted by Marty Sheller
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded April 30, 1969, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Tell It Like It Is" (A&M/CTI SP 3020)

15. WES MONTGOMERY: Insensatez (How Insensitive)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes/Norman Gimbel) (P) 1966
Wes Montgomery - electric guitar / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Grady Tate - drums / Ray Barretto - congas / George Duvivier - vibes / Strings / Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded March 17, 1966, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Tequila" (Verve V6-8653)

16. ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM: Batidinha
(Antonio Carlos Jobim) (P) 1967
Antonio Carlos Jobim - acoustic guitar / Ron Carter - acoustic bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Dom Um Romão & Bobby Rosengarden - percussion / Romeo Penque, Ray Beckenstein, Jerome Richardson - flutes / Strings / Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman /
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded May 23, 1967, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA / Original LP: "Wave" (A&M/CTI 3002)

17. KENNY BURRELL: All Mine (Minha)
(Ray Evans/Francis Hime/Jerry Livingston) (P) 1973
Kenny Burrell – acoustic guitar
Produced by John Burk / Recorded June 12, 1995, New York City, NY / Original CD: “Lotus Blossom" (Concord CCD-4668)

18. JOE PASS & PAULINHO DA COSTA: The Gentle Rain (from the Paramount motion picture "The Gente Rain")
(Luiz Bonfá/Matt Dubey) (P) 1978
Joe Pass - electric guitar / Oscar Castro-Neves - acoustic guitar (rhythm) / Don Grusin - electric piano / Octavio Bailly - electric bass / Claudio Slon - drums / Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Produced by Norman Granz / Recorded May 8, 1978, Hollywood, Calif., USA / Original LP: "Tudo Bem!" (Pablo 2310-824)

19. STAN GETZ & LUIZ BONFÁ: Um Abraço No Getz (A Tribute To Getz)
(Luiz Bonfá) Sasqua Music Ltd.
Stan Getz - tenor sax / Luiz Bonfá - acoustic guitar / George Duvivier - acoustic bass / Paulo Ferreira - drums / Arranged by Luiz Bonfá
Produced by Creed Taylor / Recorded February 8, 1963 in New York, NY, USA / Original LP: "Jazz Samba Encore!" (Verve V6-8523)
NOTE: the original LP and the CD reissues wrongly credit Antonio Carlos Jobim as rhythm guitarist, Maria Toledo as "singer" and two other musicians as having played on this track; it's a big multiple mistake; there's no second guitar, no vocal at all, no additional musicians...