Wave
Context
Title track of Antônio Carlos Jobim's album Wave, recorded May 22 to 24 and June 15, 1967, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio for A&M/CTI, produced by Creed Taylor and arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman. Jobim plays piano, guitar and harpsichord on it, surrounded by Ron Carter and a string orchestra. Having become a standard, Wave is, with Triste, the best-known track on this landmark bossa nova record.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bossa nova, jazz samba. Among the origins and influences of Bossa nova, jazz samba: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban.