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The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Recorded	May 9-10, 1963
Label	Verve Records
Released	1963
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 96352

The record

A rare instrumental turn for the man behind the songs, easing back from vocals to let his piano and guitar lines breathe alongside Leo Wright's flute and Jimmy Cleveland's trombone. Verve's bossa nova push finds its composer in the room, sketching the melodies from the source.

Session personnel

George Duvivier — bass [uncredited]
Edison Machado — drums [uncredited]
Leo Wright — flute
Antonio Carlos Jobim — piano, guitar
Jimmy Cleveland — trombone

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 100 pressings on file.

1963	Verve Records · V-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold earliest on file · deep groove; gatefold
1963	Verve Records — MONO
1963	Verve Records · V6-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1963	Verve Records · V6-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1963	Verve Records · V6-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	Verve Records · VSTC 302 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album
1963	Verve Records · V-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
1963	MGM Records · LP-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold
1963	Verve Records · V6-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	Verve Records · V6-8547 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1965	Verve Records · SVLP 9115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1965	Verve Records · VLP 9115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve
1965	Verve Records · 770019 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1965	Verve Records · 770019 — Vinyl, LP, Album