Blurb from the back insert of this 1998 CD reissue:
An innocuous but enjoyable bossa nova recording - stands up to active listening but very well suited for cocktail party background music. As mentioned in the reviews below, Sete often steals the show (you might do well to ignore that nonsense in the Billboard review). This album was my introduction to Sete but you can be sure I'll be on the lookout for his name now. It's not quite in the same league, but this album pairs well with albums such as Getz/Gilberto, Jazz Samba, or Wave.
Original liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason.
Reviews/ratings:
- Billboard: "The two work so well together that it's often difficult to distinguish the piano from the guitar sounds."
- CashBox: "The set is an unusual and extremely brilliant one"
- Downbeat (★★★½): "Guaraldi does all right but Sete does even better, and the listener gets the benefit of a rising parlay."
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz (5th ed., 2000): ★★½
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1985): ★★★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (1999): ★★★
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: Bossa versions of everything from Mozart's 40th symphony (Choro) to the most famous bossa tune (The Girl From Ipanema) to a pop standard of the mid-'60s (A Taste Of Honey) to some Guaraldi retreads (Ginza Samba & Menino Pequeno Da Bateria) plus some originals. My favorite of the originals is track 6, Ballad Of Pancho Villa. A fine mix.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
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