Rain Forest

by Walter Wanderley

Overview

The notes for this CD ask, "What issue is more topical than the Brazilian rain forest? So what reissue would be more topical than Walter Wanderley's Rain Forest?" Politically, this may be true, but musically, this collection is anything but topical. From the first tune -- the monster hit "Summer Samba," the listener is catapulted straight back to the '60s when bossa nova was new in the U.S. and everyone wanted a piece of it. Organist Wanderley made a big splash with this CD, which went platinum in two years -- and it does evoke strong water images, like "poolside" and "ice skating rink." The jazzmen are underutilized, since most of the tracks are less than three minutes long and leave little room to stretch out. One exception is the pretty Ferreira/Marconi ballad "Rain," the only track where Wanderley plays piano rather than organ and which features a fine solo by Urbie Green on trombone. On "Beach Samba," Green gets to noodle a bit, but Bucky Pizarelli is heard stating the melody and nothing else. Despite all the sadness implied in the song titles, this CD has a jaunty feel to it and will be best enjoyed by nostalgic fans of that bygone era. ~ Judith Schlesinger

Product Details

Release Date:	04/28/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031558195
Rank:	47296

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Walter Wanderley   Primary Artist,Organ
Bucky Pizzarelli   Guest Artist,Guitar,Soloist
Urbie Green   Guest Artist,Soloist,Trombone
Astrud Gilberto   Featured Artist
Sung Lee   Serp
Claudio Slon   Drums
Joe Grimm   Flute,Soloist
Bobby Rosengarden   Percussion,Soloist

Technical Credits

Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Ben Young   Research,Restoration,Reissue Research
Gene Lees   Composer
Pery Ribeiro   Composer
Tito Madi   Composer
Marcos Valle   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer,Translation
Sung Lee   Design,Art Direction,Series Art Design
Suzanne White   Design Coordinator
Luiz Antonio   Composer
Geraldo Cunha   Composer
Smay Vision   Package Layout
Deborah Hay   Editing,Text Editor
Acy Lehman   Cover Design
Pedro Camargo   Composer
Tony Hatch   Composer
Paulo Sergio Valle   Composer
Kevin Reeves   Mastering
Durval Ferreira   Composer
Creed Taylor   Producer
Djalma Ferreira   Composer
Carlos Kase   Production Coordination
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Walter Wanderley   Leader,Arranger
Richard Seidel   Executive Producer
Val Valentin   Engineer,Director of Engineering
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Tom Greenwood   Production Coordination
Oscar Castro-Neves   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Production Coordination
Jerry Rappaport   Supervisor,Reissue Supervisor