Recorded in 1970 at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey under the production auspices of Creed Taylor, the arrangement and conducting skills of Deodato, and the engineering expertise of Van Gelder himself, Jobim's Stone Flower is Quite Simply One of his Most Quietly Stunning works —and certainly the high point of his time at Columbia.
Nearly a decade after the paint peeled from the shine of BOSSA NOVA'S domination of both the pop and JAZZ Charts in the early '60s, Creed Taylor brought Jobim's tender hush of the bossa sound back into the limelight.
With a band that included both Jobim and Deodato on guitars (Jobim also plays piano and sings in a couple of spots), Ron Carter on bass, João Palma on drums, Airto Moreira and Everaldo Ferreira on percussion, Urbie Green on trombone, Joe Farrell on soprano saxophone, and Harry Lookofsky laying down a soulful violin solo on the title track, Jobim created his own version of "Kind of Blue".
Stone Flower is the Fifth album by Antonio Carlos Jobim ("JOBIM"). Recorded in March, April, and May 1970 by Rudy Van Gelder at "Van Gelder Studios" and was produced by Creed Taylor.
The album was released an published in 1970 by CTI Records.
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