In September 1966,”Verve” label released “Rain Forest”, the 18 Walter Wanderley album. It was recorded in May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

• Walter Wanderley – electronic organ, piano, arrangements
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Jose Marino – bass
• Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
• Claudio Slon – drums
• Joe Grimm – flute
• Urbie Green – trombone
• Val Valentin – engineer, director of engineering
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Kevin Reeves – mastering
• Sung Lee – art direction, design
• Acy Lehman – cover design
• Suzanne White – design coordinator
• Smay Vision – package layout
• Deborah Hay – editing, text editor
• Tom Greenwood, Carlos Kase, Bryan Koniarz – production coordination
• Tony Bennett – liner notes
• Richard Seidel – executive producer

Track listing:

1. Summer Samba (So Nice) (Samba De Verao) – Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
2. It’s Easy to Say Good-Bye (E Fazil Dizer Adeus) – Tito Madi
3. Cried, Cried (Chorou, Chorou) – Luiz Antonio
4. Rain (Chuva) – Durval Ferreira
5. The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) – Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
6. Beloved Melancholy (Saudade Querida) – Tito Madi
7. Taste of Sadness (Cheiro de Saudades) – Luiz Antonio, Durval Ferreira
8. Beach Samba (Bossa na Praia) – Geraldo Cunha, Pery Ribeiro
9. Call Me – Tony Hatch
10. Cry out Your Sadness (Chora tua Tristeza) – Oscar Castro-Neves
11. The Great Love (O Grande Amor) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
12. Samba do Avião (Song of the Jet) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees