Wave
Studio album by Antônio Carlos Jobim
Released	October 1967 (1967-10)
Recorded	May 22–24 and June 15, 1967
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz, bossa nova
Length	31:38
Label	A&M
Producer	Creed Taylor
Antônio Carlos Jobim chronology
A Certain Mr. Jobim (1967) Wave (1967) Stone Flower (1970)

Wave is the fifth studio album by Brazilian jazz musician Antônio Carlos Jobim, released in 1967 on A&M Records. Recorded in the US with mostly American musicians, it peaked at number 114 on the Billboard 200 chart,^[1] as well as number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Wave was arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, and features jazz musicians including trombonists Urbie Green and Jimmy Cleveland, flautist Jerome Richardson, and bassist Ron Carter, as well as a string section. Photographer Pete Turner created the solarized cover photo of a giraffe.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In a 2014 review, Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic praised the album for "Wave" and "Triste" (deeming them two "instant standards") and its "absolutely first-rate tunes... that escaped overexposure and thus sound fresh today." He concluded, "one only wishes that this album were longer; 31:45 is not enough."^[2] Chris May, in a review on All About Jazz, said Claus Ogerman's simple string arrangements added to the "modern appeal" through "vivid evocation of a long-gone time and place." He added, "as jazz, Wave has no more authenticity than its cover shot suggesting an African giraffe traversing a Brazilian beach, but it remains an elegant and delightful album."^[4] A review on Tiny Mix Tapes said, "with Wave....you'll find repeated listening will become a must."^[5]

In 2007, Rolling Stone Brasil magazine ranked Wave number 92 in "Os 100 Maiores Discos da Música Brasileira" (The 100 greatest Brazilian music records).^[6] Guitar Player magazine included it on their list of The 40 Greatest Guitar Albums Of 1967.^[7]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Antônio Carlos Jobim – piano, guitar, harpsichord, vocals
• Claus Ogerman – arranger, conductor
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Raymond Beckenstein – bass flute, flute, piccolo
• Romeo Penque – bass flute, flute, piccolo
• Jerome Richardson – bass flute, flute, piccolo
• Joseph Singer – French horn
• Ron Carter – double bass
• Dom Um Romão – drums
• Bobby Rosengarden – drums
• Claudio Slon – drums

Strings

• Bernard Eichen – violin
• Lewis Eley – violin
• Paul Gershman – violin
• Emanuel Green – violin
• Louis Haber – violin
• Julius Held – violin
• Leo Kruczek – violin
• Harry Lookofsky – violin
• Joseph Malignaggi – violin
• Gene Orloff – violin
• Raoul Poliakin – violin
• Irving Spice – violin
• Louis Stone – violin
• Abe Kessler – cello
• Charles McCracken – cello
• George Ricci – cello
• Harvey Shapiro – cello

Production

• Sam Antupit – album design
• Pete Turner – photography

• Wave at Discogs (list of releases)