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Verve continues their Finest Hour series with Antonio Carlos Jobim's Finest Hour, a 17-song collection highlighting the bossa nova pioneer's singing and songwriting. "Insensatez," "Corcovado," "The Girl From Ipanema," "Desafinado," and other definitive tracks make this set entertaining, if not comprehensive.
Tracks 1 to 3 recorded March 18 or 19, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
Tracks 4, 6, 8, and 9 recorded May 9, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
Tracks 5 and 7 recorded May 10, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City.
Track 10 recorded May 22-24 and / or June 15, 1967 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Tracks 11 and 12 recorded March 16; April 23, 24, 29; May 8, 20, and / or 22, 1970 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Track 13 recorded between December 11 and 14, 1972 at Columbia Recording Studios, New York City.
Tracks 14 and 15 recorded between February 22 and March 9, 1974 in Los Angeles.
Tracks 16 and 17 recorded between November 1986 and March 1987 at Polygram Studios, Rio de Janeiro.
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