Wave (Antônio Carlos Jobim album)


Wave is the fifth studio album by Brazilian bossa nova musician Antônio Carlos Jobim, released in 1967 on A&M Records. 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, and features jazz musicians including trombonists Urbie Green and Jimmy Cleveland, flautist Jerome Richardson, and bassist Ron Carter, as well as a string section.
Photographer Pete Turner created the solarized cover photo of a giraffe. He took the picture in 1964 while capturing images of the Amboseli National Park; he did not originally intend to photograph the animal, but it walked into his framing and he clicked it. The original cover's red and purple shades were already present in the picture and Turner enhanced them later at the laboratory.

Reception

In a 2014 review, Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic praised the album for "Wave" and "Triste" 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 All About Jazz, said Claus Ogerman'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 Tiny Mix Tapes 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". Guitar Player magazine included it on their list of ''The 40 Greatest Guitar Albums Of 1967.''

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.
Strings
Production
  • Sam Antupit – album design
  • Pete Turner – photography