I’m a definite obsessive when it comes to Os Afro-sambas by Baden Powell, Vinícius de Moraes, and Quarteto em Cy (Forma, 1966). Surely one of the greatest records ever willed into creation.
Other than Raul de Souza’s 1975 version of Canto de Ossanha on Colors (Milestone, 1975), I can’t think of any other jazz versions of tunes on the record. That’s a sharp contrast to the very frequent treatment of tunes by contemporaries like Jobim, Gilberto or Bonfa.
Does anyone know of any other examples?