In 1957 Taylor recorded the Wailers for Prestige, adding the alto saxophone of Jackie McLean to the front line. Donald Byrd and Charlie Rouse were members of the working group that debuted at The Pad, a Greenwich Village nightclub on Sheridan Square booked by Bob Reisner, the man who had run the legendary Open Door Sessions. In 1956 drummer Art Taylor formed a group called Taylor’s Wailers. Recorded: Febru(#1, 3-6), Ma(#2) at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey Label: Prestige Records | Analogue Productions Harvey Shapiro, George Ricci, Charles McCracken, Abe Kessler - cello Raymond Beckenstein, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson - flute, piccoloīobby Rosengarden, Dom Um Romo - percussionīernard Eichen, Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, Louis Haber, Julius Held, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Joseph Malignaggi, Irving Spice, Louis Stone, Emanuel Green, Leo Kruczek, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malignaggi, Raoul Poliakin, Gene Orloff - violin GinellĪntnio Carlos Jobim - piano, guitar, celeste, harpsichord One only wishes that this album were longer 31:45 is not enough. The most beautiful sleeper is “Batidinha,” where the intuitive Jobim/Ogerman collaboration reaches its peak. A pair of instant standards are introduced (“Wave,” “Triste”), but this album is to be cherished for its absolutely first-rate tunes - actually miniature tone poems - that escaped overexposure and thus sound fresh today. Jobim contributes his sparely rhythmic acoustic guitar, simple melodic piano style, a guest turn at the harpsichord, and even a vocal on “Lamento,” while Claus Ogerman lends a romantically brooding hand with the charts. When Creed Taylor left Verve/MGM for his own label under the auspices of A&M, he quickly signed Antonio Carlos Jobim and they picked up right where they left off with this stunningly seductive record, possibly Jobim’s best. A relaxed carpet of sound is rolled out which enhances and refines the essence of Jobim’s musical roots, turning them into miniature tone poems. While the large instrumental ensemble might lead one to suspect that sensationalism was the aim here, listening to the music proves that Jobim has remained true to his clear melodies and his simple, sensitive style. This liaison resulted in the album Wave, which Latin specialists regard as one of the most artistic ever, perhaps because Jobim rides the gentlest of waves in this particular recording. Things were no different in the case of Creed Taylor who left Verve for A&M, taking along the bossa guru Jobim. Recorded: May 22-24 and Jat the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood CliffsĮxpectations run high when a successful producer resigns his post to join a rival company. Quality: High-Fidelity FLAC Stereo 96kHz/24bit Genre: Jazz, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Jazz, Brazilian Traditions, World Fusion
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