Bola Sete, guitar ; Ben Tucker, bass (numbers 1-12) ; Dave Bailey, drums (numbers 1-12) ; J.D. Paula, Carmen Costa, percussion (numbers 1-12) ; Fred Schreiber, bass (numbers 13-22) ; John Rae, drums (numbers 13-22)
Streaming audio.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed on Sept. 30, 2008).
Includes program notes.
"[No.] 1-12 recorded at RCA Studios, New York, October 22-26, 1962; [no.] 13-22 recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, June 18, 1963; [no.] 1-12 originally released as Bossa nova (Fantasy 8349), [no.] 13-22 as Tour de force (Fantasy 8358)."
1. Up the creek = Tô de sinuca / Bola Sete (2:08) -- 2. My different world = Meu mundo diferente / Sete-Konrad (2:00) -- 3. Dilemma = Dilema / Sete-Jacques (1:47) -- 4. Sweet thing = Piteuzinho / Sete (3:14) -- 5. If you return = Se acaso você chegasse / Rodrigues-Martins (2:35) -- 6. Samba do perroquet / Ferreira-Rebello (2:50) -- 7. Manhã de carnaval (2:16) -- 8. Brazilian bossa galore = Muita bossa brasileira / (2:35) -- 9. You're the reason = Por causa de você / Jobim-Duran (3:15) -- 10. Wagging along = Gingadinho / (2:52) -- 11. Ash Wednesday = Agora é Cinzas / Bide-Marçal (2:46) -- 12. Without you = Sem você / (1:34) -- 13. Baccara = Baccarat / (3:37) -- 14. Moon River / Mancini-Mercer (2:58) -- 15. Mambeando / (3:15) -- 16. Céu e mar = Sky and sea / Alfredo da Silva (3:30) -- 17. Asturias / Isaac Albéniz (4:40) -- 18. Samba de Orféu / Bonfa-Maria-Salvet (3:12) -- 19. Sad note = Nota triste / (2:10) -- 20. Tour de force / Dizzy Gillespie (4:48) -- 21. A noite do meu bem = Night of my love / Dolores Duran (4:00) -- 22. Bourrée / J.S. Bach (3:23)