[4] Antigua is also the name an island in the West Indies popular with North American tourists.

Bossa nova had been embraced and popularized by North American musicians following the release of Stan Getz's album Jazz Samba in 1962.

Other American jazz saxophonists who subsequently made bossa nova recordings include Zoot Sims, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderley and Desmond himself, with his 1963 album Take Ten.

[5] Desmond would continue to incorporate Brazilian rhythms and songs into his music for the rest of his life, recording an album of Brazilian music in 1969 (From the Hot Afternoon), and the songs "Wave", "Manhã de Carnaval", and "Meditation" in 1975 with his final working group for the albums Live and the posthumous Like Someone in Love.

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The playing is wonderful throughout, though just missing the full-throttle inspiration of Take Ten".