Theme From "Black Orpheus"

~ Recording by Paul Desmond

Annotation

recorded June 10, 1963 at Webster Hall, New York City

Annotation last modified on 2007-05-06 22:04 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5Theme From "Black Orpheus"4:16Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
RCA VictorLSP-2569
1.5Theme From "Black Orpheus"4:16Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
RCA VictorLPM-2569
1.5Theme From "Black Orpheus"4:16Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
  • US1993-02-09
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)66146
1.7The Theme From Black Orpheus4:15Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
BMG France74321257602
2.5The Theme From Black Orpheus4:15Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-31
RCA VictorR 2008992
3.5The Theme from "Black Orpheus"4:10Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • -1997
1.5The Theme From Black Orpheus4:15Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
  • US1999-03-09
RCA Victor09026 68690-2
1.5The Theme From Black Orpheus4:15Paul DesmondTake TenPaul DesmondAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697694582
2.5The Theme From Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval)4:15Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412

Relationships

recording engineer:Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:George Avakian
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond (on 1963-06-10)
double bass:Gene Cherico (on 1963-06-10)
drums (drum set):Connie Kay (on 1963-06-10)
guitar:Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1963-06-10)
recorded at:Webster Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1963-06-10)
recording of:Manhã de Carnaval (on 1963-06-10: cover, instrumental)

Manhã de Carnaval

lyricist:Antônio Maria
composer:Luiz Bonfá
later translated versions:A Day in the Life of a Fool
Canción de Orfeo
Carnival
黒いオルフェ
is the basis for:La Chanson d’Orphée