It was renowned producer Aluísio de Oliveira's idea to record, in 1963, a meeting attended by
Tom Jobim, recently returned from the U.S.,
Dorival Caymmi, and
Caymmi's family: sons
Dori and
Danilo, daughter
Nana, and wife Stela (who wasn't supposed to sing, but she surrendered to de Oliveira's insistence, fortunately, and recorded one track, "Canção Da Noiva," taken from
Caymmi's "Suíte Dos Pescadores"). Additionally, on this recording there are some Brazilian musicians who got international acclamation: bassist
Sérgio Barroso and drummers Dom Um Romão and
Edison Machado, arguably the best Brazilian drummer of all times.